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Justice and Constitutional Development
NPA Progress Reports on the issues around Optimum Coal Mine & Lily Mine disaster, with Deputy Minister
12 Dec 2022
In a hybrid meeting, the National Prosecuting Authority briefed the Portfolio Committee on progress in the forfeiture of the Optimum Coal Mine, once owned by the Guptas, and progress in the inquiry into the tragic death of three workers at the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga in 2016. The Committee ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform and with the Deputy Minister present, the Portfolio Committee continued its deliberation on “characteristics” of hate crimes in the working draft of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Members sought clarity to distinguish gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation. Members ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform and with the Deputy Minister present, the Portfolio Committee deliberated on the definition of "characteristics" in clause 1. It was clarified that clause 3 dealt with the “characteristics” for hate crimes and clause 4 dealt with the “grounds” for hate speech.
Opposition members disagreed with ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, with Deputy Minister; BRRRs
18 Nov 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Department presented the requested research on the inclusion of the list of characteristics and grounds and if the list passed the proportionality test and the limitations test in section 36 of the Constitution.
There was consensus that Members needed more time to read ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
16 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to elect a Committee member as the National Assembly representative on the Equality Review Committee which advises the Minister on the operation of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act including the Equality Courts. Ms Nomathemba Maseko-Jele accepted ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations
15 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services convened on a virtual platform to consider and discuss the comments made by the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL) on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
The Committee was of the view that the inclusion of clause 1(2) of ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Workshop on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
11 Nov 2022
On a virtual platform, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services held a workshop with the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on mandatory minimum sentencing and other problems in the incarceration system.
For the Inspectorate, Inspecting Judge Justice Edwin Cameron recalled the reasons that a policy of mandatory ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Office of the Legal Services Ombud capacitation and funding
9 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Office of the Legal Services Ombud briefed the Committee on its goal and mandate, its achievements since its inception in June 2022, and its future financial needs and plans.
Members asked questions about the Office’s role in South Africa’s legal oversight system and how ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Department of Justice and Correctional Services to continue its deliberations on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
Two Members of the Committee made submissions on the draft bill. The first drew on various past ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Deliberations on Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill; with Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services continued deliberations on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. A sticking point in the meeting was the categories against which hate can ...