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Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill & Customary Marriages Amendment Bill: briefing; with Deputy Minister
5 Nov 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received presentations on the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B 13-2019] and the Recognition of Customary Marriages Amendment Bill [B 12-2019]. The Department explained that the Constitutional Court had been quite specific about what it wanted in the Bills, and they had not ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill: deliberation & finalisation
30 Oct 2019
Justice and Correctional Services
Removal of Adv Jiba & Adv Mrwebi from office: Update from Parliamentary Legal Services; DCS, DoJ&CD & OCJ BRRRs
29 Oct 2019
Available here once adopted: BRRR 2019
Relavent Documents
Media Statement - Justice and Correctional Services Committee Resolves To Suspend Its Meetings on Jiba And Mrwebi Until Urgent Interdict Tomorrow
Relevant Document: NPA Act 30 of 1998
President's letter to Advocate Mrwebi
Relevant Document: Advocate Mrwebi submissions on report
Relevant ...
Finance Standing Committee
2019 Pre-MTBPS: Parliamentary Budget Office briefing
29 Oct 2019
Video: Mboweni fields questions on mini-budget
Key Budget Documents MTBPS 2019
2019 MTBPS
Parliament’s Standing and Select Committees on Finance and Appropriations held a joint session during which they were briefed by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to be delivered by the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector appointment: shortlisting for interview
24 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee conducted the shortlisting of candidates for interview to fill the Deputy Public Protector vacancy. Out 19 candidates, eight nominees were shortlisted: Adv Sonwabile Mancotywa; Adv Kholeka Gcaleka; Adv Shadrack Nkuna; Adv Puleng Matshelo; Mr Buang Jones; Mr Moshoeshoe Toba; Adv Lwazi Kubukeli; Adv Noxolo Mbangeni.
In the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Deputy Public Protector position: Criteria for shortlisting of candidates; Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill: response to submissions
23 Oct 2019
Open letter to justice committee: Voters deserve to know who political donors are
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
Political ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector South Africa 2018/19 Annual Report
18 Oct 2019
Annual Reports 2018/2019; Public Protector Investigation Reports; Public Protector Act
The Office of the Public Protector briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report and provided updates on current cases of concern to the Committee.
The Public Protector informed the Committee that her Office had been at ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DoJ&CD Annual Report 2018/19; with Minister & Deputy Minister
16 Oct 2019
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development made it clear that the Department must be made up of officials who care about justice and the wheels of justice must turn unhindered. He addressed his goal of dealing with corruption and that of turning the Office of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Special Investigating Unit 2018/19 Annual Report
15 Oct 2019
The Special Investigating Unit briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report and provided updates on current cases of concern to the Committee.
The Special Investigating Unit emphasised the importance of consequence management in managing administrative misconduct and corruption. The Special Tribunal legislation and regulations had ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority 2018/19 Annual Report
15 Oct 2019
The National Prosecuting Authority briefed the Portfolio Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report. However, questions were wide-ranging and many current topics were discussed in the meeting.
The meeting began with the Chairperson and political parties rising to wish Adv Willie Hofmeyr well on his imminent retirement. His huge contribution ...