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Finance Standing Committee
National Treasury & SARS 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans
4 Jul 2019
The National Treasury Director General noted in his Annual Performance Plan briefing that legislation to be brought to Parliament included the Public Procurement Bill; the Municipal and Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill; and the Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill.
Committee members engaged National Treasury officials on what was being ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
20 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Content Advisor briefed the Committee on the draft Legacy Report. The document focused on key highlights of the work of the Committee for the last five years.
The Content Advisor said that during the Fifth Parliament, the Committee’s responsibility or scope of work increased. ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Military Veterans Q3 performance
13 Mar 2019
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans briefed the Committee on its 3rd Quarter expenditure and performance report. The targeted spend as at 31 December 2018 was R470.3 million but only R322.3 million (69%) was spent. The Cost of Employment (CoE) was 1% over budget due to imbalances on the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: briefing, with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2019
Document handed out: Committee Report on OPCAT [Tabled Committee Reports once available]
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the Optional Protocol Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). The Department requested Parliament to ratify the Protocol. The Deputy Minister was ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence Quarter 3 performance
6 Mar 2019
The Department of Defence met with the Portfolio Committee to present the performance and expenditure report for the third quarter of the 2018/19 financial year. It highlighted key performance indicators and gave a strategic overview of the progress thus far, based on the Defence Review of 2015.
Because of budget ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Deputy Minister briefed the Committee on outstanding matters of gender representation, the nature of the court and the referral to the Magistrates’ Court. Further consultations had taken place with National House of Traditional Leaders and Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA). He spoke to the amendment to ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Acting Chairperson
27 Feb 2019
The Committee elected Mr D Gamede (ANC) as the acting chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans until the end of the term.
Justice and Correctional Services
Committee Report on request for Public Protector's removal from office
26 Feb 2019
Public Protector removal from office request
Public Protector: Tabling of Rules; Policy on Appointment of Special Advisor
Request by MP to remove Public Protector from office; Public Protector on special advisor appointment
Fitness of Public Protector to hold office
Public Protector removal proceedings request; Office of Chief Justice ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Immovable Asset Register progress report & Land identified for redistribution: DPW & DHS briefings, with Minister
26 Feb 2019
The Department of Public Works (DPW) briefed the Committee on the Immovable Asset Register, State Land Identified for Redistribution and the Land Reform Programme. The Department of Human Settlements focused on spatial transformation and prioritised national public works land identified for human settlements in its presentation. The Minister of Public ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid SA draft regulations
13 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services welcomed recommendations to amend regulations governing the means test which is used to determine if the legal aid applicant qualifies for legal aid on the basis the applicant cannot afford the cost of his or her own legal representation.
The regulations ...