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Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023)
General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill: State Security Agency briefing (with Minister present)
29 Nov 2023
The Ad Hoc Committee met to be briefed by the State Security Agency (SSA) on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (GILAB) [B40-2003].
GILAB seeks to enable the President, through this legislation, to establish Domestic Service which shall be responsible for Counter-Intelligence and Intelligence gathering mandates and functions, and Foreign ...
Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023)
Committee Programme; Advertisement of Bill
23 Nov 2023
The Ad Hoc Committee adopted its programme on the processing of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill.
The Committee will publish an advert requesting public comments.
It will engage with various entities - the State Security Agency, Office of the Chief State Law Advisor, National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee, Office ...
Ad Hoc Committee on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill (NA) (2023)
Election of Chairperson
2 Nov 2023
The Committee elected Mr J Maake (ANC) as chairperson.
Members noted that time was limited and the Committee needed to convene meetings at unusual times to ensure its work is completed before Parliament rises.
The Committee was established to process the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill.
Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector-General of Intelligence vacancy: Interviews Day 2
9 Feb 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) interviewed the final five of 10 candidates for the position of the Inspector-General of Intelligence (IGI). They were: Mr Smanga Phillip Jele, Ms Nomsa Evelyn Dlamini, Dr Setlhomamaru Isaac Dintwe, Mr Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel, Brig General Phumzile Fongoqa. Some of ...
Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector-General of Intelligence vacancy: Interviews Day 1
8 Feb 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence conducted its first day of in person interviews for the position of Inspector-General of Intelligence (IGI) who monitors the activities of the State Security Agency and the Intelligence Divisions of South African Police Service and SA National Defence Force and is ...
Defence
National Military Veterans Database: DMV briefing
12 Nov 2020
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence
06 Feb 2020 |
Database, Skills Audit & Military Veterans Act Amendments progress: DMV briefing |
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence was briefed by the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on its efforts to complete the cleaning of the military veterans’ database within the previously ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DOD on Human Resource Action Plan & measures put in place to contain budget over-expenditure; with Minister
4 Nov 2020
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to discuss the Department of Defence’s Human Resource Action plan and measures put in place to contain over expenditure on HR.
On the presentation of the Human Resource Action Plan, the Minister asked if it can be presented later, before Parliament recesses, since ...
Defence
National Conventional Arms Control Committee on 2020 Quarter 2 Report
29 Oct 2020
During the meeting to consider its Quarter 2 performance report, the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) was questioned by the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on its encryption-like information, responses and statistical mistakes in the documents issued to the Committee. The Chairperson remarked that generally NCACC had encrypted the ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission on preliminary assessment of 2019/20 annual report
22 Oct 2020
Video: Joint Standing Committee on Defence, (NA and NCOP) 22 Oct 2020
The Defence Force Service Commission briefed the Committee on its Annual Activity Report and Financial Statements for the 2019/20 financial year.
Members questioned Commissioners of the lack of implementation of their recommendations, one of the main challenges reported ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Committee Staff briefings on: DOD; Armscor, CCB & DMV 2019/20 Draft Annual Reports
6 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans was briefed by the Committee Researcher and Content Advisor on the 2019/20 draft Annual Reports of the Department of Defence, Armscor, Castle Control Board and the Department of Military Veterans. The presentations highlighted the various challenges that each entity faces and raised ...