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NCOP Appropriations
Cities integrated and inclusive development: National Treasury support framework
1 Aug 2017
The Select Committee on Appropriations hosted delegates from National Treasury (NT) for a presentation on the framework to support integrated and inclusive development in the cities. The presentation was to create clarification for the meetings with three metropolitan areas -- Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni -- the following day.
The NT ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
SA Tourism on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
28 Jun 2017
SA Tourism, with the Deputy in attendance, briefed the Committee on its 5 Year Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan.
SA Tourism reported that many countries had a strong domestic base however SA was the opposite, it had a strong international base. There was a need to balance international and ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill & Courts of Law Amendment Bill: consideration; Firearms Amnesty: SAPS briefing
21 Jun 2017
A delegation from the South African Police Services (SAPS) presented SAPS’ Draft Notice on the Declaration of Amnesty in terms of section 139 of the Firearms Control Act of 2000. Among other reasons, the Declaration seeks to reduce the availability of firearms, thereby reducing the incidence of crime in South ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Social Development; Minister of Small Business Development Executive Undertakings: progress report
21 Jun 2017
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings was briefed by the Minister of Social Development and the Department of Social Development (DSD) on the Progress Reports on Executive Undertakings made by the Minister of Social Development during policy debate on the Budget Vote 17: Social Development on 26 May ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
eMadlangeni Local Municipality report on Section 139 (1) (b)
20 Jun 2017
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs considered its report on whether to intervene in eMadlangeni Local Municipality in terms of Section 139(1) (b) of the Constitution (1996).
The Committee resolved to disapprove the intervention. Members adopted the report after redrafting some of the paragraphs and make minor ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Judicial Matters Amendment Bill, Courts of Law Amendment Bill: briefing; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: adoption
14 Jun 2017
The Department of Justice briefed members on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill and the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill. While the Judicial Bill seeks to amend several laws that hamper the smooth administration of justice, the Courts Bill addresses alleged abuses in the civil debt recovery system, following the Constitutional ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Nobuntu Fuzane Petition Report
7 Jun 2017
Documents handed out:
Draft Report on the Nobuntu Fuzane Petition
The meeting was convened for the consideration and adoption of the Nobuntu Fuzane Petition Report. The petition had been submitted by Ms N Fuzane on behalf of her daughter, Tamara, and had raised complaints against Groote Schuur Hospital and Khayelitsha ...
NCOP Finance
Northern Cape & Limpopo 2016/17 expenditure: Provincial Treasury reports; Limpopo post intervention: National Treasury input
31 May 2017
After the National Treasury had presented an overview of the budget performance of South Africa’s provincial governments, the Northern Cape and Limpopo described the progress which their provinces had made in meeting their budget targets.
The main issue with Northern Cape concerned under-spending. The Health Department had under-spent by R116m, ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Justice APP; Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: briefing; Legal Aid Regulations, with Minister and Deputy Minister
31 May 2017
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development said the Department’s strategic plan had been developed in the light of unfavourable global economic conditions. The areas of concern were a complete overhaul of the criminal justice system (CJS) and the Integrated Justice System (IJS), and their alignment to the democratic order, ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Makudubela & Africa Skills FET College Petition Reports; Executive Undertakings referred to the Committee
31 May 2017
The meeting was convened for the consideration and adoption of the Makudubela petition and the Africa Skills FET College petition.
Consideration and adoption of the Makudubela Petition Report
The Committee debated whether the Committee had the jurisdiction to deal with the matters presented in the petition considering the fact that ...