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NCOP Health and Social Services
National Youth Development Agency Amendment Bill: DWYPD briefing
6 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) explained that the proposal to amend the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Act was mainly to address the challenges involved in the execution of its broad legislated mandate, and to intensify youth development service provision. ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: joint public hearings; Marriage Bill: update; Constitutional Court Order on the Wyngaard matter
6 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to hear oral submissions on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB) from the African National Congress (ANC), the Council for the Advancement of South African Constitution (CASAC), the Congress of South African Trade ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: WCPP extension request
6 Feb 2024
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture convened a virtual meeting to consider a request by the Western Cape for an extension for processing the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill).
The Select Committee on ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
12 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to receive a briefing on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill and the outcome and implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgements relating to the Electoral Act.
The Bill amends ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education
6 Dec 2023
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts, and Culture convened to receive a briefing from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education.
The Department highlighted the significance of the Global Convention for South Africa ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Committee Minutes
6 Dec 2023
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings adopted the minutes of previous meetings.
NCOP Security and Justice
Raseale Petition
6 Dec 2023
The Select Committee on Security and Justice convened virtually to consider and adopt the Report on the Raseale Petition. The Committee resolved to adopt the report without amendments and objections. The outstanding minutes were deferred to a later date.
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing; Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples rights on the rights of older persons in Africa; with Ministers
1 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on a Bill to establish a National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The Bill sought to establish a statutory body to coordinate a multi-sectoral approach to GBV and femicide.
Members ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Ministers of Police & Public Enterprises Executive Undertakings; Emfuleni Local Municipality Petition: Committee Reports
30 Nov 2023
The Committee met on a virtual meeting to consider and adopt Committee Reports on Executive Undertakings by the Ministers of Police and Public Enterprises and a Committee Report on the Emfuleni Local Municipality Petition.
When considering the report on the Executive Undertaking by the Minister of Public Enterprises, Members ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment (RICA) Bill: adoption
30 Nov 2023
The Committee met on a virtual platform to finalise the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment (RICA) Bill. Rica dealt with the interception orders by designated judges. The Committee adopted the Bill without amendments. The Committee agreed to add a minority report that the ...