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NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Fuzane Petition (alleged assaults on her child whilst in a public hospital)
13 May 2015
Ms Nobuntu Fuzane petitioned on behalf of her daughter Tamara Fuzane who had been admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital for an operation that involved the replacement of her double shunt (drain pipe). During her time under the hospital's care she was allegedly subject to ill-treatment and assaulted. Ms Fuzane also ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Withholding equitable share from municipalities: input by Department of Cooperative Governance; National Treasury & SALGA
12 May 2015
Department of Cooperative Governance
The Department said that the decision to withhold the equitable share funds was a Treasury decision. Its presentation spoke to the engagements with the affected municipalities, general observations from the engagements, future issues of policy that needed discussion, the progress to date of municipal payments to ...
NCOP Security and Justice
SAPS & Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
6 May 2015
The South African Police Service (SAPS) gave a comparison on the budget growth from the year 2011/12 to the year 2017/18 which showed growth in the budget. Baseline allocations over the medium term grew from R76.3 billion in 2015/16 to R86.3 billion in 2017/18 at an average annual rate of ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Petition for amendment Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Diseases Act: Disabled People SA; Fuzane petition (alleged assault on child whilst in a public hospital)
6 May 2015
Mr Wilson Dudmezela, on behalf of Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) presented a petition to the Committee in relation to the Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries Act. The first request was that the Committee help DPSA to put pressure on the relevant parties to amend the COIDA which was ...
Defence
Defence Review 2014; deliberations & Committee Report on Defence Review 2014 public hearings
19 Mar 2015
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence met to consider and deliberate on the South African Defence Review 2014.The three functions of the Committee were specifically to comment, make recommendations and investigate any aspect of the Defence Review.
A Member of the Democratic Alliance had submitted a document outlining an alternative ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mkhize petition deferred; Sehume petition: further information to be sought; paternity leave petition: further advice requested
18 Mar 2015
The Committee Chairperson noted his annoyance that Members were arriving late, and said that consideration would be given to arranging for blocks of time to deal with petitions.
The Committee firstly noted that no further details had been received for the Mkhize petition and it was not considered further. Turning ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Human Capital Development: briefing by Department of Science and Technology
18 Mar 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) gave a presentation on Human Capital Development (HCD) initiatives in the DST and the broader science sector. There were a number of systemic challenges, which included low supervisory capacity to improve postgraduate completion rates, low bursary amounts offered, which meant that many students ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Suspension of magistrates: Magistrates Commission progress report; KwaZulu-Natal Oversight Committee Report; International Study Tour preparation
18 Mar 2015
The Magistrates Commission presented its quarterly report to the Committee, in terms of the requirements of the Magistrates Court Act, on the progress of disciplinary matters against magistrates who had been provisionally suspended or against whom action was pending. The briefings were set out fully in documentation, and described to ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
CRL Rights Commission on its Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
17 Mar 2015
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan. The Commission was dealing with issues of diminished heritage. The Commission had tackled the issue of initiation schools and the nation had taken ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
SAFCOL update on impact of land claims and overall 2013/14 performance
25 Feb 2015
Ms Mona emphasised that, since the new board had commenced, they had spent much time cleaning up the company. Problems such as fraud and corruption had been eliminated, and ineffective policies and strategies had been dealt with. Land claims were unresolved, and SAFCOL was awaiting a strategy from the Department. ...