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NCOP Security and Justice
Firearm Amnesty: SAPS briefing; IPID Amendment Bill: status & way forward
11 Sep 2019
The South African Police Services (SAPS) briefed on the proposed 2019/20 Firearm amnesty. The amnesty would grant indemnity against possession of illegal firearms. Owners could bring in firearms without being prosecuted, and could also apply for licensing of the surrendered weapon. The amnesty period would be from 1 October 2019 ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Adv Jiba’s court application to interdict Parliament: discussion and way forward
20 Aug 2019
The Committee met to receive a briefing from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on Adv Nomgcobo Jiba’s court application to interdict Parliament’s consideration of her matter. The former National Prosecuting Authority Advocates Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi wanted the parliamentary process to consider their removal to be halted. Adv Jiba had filed ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Correctional Services; Defence & Military Veterans; Home Affairs; International Relations & Cooperation: sectoral analysis
31 Jul 2019
The Committee Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the Fifth Parliament Committee Legacy Report and there were a few outstanding oversight visits and follow-up activities inherited by the Committee. Legislation took up most of the Committee’s time and some key pieces of legislation were referred to the Committee towards the ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Committee Programme
31 Jul 2019
The Select Committee considered the Second Term Committee Programme and adopted it.
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Section 139 Interventions: status; North West interventions; with Deputy Minister
23 Jul 2019
The Select Committee met with the Deputy Ministers of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and North West COGTA MEC to discuss specific municipalities in distress and the systemic dysfunctionality in local government.
The Deputy Minister emphasised the importance of the provision of ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Deputy Minister of Police overview; SAPS & DPCI Annual Performance Plan
17 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Deputy Minister provided a very brief overview confirming that the Department aims to carry out its constitutional mandate of keeping South Africans safe.
SAPS confirmed that they would focus on priorities raised in the President’s State of the Nation Address. ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Ndlovu Petition
17 Jul 2019
Mr Gordon Ndlovu presented a petition to the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), calling on it to intervene in a matter relating to reparations and title deeds from the National Ideal Fulfilment Foundation. In it, he said that his deceased mother ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Ministry of Police on IPID Policy matters; IPID 2019/10 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
17 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for the 2019/20 financial year.
The Deputy Minister said there was a political will from the government’s leadership to fight crime and corruption. The President had been firm on ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 2019/2020 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
16 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), led by Deputy Minister Obed Bapela, presented its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP) and five-year Strategy Plan objectives. The presentation addressed the state and function of municipalities - the Department declared a ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services on policy matters & Department’s 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
10 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services led a delegation that gave the Committee a political overview of his Department. While praising the former administration for focusing on court expansion, especially in rural and marginalised areas, he said this administration’s ...