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Justice and Constitutional Development
Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B8-2016]: public hearings
31 Aug 2016
Delegations from the Cape Bar Council, the Association of Debt Recovery Agents (ADRA), the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) presented their positions on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill. They were in agreement that the Bill sought to alleviate the plight ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Promotion of Access to Information and Promotion of Administrative Justice Rules: deliberations
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Justice Rules Board briefed the Committee on the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development came before the Committee in April 2016 when a full presentation on the Promotion of Administration Act and ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Committee Report on Nomination of Public Protector appointment
30 Aug 2016
The Committee finalised and adopted its Committee Report with minor amendments. The report was The report would be presented to the National Assembly on Wednesday, 7 September 2016.
Constitutional Review Committee
Meeting with Indonesian delegation; Legal Opinions on 2015 public submissions; Committee Report on 2013 public submissions
26 Aug 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Constitutional Review had interaction with a delegation from Indonesia where they shared information on matters related to the Constitution. They discussed impeachment, the role of the legislative arm of SA, and long term planning for development.
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on the 2013 Public ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Committee recommendation for Public Protector: finalisation
24 Aug 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee recommended Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane as the preferred candidate to the National Assembly when it tables its report on 31 August 2016. All Committee Members, apart from the DA, reached consensus agreement on the name of Adv Mkhwebane. Members spoke very positively of the recommended candidate noting ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B8-2016]: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefing
24 Aug 2016
The Department briefed the Committee on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill, while the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) briefed the Committee on what it had done, together with the Department of Justice.
The Department said the Bill was very technical. Abuses of the Magistrates’ Courts Act (MCA) had ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Department of Correctional Services on its 4 Quarter 15/16 & 1 Quarter 16/17 performance; Recommendations for Vacant Posts at SA Human Rights Commission
23 Aug 2016
The Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on performance for the fourth quarter. The Committee reviewed its recommendations for appointments to the SA Human Rights Commission.
The Department achieved 29 of its 47 annual targets, equivalent to 62%. The challenges for the Department were:
Constitutional Review Committee
Legacy submissions: deliberations
19 Aug 2016
The Content Advisor to the Committee, Ms Sipamla, briefed the Committee on submissions made by the Ms Mosiane, Mr O Shembe, Mr L Mahlatsi, the Support Public Broadcasting Cooperation (SOS), the Deaf Federation of South Africa (DEAFSA), the Holy Faith Mission Evangelical Church, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Appointment of Public Protector: Shortlisting of five of the interviewees
18 Aug 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with recommending a new Public Protector wasted no time in reducing the 14 candidates’ shortlisted and interviewed last week to five who would remain for further consideration next week. Emphasising the nature of a multiparty system and the need to reach consensus, Members considered each ...
Appointment of Public Protector
Interviews for Public Protector Position
11 Aug 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee formed to interview the 14 candidates for the post of Public Protector asked searching and relevant questions in the course of the marathon session.
The most commonly asked questions aimed at establishing the candidates’ notions regarding their fitness and propriety to fill the post. They were ...