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Violence against foreign nationals: Police/Home Affairs report with Home Affairs Deputy Minister & Small Business Development Minister
28 Apr 2015
Document awaited: National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure Report on violence against foreign nationals
The Departments of Police, Home Affairs and Small Business Development briefed a joint meeting of the Home Affairs, Police, International Relations and Cooperation, Justice and Small Business Development Portfolio Committees about the recent attacks against foreign ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority on its 2015 Strategic Plan
24 Apr 2015
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) presented an executive summary of its strategic planning documents. The NPA presentation began by setting out the five sub-programmes, four of which were linked directly to the four strategic objectives, which were summarised as increasing the numbers of successful prosecutions, improving the prosecution of cases ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its 2015/16 Budget and Strategic Plans
23 Apr 2015
The meeting was a continuation of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Department’s responses to Members’ questions at the previous day’s meeting.
The Department replied to the question about the transformation of the legal system and how it related to the principles of Ubuntu. It said the Constitution provided ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of Chief Justice on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & on Strategic Plans
21 Apr 2015
The Office of the Chief Justice briefed the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on its strategic plan 2015/20 and the annual performance plan for 2015/16. In the presentation the Secretary-General of the OCJ and the Chief financial Officer outlined the strategic plan and the budget overview. The OCJ ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services Budget and Strategic Plan
16 Apr 2015
The Department of Correctional Services explained the links between the Department’s strategic planning documents and national priorities as contained in the National Development Plan; and how these priorities are targeted over the Medium Term Strategic Framework through specific indicators contained in either the Strategic Plan or Annual Performance Plan. This ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Political Overview for 2015/16 Budget Review
15 Apr 2015
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Adv Tshililo Michael Masutha gave a broad political overview of matters affecting the two departments in his portfolio. After introductory comments around the rule of law and recent events including xenophobic violence and the defacing of statues, he addressed the achievements and challenges faced ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2015/16 Budget and Strategic Plan: Briefing by content advisor and researcher
14 Apr 2015
The Committee’s Content Advisor provided a briefing on the Department of Correctional Service’s constitutional and legislative mandate and the interplay between the Department’s strategic documents and the National Development Plan and Medium Term Strategic Framework outcomes relevant to the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster.
Currently, South Africa had 243 ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Election of co-chairpersons
26 Mar 2015
The Committee elected Mr Vincent Smith as the Co-Chairperson of the National Assembly component of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Review and Mr Lewis Nzimande as the Co-Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces component of the Committee.
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill [B18-2014]: Department response to submissions; Legal Aid SA submission
25 Mar 2015
Legal Aid South Africa’s position on the Bill was generally acceptance of all of the clauses and the same applied for its position on the suggestion that clause 7 be amended to place a procedural and financial burden on the state to apply for a child to have their name ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill: public hearings Day 5
24 Mar 2015
The core of the submissions are as follows:
Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
The Congress was of the view that in line with traditional values children should not be engaging in sexual activities, before they are ready to do so. It however felt that a Bill was an ...