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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Update on Negotiating Mandates: Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill
8 Mar 2024
The Select Committee met on a virtual platform to receive updates on the provincial negotiating mandates on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill. The Committee was informed that three provinces – Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo – requested extensions to submit their mandates as more time was needed ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: public hearings
8 Mar 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
Northcliff school and Tanya Furniss (awaited submissions)
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture held round three of the oral hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill [B2B-2022]. Ten organisations, stakeholders, and one private ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Finalisation of National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill & NYDA A/B
8 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met online to consider the response of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31B-2022]. The Bill comes from the Presidential Summit Declaration against GBV and Femicide of ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: public hearings
7 Mar 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture held round two of the oral hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill [B2B-2022]. Twelve organisations and stakeholders presented oral submissions to the Committee. This included presenters ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA A/B: adoption; IPID A/B: deliberation (with Deputy Ministers)
6 Mar 2024
In this virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Security and Justice met to consider the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill.
The Committee adopted the NPA Amendment Bill. There were no objections.
The Chairperson believed that the NPA Bill would strengthen the work of the NPA in ensuring that ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: public hearings
6 Mar 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Select Committee on Education & Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture convened virtually to host public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. Oral submissions were made by AfriForum, the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA), Suid-Afrikaanse ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Postponed: GBVF Bill: DWYPD response to submissions & deliberations; with Minister
5 Mar 2024
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee convened virtually to be presented with the responses of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) to public comments on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Bill [B31-2022]. The Minister was in attendance. However due ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA A/B: discussion; IPID A/B: Department response to submissions (with Deputy Ministers)
28 Feb 2024
The Committee met on a virtual platform to continue dealing with legislation before it.
The Committee first had discussions on matters related to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Amendment Bill. The chairperson repeated the Committee’s previous remarks about the functioning and independence of the Investigating Directorate, support, and the urgent ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill: DSAC briefing (with Deputy Minister)
28 Feb 2024
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) briefed the Select Committee on the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) Amendment Bill. Although it had not yet been passed by the National Assembly, it was important to fast track this Bill. The reason was that the World ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: consideration of proposed amendments
23 Feb 2024
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements met with the Department of Human Settlements to table the C-List of amendments to the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10-2021], which was a section 76 Bill.
The Department presented its responses to the provincial ...