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Justice and Constitutional Development
Legal Aid South Africa 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
11 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee was briefed by Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) on its annual performance plan and budget for 2019/20. The presentation highlighted the challenges the institution faced because of budget constraints, pointing out that they impacted on the quality of legal ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
President’s Recommendation for Removal of Adv Jiba & Mrwebi from Office: legal opinion on procedure
10 Jul 2019
Legal Opinion on Procedure for Consideration of President’s Recommendation for Removal of Adv Jiba & Mrwebi from Office – provided to Members only
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 ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Public Protector South Africa 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
10 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8FOkSk8RZ0
Before presenting the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan and budget, the Public Protector raised a number of issues that were troubling her, stating that she wished to take the new Committee into her confidence. She informed the Committee that she was ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Human Rights Commission 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
10 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the South African Human Rights Commission on its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan.
The Commission informed Members that it was most concerned about socio-economic rights in South Africa, especially relating to the elderly and disabled, ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
National Prosecuting Authority 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
9 Jul 2019
The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Shamila Batohi, provided an overview of the National Prosecuting Authority before the briefing on the Annual Performance Plan.
Key service delivery initiatives of the NPA include restoring NPA credibility and public confidence, the successful establishment of the Investigative Directorate, ongoing staff development and ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Special Investigating Unit 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
9 Jul 2019
The Special Investigating Unit provided an overview of the Special Investigating Unit before briefing the Committee on the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP) which aimed to promote engagement between SIU stakeholders and remedy poor investigation turnaround times as some investigations had taken five to seven years. The SIU and NPA ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Office of the Chief Justice & Information Regulator 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
5 Jul 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) and the Information Regulator (IR) on their 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans and Budgets. The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development was in attendance.
The OCJ reported that in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in court ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Correctional Services & Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans, Deputy Minister
4 Jul 2019
The Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services briefed the Committee on their respective Annual Performance Plans and Budgets. Both
the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services reported that their Annual Performance Plans had been developed within the context of persistently ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Minister of Justice & Correctional Services Overview; Department Annual Performance Plan 2019/20
3 Jul 2019
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, gave a political overview of his department. National Director of Public Prosecutions and the Deputy Minister were also part of the delegation. The Minister focused on the Department’s key priorities strengthening the fight against corruption; modernisation and digitisation of the justice system ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Election of Chairperson; Draft Committee Programme
2 Jul 2019
The Committee congratulated the Chairperson on his election, and proceeded to consider its approach to handling the programmes of the Sixth Parliament.
Members agreed that the Committee should ensure the integrity and functionality of the justice system to gain the confidence of the entire public. Sub-committees should be created to ...