International Relations
DIRCO on its 2013/14 Annual Report & African Renaissance Fund
16 Oct 2014
Before embarking on the presentation of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) 2013/14 Annual Report, Members asked for a briefing on the recent events in Nigeria and Lesotho. The DIRCO noted that the bodies of those who had been identified as South African citizens who were involved in ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice 2013/14 on its Annual Report & 1st Quarter 2014/15 with stakeholder input & Auditor-General report
16 Oct 2014
The Auditor General said the Justice Portfolio was doing relatively well except for problems complying with Supply Chain Management regulations. Third Party Funds had again received a disclaimer but the Auditor General said they were providing advice on instituting controls and a new IT accounting programme would eventually assist in ...
International Relations
Audit oucomes of DIRCO: input by AGSA, Committee Staff & Department of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation; Stats SA briefing on intra-Africa trade
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the performance of the Department of International Relations and Co-operation. The DPME used a Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT) to check on whether things were being done correct or better by a department. The assessment process started with ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Stakeholder hearings & Researcher Analysis
15 Oct 2014
The Committee heard submissions from stakeholders in the DCS environment from Popcru, Sonke Gender Justice and NICRO. They applauded some of the improvements the DCS had made in its performance though they lamented more the recurring challenges such as sexual violence in prisons, delays in remand detainee trials. The high ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report: Research Analysis & Stakeholder Hearings
14 Oct 2014
The Committee Researcher gave a briefing on the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2013/14 Annual Report to assist the Portfolio Committee in its oversight. The mission of the JICS includes prevention of human rights violations through the monitoring of mandatory reporting systems, the maintenance of an independent complaints system and ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Rehabilitation and reintegration programme challenges Correctional Services briefing
17 Sep 2014
The briefing by the Department of Correctional Services covered four critical areas in its presentation on the challenges it faced in delivering rehabilitation and reintegration programmes and services to inmates in South Africa’s correctional facilities. It dealt with the operational efforts regarding rehabilitation, the human resource constraints, the obstacles to ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act: Constitutional Court judgements: briefing by Child Law Centre; Implementation report by Department
17 Sep 2014
The Child Law Centre presented on the findings of two Constitutional Court judgements which declared provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act unconstitutional. The impugned sections dealt with the age of consent between adolescents or children under the age of 16 and the inclusion of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
International and Regional Human Rights Obligations: SA's outstanding reports - input by SAHRC
12 Sep 2014
Commissioner Janet Love of the South African Human Rights Commission, briefed the Committee on the respective roles of the Committee and the Commission regarding international instruments generally and the reporting obligations which attach. She provided an overview of the international instruments under both the United Nations and African Union systems ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Legal Aid South Africa Bill [B8B-2104]: voting; Attorneys Amendment Bill [B9-2104]: deliberations; Suspension of magistrates
10 Sep 2014
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services presented the Portfolio Committee final proposed amendments to the Legal Aid Bill as per the B-Version of the Bill [B8B-2014]. The Chairperson proposed amending the short title of the Bill to the Legal Aid South Africa Bill, as it reflects the Bill’s focus ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Attorneys Amendment Bill [B9-2014]: deliberations
9 Sep 2014
The Department took the Committee through its drafting of amendments proposed at the 29 July and 27 August 2014 committee meetings. These included a redefinition of ‘court ‘to indicate that all divisions of the high court and local seats thereof are included in the definition. This would allow candidate attorneys ...