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NCOP Security and Justice
Convention on Cluster Munitions and United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Department of Defence briefing
15 Oct 2014
The Department of Defence (DoD) briefed the Committee on the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Its purpose is to eliminate the use of cluster munitions on an international scale due to their destructive, indiscriminate and inhumane nature. South Africa had signed the CCM in 2008 and the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Status of Youth and Women Unemployment: Department of Labour & Department of Women in the Presidency briefing
14 Oct 2014
The Department of Labour briefed the Committee on its efforts in employment creation in South Africa, specifically regarding youth. The Committee was provided with insight on some of the characteristics of the South African labour market. The current unemployment rate in SA sat at 25.5%. This was exacerbated by the ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
SC on Petitions and Executive Undertakings: Orientation; Third Term Committee Programme
17 Sep 2014
The Parliamentary Research Unit took the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings through papers that familiarised the Members with the content, work and key concepts pertaining to the Committee. The papers intend to serve as a point of reference for the work the Fourth Committee had done, highlight the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Magistrates Commission: briefing on suspension of Magistrates from office
17 Sep 2014
The meeting focused mainly on the Magistrates Commission’s inquiries into the misconduct of magistrates who had been suspended, or provisionally suspended, from office because their conduct was unfit and improper to warrant them holding these positions. The purpose of the presentations was to inform Parliament on the suspensions, from which ...
Finance Standing Committee
Processing of Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: input from National Treasury, FFC and Parliamentary Budget Office
16 Sep 2014
The Joint Meeting of the Standing and Select Committees on Finance and the Standing and Select Committees on Appropriations heard briefings from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and National Treasury.
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) presentation covered the legislative mandate of the Medium Term ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Section 139 Intervention: Mpofana Local Municipality & Ngaka Modira Molema District Municipality; Committee Programme
5 Sep 2014
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs met for the consideration of Committee Programme on Notices of Interventions in terms of Section 139 (1) (c) of the Constitution at Mpofana Local Municipality and Ngaka Modira Molema District Municipality.
Members endorsed both notices of Mpofana Local Municipality and Ngaka ...
NCOP Finance
Termination of Section 100 Limpopo intervention, with Limpopo Premier & Minister of Finance
30 Jul 2014
The meeting brought the various Select Committees for the provincial departments affected by the section 100(1)(b) Limpopo intervention invoked in December 2011 when National Treasury took over the administration of the Departments of Health, Education, Roads and Transport, Public Works, and the Provincial Treasury.
The Limpopo Premier stated that corporate ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Defence Secretariat, South African National Defence Force & Department of Military Veterans on their 2014 Strategic Plans
30 Jul 2014
The Secretary of Defence presented the Department of Defence (DOD) 2014/15 budget allocation and performance plan. The strategic priorities included job creation, revitalisation of reserves, restructuring and support of defence security and enhancement of Department of Defence works capability. The major challenge DOD was facing was underfunding as the National ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration: briefing by DPSA
30 Jul 2014
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) briefed the Committee on the African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration. Some of the Charter objectives are:
• Ensure quality and innovative service delivery that meets the requirements of all users;
• Encourage the efforts of ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Composition and Functioning of the Magistrates Commission; Independent Police Investigative Directorate on its 2014 Strategic Plan
23 Jul 2014
The Magistrates Commission delivered a presentation on its functions, giving details related to the appointment, conditions of service and disciplinary procedures followed in the event of misconduct by judicial officers in the lower courts. Members were told that under section 13 of the Magistrates Act, these disciplinary procedures involved the ...