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NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Transkei Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) petition: Special Investigating Unit & Department of Labour hearing
18 Apr 2018
The Transkei Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) Petition dealt with the alleged failure by TRTC to pay pension monies and severance packages to former employees subsequent to its liquidation. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) gave a briefing on the proclamation mandate of the SIU investigation, facts shown by the investigation and ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Public Service Commission Amendment Bill: Public Service Commission briefing
17 Apr 2018
The Department of Public Services and Administration briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments to the Public Service Commission Act. The first amendment sought to allow for a renewal of the term of the Commissioner on recommendation from the National Assembly or Provincial Legislatures. The second amendment sought to allow ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Committee Programme
13 Feb 2018
The Committee met to consider its programme for the first term of 2018. The Committee spoke about various aspects relating to the programme including the worrisome absenteeism of ANC Members at Committee meetings and prioritising municipalities experiencing crises. These municipalities were spread across the Free State, KZN, Mpumalanga, North West, ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: COGTA briefing, with Deputy Minister; SALGA Annual Performance Plan
14 Nov 2017
In his opening remarks, the Deputy Minister said the main crux of the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill is the recognition of the Khoi-San because the Constitution presently recognises nine indigenous communities. The Khoi-San took up the matter with government until they were left with no option but to approach the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Department of Public Services and Administration briefing: meeting postponed; Application of NCOP Rule 91
7 Nov 2017
The Committee was supposed to receive a briefing from the Department of Public Services and Administration on its performance. The Minister had indicated beforehand that she would be unavailable to attend the meeting but that the Deputy Minister would attend instead. However; the Committee decided not to proceed with the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
International Arbitration Bill [B10B-2017]: briefing; Suspension of Magistrate Committee Reports
1 Nov 2017
The Select Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the International Arbitration Bill [B10B-2017] by the State Law Adviser, who said that the Bill aimed to adopt the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law as the cornerstone of the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Gauteng Section 47 Municipal Performance Reports
31 Oct 2017
The Chairperson noted that it was the first time that Gauteng Department had presented a brief before the Committee despite constitutional requirement to present its report annually.
The presentation highlighted the performances of the Department with regard to municipalities and coordination by the Department and the challenges faced by the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Amendment Bill: briefing / submissions received
17 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed about the legal uncertainty surrounding the status of tribal authorities that were supposed to have been reconstituted as Traditional Councils. The challenge that had arisen in this particular year was that all structures had to be aligned, and their terms of office had to be aligned ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Nobuntu Fuzane, Love Knysna & Mantsopa Petitions
13 Sep 2017
The Committee met to consider and adopt the Nobuntu Fuzane Petition Report, the Love Knysna Petition Report, outstanding minutes from previous meetings, and to table Executive Undertakings for future consideration.
Disagreement over the Committee’s right to pursue some of the recommendations in its Nobuntu Fuzane petition report, led to a ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Higher Education and Training & Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: progress report
6 Sep 2017
The Committee met to consider the progress reports on the executive undertakings made by the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 9 June 2015, and by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services on 26 May 2015.
The Minister of Higher Education and Training (DHET) reported that the Centre ...