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Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: public hearings
18 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee received submissions on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill from six organisations: African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA), Association of Christian Media (ACM), Campaign for Free Expression (CFE) ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: public hearings
17 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee heard submissions from six organisations on the Prevention of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
COSATU proposed amendments to the Bill to strengthen its provisions including an amendment to the definition of ‘harm’ as well as an adjustment of the sentences for those convicted under the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority & Public Protector South Africa 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
10 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services engaged with both the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Public Protector of South Africa (PPSA) on their budgets and annual performance plans for the 2022/2023 financial year.
The National Director of Public Prosecutions reported ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Overview of Budgets by Minister; Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met on a virtual platform to consider a political overview of the Department’s achievements and challenges from the Minister in light of the Annual Performance Plans presentations. The Minister said the Department was strengthening the National ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
GBVF NSP: Department report-back on Pillar 2
31 Mar 2022
National Strategic Plan on GBV and Femicide
02 Sep 2021 |
In a virtual meeting, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus was briefed by various departments and agencies on ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: public hearings
29 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice & Correctional Services held the first day of public hearings on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Nine organisations made oral submissions.
Freedom of Religion South Africa began with the premise that Religious Freedom was the right to believe ...
Justice and Correctional Services
(Subcommittee: Correctional Services) Community Corrections: DCS briefing; with Deputy Minister
25 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the number of absconders and the capacity of the community corrections system. The presentation highlighted the Community Corrections system's need for more resources because they were working with extreme officer-to-offender ratios. This made it ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: deliberations & Interim report requesting permission from House to expand scope
23 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued its deliberations on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. Because the Committee planned to extend the scope of the Bill, it would need to obtain permission from the National Assembly to proceed, and would also need to publish the amended Bill for ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Delay in renewing the maintenance contract for Court Recording Transcript Machines; with Minister
23 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice on the impact of the delay in renewing the maintenance contract for court recording transcript machines. The contract for maintaining the court recording technology (CRT) equipment had been deployed from 2015 for a period of five years and ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: Department response to submissions
22 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a brief on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) response to the public submissions made on the Land Court Bill. The most notable concerns dealt with the tagging of the Bill, the jurisdiction of the Land Court in ...