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NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
AbaThembu Petition
21 Nov 2019
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings received petitions from the Thembuland Royal Empire and the National House of Traditional Leadership.
The petition submitted by the AbaThembu contained allegations that included the manipulation of the justice system with the intention of destroying the AbaThembu Nation in South Africa, and ...
NCOP Security and Justice
BMA Bill: DHA & stakeholders on proposed amendments, with Deputy Minister; Child Justice Amendment Bill & IPID Amendment Bill: adoption
20 Nov 2019
The Committee received input on from the Department of Home Affairs, Parliamentary Legal Advisor, the South African Revenue Service, the South African Police Service and National Treasury on proposed amendments to the Border Management Bill. The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs was in attendance.
The Committee was informed about the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
2017/2018 post audit remedial action plan & departmental approach to deal with water crisis in municipalities; City of Tshwane on water crisis & intergovernmental plan / engagement to deal with crisis
19 Nov 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on remedial plans to deal with the water crisis in municipalities, and the City of Tshwane made a presentation on the specific challenges which were confronting its metropolitan municipality.
The Department reported that its financial balances showed that several ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Report: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
14 Nov 2019
The continued absence of the Minister from meetings of the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings led to a vigorous debate among Members as to whether the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) should be allowed to present the progress report on ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 2
13 Nov 2019
The Committee continued with public hearings on the Cybercrimes Bill. The Committee received oral submissions from four entities: the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), MTN, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), and Freedom of Religion South Africa (FORSA). The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) responded to each ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 1
12 Nov 2019
The Committee held public hearings on the Cybercrimes Bill. The Bill was introduced because existing laws did not address cybercrime effectively. The Committee heard from Telkom, Michalsons Attorneys and Power Singh Attorneys on behalf of Media Monitoring Africa. All three organisations acknowledged the necessity of the bill and ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Border Management Authority Bill & Civil Union Amendment Bill: briefings
18 Oct 2019
The Department of Home Affairs has reassured the Select Committee on Security and Justice there were no unresolved matters regarding the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill, especially with National Treasury and South African Revenue Services (SARS).
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) informed the Committee that National Treasury and the Department ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Section 139 Interventions: North West intervention at Mamusa Local Municipality
16 Oct 2019
The Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of the North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) briefed the Committee on the decision to dissolve the Mamusa municipality. The purpose of the meeting was for the provincial executive to gain support from the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). ...
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 Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Reports: Human Settlements & Social Development
5 Sep 2019
This Committee was briefed on progress made in various programmes of the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the Department of Social Development (DSD).
One of the main issues addressed by the DHS was that of title deeds, which was seen as a pervasive issue in the housing subsidy programme. ...