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Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence Quarter 2 & 3 performance; Defence Amendment Bill
14 Mar 2018
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on its third quarterly performance and expenditure report for the 2017/18 financial year, and also gave a presentation on the Defence Amendment Bill.
Performance indicators showed that the total number of achieved targets was significantly lower in the third quarter than in ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Traditional Courts Bill: public hearings day 1
13 Mar 2018
Relevant Document:
Traditional Courts Bill presentation – Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
The Chairperson of the Portfolio announced that the first day of the public hearings on the Traditional Courts Bill would be a short day as the intention was to draw back the curtains and to get some ...
Police
NPA progress on prosecution of State Capture cases
7 Mar 2018
The joint meeting between the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services and the Portfolio Committee on Police was called because the previous week Lt Gen Yoliswa Matakata, Acting Head, Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation had informed the Police Portfolio Committee that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was hindering progress in ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Public Protector on serious matters of public interest affecting her Office
6 Mar 2018
The Committee requested the Public Protector to comment on two specific matters of public interest: her report into the Vrede Dairy farm in Free State; the adverse findings against her in two separate court judgments in the Gauteng High Court, which set aside aspects of her remedial action in the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
1 Mar 2018
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
Department of Defence
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted (with amendments) the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Defence. Members focused, particularly, on the recommendations of the BRRR and submitted their inputs.
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 2016/17 Annual Report
28 Feb 2018
The Secretary of Defence briefed the Committee on the 2016/17 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. He informed the Committee that the DOD had been unable adhere to the PFMA requirement to submit the Annual Report for 2016/17 to National Treasury and ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill: proposed amendments
28 Feb 2018
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development explained the rationale for the proposed amendments to the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill which were based on public and stakeholder submissions. The changes to definitions that appeared in Bill such as computer, cyber-attack, access and what constituted a cybercrime investigator were covered.
The ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
ICASA Chairperson conviction: legal opinion; MDDA Board impact study findings
27 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Communications met to hear the legal opinion relating to the conviction of the chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Members also received a presentation from the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) on a recently completed impact study, where the brief had ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cybercrimes & Cybersecurity Bill: inter-department coordination; with DIRCO Deputy Minister
13 Feb 2018
Documents handed out: State Security Agency presentation (classified); DIRCO (no document provided)
There had been an intention to hold a discussion with the Public Protector on certain media statements and allegations around concealment of evidence during investigations, but that matter was shelved prior to the start of the meeting.
The ...