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Legal Aid South Africa on its 2015/16 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans
5 May 2015
Legal Aid SA was in the third year of implementation of its current Strategic Plan. It was contextualised to ensure that the service delivery footprint responded to population demographics, in-migration patterns and urban/rural divide, i.e. legal aid services should be accessible. The overall strategic shift to be achieved in the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
South African Human Rights Commission on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
29 Apr 2015
The briefing by the South African Human Rights Commission consisted of an overview of its Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan and budget allocations. It highlighted the achievements of the Commission against the Annual Performance Plan for 2014/15 which included finalising 90% (of a total of 8179) of complaints and completing ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Public Protector on 2015 Strategic Plan
29 Apr 2015
An overview was provided by Adv Thuli Madonsela, Public Protector. The strategy of the Office of the Public Protector was presented by its Chief Executive Officer; and a briefing on human resources and budget was given by the Chief Financial Officer.
After reaffirming Public Protector Vision 2020 as the lodestar ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Special Investigating Unit on its 2015/16 Budget and Strategic Plan
28 Apr 2015
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) Budget and Delivery Plans for 2015/16
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) reported that there were currently 45 active investigations covering 53 proclamations, including extensions or amendments to some proclamations. Revenue was projected to increase from R445.9 million in 2015/16 to R512 million in 2017/18, with an ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on its 2015/16 Budget and Strategic Plans
23 Apr 2015
The meeting was a continuation of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Department’s responses to Members’ questions at the previous day’s meeting.
The Department replied to the question about the transformation of the legal system and how it related to the principles of Ubuntu. It said the Constitution provided ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of Chief Justice on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & on Strategic Plans
21 Apr 2015
The Office of the Chief Justice briefed the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on its strategic plan 2015/20 and the annual performance plan for 2015/16. In the presentation the Secretary-General of the OCJ and the Chief financial Officer outlined the strategic plan and the budget overview. The OCJ ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services Budget and Strategic Plan
16 Apr 2015
The Department of Correctional Services explained the links between the Department’s strategic planning documents and national priorities as contained in the National Development Plan; and how these priorities are targeted over the Medium Term Strategic Framework through specific indicators contained in either the Strategic Plan or Annual Performance Plan. This ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Political Overview for 2015/16 Budget Review
15 Apr 2015
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Adv Tshililo Michael Masutha gave a broad political overview of matters affecting the two departments in his portfolio. After introductory comments around the rule of law and recent events including xenophobic violence and the defacing of statues, he addressed the achievements and challenges faced ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Correctional Services 2015/16 Budget and Strategic Plan: Briefing by content advisor and researcher
14 Apr 2015
The Committee’s Content Advisor provided a briefing on the Department of Correctional Service’s constitutional and legislative mandate and the interplay between the Department’s strategic documents and the National Development Plan and Medium Term Strategic Framework outcomes relevant to the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster.
Currently, South Africa had 243 ...
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.