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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Oudtshoorn Local Municipality intervention
19 Nov 2015
The Committee considered and adopted unamended its Committee Report on notices of interventions issued in terms of sections 139(1)(b) and 139(4) of the constitution (1996) in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality.
Considering the challenges faced in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality recommendations made by the Committee in the Report were highlighted:
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity Petition (end prostitution and sex trafficking oppression); Chiawelo Ext 5 Petition (noise disturbance from Unity Fellowship Church in Chiawelo Township): hearings
11 Nov 2015
This meeting was meant to provide a hearing for two petitions: the petition from the Chiawelo Extension 5 residents and the Embrace Dignity petition. However, because of the Parliamentary support staff strike the meeting was adjourned early and the second petition was not heard. The meeting started with the petition ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Minister on National Council for Correctional Services appointments; Correctional Services contingent liability & legal services capacity; POPI Act appointments
11 Nov 2015
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services addressed a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services and the Select Committee on Security and Justice to hear his remarks on the National Council of Correctional Services (NCCS). Minister Masutha illustrated the litany of challenges facing his Department ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Police brutality in Oudtshoorn: SAPS and IPID briefing
4 Nov 2015
The Committee met to hear follow-up responses from the SA Police Service (SAPS) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) following questions put to them by the Committee after the their visit to the Eden district as part of the “Taking Parliament to the People” initiative.
SAPS said that in ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Fuzane petition; Maluti-A-Phofung petition; Kona petition; Transkei Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) petition: Committee hearing reports
4 Nov 2015
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings, together with the Portfolio Committee on Health, met to discuss a report on the Fuzane Petition, which had previously been the subject of hearings at three consecutive meetings during May and June. The hearings had dealt with a petition submitted by Ms ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Taking Parliament to People in Oudtshoorn - Responses to Executive Undertakings: COGTA briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Deputy Minister described the factors leading to the national and provincial governments’ intervention in the Oudtschoorn municipality under Sections 139(1)(b) and 154 of the Constitution. There had been concern for the state of governance, financial management and service delivery in the municipality. The administrator was vested with all the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Criminal Matters Amendment Bill [B20B-15]; Judicial Matters Amendment Bill [B2-2015] & Defence Laws Appeal Amendment Bill [B7-2015]: briefings
28 Oct 2015
The Department of Justice presented on the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill. Particular emphasis was placed on crimes involving essential infrastructure, the creation of this new crime and the various amendments to measures and the associated procedures. The bill proposed certain bail restrictions and reversing the onus to the defendant, as ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Executive Undertakings Guidelines: consideration; Tabling of Executive Undertakings referred to Committee
28 Oct 2015
Documents handed out
Consideration of Executive Undertakings Guidelines (Brief Executive Undertaking document for information purposes
Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes
Consideration and adoption of Maluti-A-Phofung Report
Consideration and adoption of the Committee progress report
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings met to consider and adopt outstanding reports ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Disaster Management Amendment Bill [B10B-15]: final mandates; Committee Reports on interventions in the following local municipalities: Indaka, Imbabazane, Umvoti, Abaqulusi, Mpofana, Mtubatuba and Hlabisa
27 Oct 2015
[Awaited doc: Final Mandates email info@pmg.org.za]
The meeting was for the consideration and adoption of the Disaster Management Amendment Bill and the Committee oversight reports in respect of various municipalities. In respect of Bill, it was identified that eight provinces had given their mandates in favour of the DMAB and ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Mkhize petition; Paternity leave petition; Sehume petition; Transnet-Mayibuye petition: hearings
14 Oct 2015
The Committee was engaged in a number of issues particularly the administration of the petitions. Members raised serious concerns around the fact that documents were still not being made available to Members on time; getting documents the day before a meeting was unacceptable. However another matter which was raised was ...