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NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its 2015 Strategic and Annual plans in presence of Minister and Deputy Minister
20 May 2015
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (the Department) briefed the Committee on its Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/20 and Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Minister and the Deputy Minster both attended the meeting. The Deputy Minister highlighted that there had been a new Department created, namely the Office of the Chief ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Department of Correctional Services on its 2015 Strategic and Annual Performance Plan; Committees' draft Reports adopted for budget votes 18, 20, 23
13 May 2015
The Department of Correctional Services presented its Strategic and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16. The DCS described in detail how its plans were linked to achievement of the fourteen outcomes of the current administration, and the National Development Plan (NDP), including provision of quality basic education to offenders, improvement of health ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Fuzane Petition (alleged assaults on her child whilst in a public hospital)
13 May 2015
Ms Nobuntu Fuzane petitioned on behalf of her daughter Tamara Fuzane who had been admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital for an operation that involved the replacement of her double shunt (drain pipe). During her time under the hospital's care she was allegedly subject to ill-treatment and assaulted. Ms Fuzane also ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Withholding equitable share from municipalities: input by Department of Cooperative Governance; National Treasury & SALGA
12 May 2015
Department of Cooperative Governance
The Department said that the decision to withhold the equitable share funds was a Treasury decision. Its presentation spoke to the engagements with the affected municipalities, general observations from the engagements, future issues of policy that needed discussion, the progress to date of municipal payments to ...
NCOP Security and Justice
SAPS & Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
6 May 2015
The South African Police Service (SAPS) gave a comparison on the budget growth from the year 2011/12 to the year 2017/18 which showed growth in the budget. Baseline allocations over the medium term grew from R76.3 billion in 2015/16 to R86.3 billion in 2017/18 at an average annual rate of ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Petition for amendment Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Diseases Act: Disabled People SA; Fuzane petition (alleged assault on child whilst in a public hospital)
6 May 2015
Mr Wilson Dudmezela, on behalf of Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) presented a petition to the Committee in relation to the Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries Act. The first request was that the Committee help DPSA to put pressure on the relevant parties to amend the COIDA which was ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Election of co-chairpersons
26 Mar 2015
The Committee elected Mr Vincent Smith as the Co-Chairperson of the National Assembly component of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Review and Mr Lewis Nzimande as the Co-Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces component of the Committee.
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mkhize petition deferred; Sehume petition: further information to be sought; paternity leave petition: further advice requested
18 Mar 2015
The Committee Chairperson noted his annoyance that Members were arriving late, and said that consideration would be given to arranging for blocks of time to deal with petitions.
The Committee firstly noted that no further details had been received for the Mkhize petition and it was not considered further. Turning ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Suspension of magistrates: Magistrates Commission progress report; KwaZulu-Natal Oversight Committee Report; International Study Tour preparation
18 Mar 2015
The Magistrates Commission presented its quarterly report to the Committee, in terms of the requirements of the Magistrates Court Act, on the progress of disciplinary matters against magistrates who had been provisionally suspended or against whom action was pending. The briefings were set out fully in documentation, and described to ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mayibuye Road Transport Corporation Petition; Second Term Programme; 2014 Quarterly report deferred
18 Mar 2015
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings convened to consider and adopt reports and minutes. Only the Second Term Programme was adopted.
The Committee considered its draft report on the Mayibuye Road Transport Petition, but Members noted that it had come out that Mr Matshaya had been paid for ...