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Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Committee discussion on process and programme
11 Sep 2019
Documents handed out: Draft programme (only distributed to committee members)
The Ad Hoc Committee met to discuss the programme for future meetings which included the upcoming Workshop of Experts to address the question of land and to amend the Constitution accordingly.
The Chairperson had proposed a list ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Correctional Services Quarterly Report
10 Sep 2019
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported that it had achieved 25 of its 28 targets during the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year, which was a slight improvement on its performance during the same period last year. However, there had been R735 million under-spending against its planned expenditure. ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Election of Chairperson - postponed
4 Sep 2019
The meeting did not meet qourum requirements and the election of Chairperson was therefore postponed
Justice and Constitutional Development
Security and overcrowding in correctional facilities: briefing; Assessing health & welfare services for female offenders: CGE briefing; with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2019
The Committee was told by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) that overcrowding posed a serious threat in correctional facilities, where the most common concerns were the safety of inmates and officials, insufficient bed spaces, corruption within correctional facilities, and the prevalence of escapes.
Overcrowding negatively impacted the imperatives of ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on Business Case and Operating Model
3 Sep 2019
News24: St Albans Prison official stabbed in neck, inmate killed: Popcru lambastes correctional services
UN Mandela Rules
The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) presented its ‘business case’ and operating model. The presentation also highlighted the Inspectorate’s inspection and investigative capacities, as well as those areas which the business case ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill: briefing; DPP Appointment Process; Suspension of magistrates
28 Aug 2019
My Vote Counts NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another (CCT249/17) [2018] ZACC 17; 2018 (8) BCLR 893 (CC); 2018 (5) SA 380 (CC) (21 June 2018)
Promotion of Access to Information Act
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services adopted the ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Deputy Public Protector Appointment Process; Removal from office of Public Protector & Sub-Committee on Correctional Services
27 Aug 2019
VIDEO: Justice and Correctional Services Committee meet on Public Protector removal
The Chairperson informed the Committee that the parliamentary Programming Committee met the previous week and agreed that Rules be developed for processes relating to appointment of persons to positions in Chapter Nine institutions in terms of section 194(1) of ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Adv Jiba’s court application to interdict Parliament; Deputy Public Protector Appointment Process; Correctional Services Sub-Committee
20 Aug 2019
The Committee Chairperson reminded Members that the Committee had agreed to give Adv Nomgcobo Jiba and Adv Lawrence Mrwebi 10 working days to make representations to Parliament as to why they should be restored to office. Adv Mrwebi had responded but Adv Jiba had not responded and had taken the matter to ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Removal of Adv N Jiba & L Mrwebi from NPA positions
19 Jul 2019
Mokgoro Enquiry Report
Advocate Jiba submissions on the report
Annexure A - Advocate Jiba submissions
President's letter to Advocate Jiba
Advocate Mrwebi submissions on report
President's letter to Advocate Mrwebi
The Portfolio Committee and the Select Committee met to discuss the processes and procedures to be followed in considering the ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Committee Report on Budget
12 Jul 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budget Vote Reports on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Department of Correctional Services and Office of the Chief Justice. All Reports were adopted with reservations expressed by the DA, EFF and ACDP. The EFF rejected the Committee Budget Vote Report ...