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Correctional Services
Update by DCS on its readiness to take over PPP facilities at the end of contracts; update on the litigation concerning the Mangaung Correctional Centre; with Deputy Minister
26 Nov 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services met with the Department of Correctional Services to discuss the transition of management of correctional facilities from private operators to the Department. The Committee was informed that the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, Free State, had been in operation since 1 July 2001 under ...
Correctional Services
DCS Audit Outcome & 2023/24 Annual Report; DCS Audit Action Plan; with Ministry
19 Nov 2024
The Portfolio Committee met to review the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) 2023/24 audit outcomes and progress on addressing systemic challenges. The meeting highlighted the DCS’s unqualified audit opinion with findings.
Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, noted that the Department received an unqualified audit opinion with no material ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
30 Oct 2024
The first meeting of the Multiparty Women’s Caucus (MWC) was called to elect the Chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Caucus. The Caucus Secretary presided over the election of the Chairperson. According to the Joint Rules, the Chairperson must be from the largest party in Parliament, while the Deputy ...
Correctional Services
Processing the Public Protector report on the Thabo Bester escape from Mangaung Correction Centre
29 Oct 2024
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor provided the Portfolio Committee with a legal opinion on how to process the report of the Public Protector (PP) on the escape of Thabo Bester from Mangaung Correctional Centre, in line with the Committee's mandate. Members were told that the Constitutional and Legal Services Office ...
Correctional Services
Correctional Services HR matters; Lifer parole applications: Minister update
22 Oct 2024
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on human resources matters including filling of vacancies, disciplinary matters and suspensions, contraband related misconduct 2022/23 to 2024/25 as well as an update by the Minister on completing the backlog of lifer parole applications.
DCS is facing ...
Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services 2023/24 Annual Report
15 Oct 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) on its 2023/24 annual report. JICS was mandated to provide effective independent oversight of all places of detention managed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), to ensure that the ...
Correctional Services
General Overview of National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS) incl. backlog in processing lifers; with Ministry
17 Sep 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services convened to receive an introductory briefing from the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS) on its structure, functions and the consideration of lifer profiles. The briefing focused on the NCCS and its role in the parole system.
Members of the Committee asked questions about ...
Correctional Services
Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards: DSC briefing; with Deputy Minister
3 Sep 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services (the Committee) convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The agenda included an overview of the structure and functions and the challenges and successes of Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPBs), plans to address identified challenges, and progress ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises Legacy Report
30 Aug 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation convened on a virtual platform to discuss the legacy report of the 6th Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an overview of the Committee's activities during the Sixth Administration, focusing on oversight and legislative ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Orientation Workshop on the New Shareholding Model and State-Owned Companies
14 Aug 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Department of Public Enterprises Annual Performance 2024/25; with Ministry
16 Jul 2024
Public Enterprises APP
National State Enterprises Bill
The Department of Public Enterprise (DPE) together with the Minister on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation who DPE currently report to until further notice, met with the Portfolio Committee to present its Annual Performance Plan (APP) and budget.
DPE has now been dissolved with its ...