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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 Correctional Services
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 Correctional Services
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 Correctional Services
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 Correctional Services
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 ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Update on SIU investigations relating to DCS
1 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on its investigations into four allegations of irregularities at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).
Proclamation R18 of 2016 focused on the investigation into the irregularities involving a company called Engineered System Solutions (ESS), which ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Progress report on implementation of the Integrated Inmate Management System: DCS briefing
28 Oct 2022
In the virtual meeting, the National Commissioner and his team from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) presented progress with implementing the Integrated Inmate Management System (IIMS).
The Department outlined the concept of IIMS, which aimed at implementing a more reliable, centralised inmate database, and an agile inmate management ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority Annual Report 2021/2022
25 Oct 2022
National Prosecuting Authority
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received a briefing from the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) on its annual report for the 2021/22 financial year.
The NPA said that its rebuilding efforts were yielding great results as the number of convictions for ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector of South Africa Annual Report 2021/22
20 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services was briefed by the Public Protector of South Africa (PPSA/PP) on its Annual Report for the 2021-22 Financial Year.
Members were pleased to hear that PPSA managed to achieve a third consecutive clean audit, maintain a vacancy rate below ...
Justice and Correctional Services
South African Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2021/22
19 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on its Annual Report. The SAHRC received an unqualified audit for the year; however, material misstatements identified on payables and commitments, material findings on performance ...