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Defence
SA Military Health Services on the challenges with regard to the provision of medical services in its facilities
27 Oct 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Defence
Current border safeguarding operations; Cooperation with Border Management Agency; with Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence received an update in a virtual meeting on the implementation of Operation Corona, which had the mandate to defend South Africa’s territorial integrity. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) presented current border safeguarding operations, including challenges and successes; technology usage and the ...
NCOP Appropriations
2022 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Programme
19 Oct 2022
The Committee held a brief meeting to update Members on the programme related to the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as well as the Committee programme for the subsequent weeks. The secretary of the Committee did so and informed Members of any changes made to the programmes. This ...
NCOP Finance
Financial Intelligence Centre Act schedule amendments: finalisation
14 Oct 2022
Draft Amendments to Schedules 1, 2 and 3 Financial Intelligence Centre Act
Financial Intelligence Centre Act
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to consider and adopt its Report on the Amendment of Schedules 1,2, and 3 to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001. The Committee ...
Defence
Midterm Strategic Review of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF); Committee Programme; with Deputy Minister
13 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting on 13 October 2022, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened to consider and discuss its programme and the South Africa Defence Force midterm strategic review. The Deputy Minister was in attendance.
The Committee first considered its fourth term programme. The Committee adopted the programme ...
NCOP Security and Justice
UN International Conventions on Apartheid and Enforced Disappearance: Department briefing; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the accession to the International Convention ...
Defence
DoD briefing on 1, 2 and 3 Military Hospitals upgrades, with Ministry; Mid-term Report Committee Report on SANDF
15 Sep 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the Committee) convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Defence (DoD) on the Repairs and Maintenance Project (RAMP) plan at 1 Military Hospital and on the background, status and challenges with upgrades at 2 and 3 Military Hospitals. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children’s Amendment Bill: briefing with Minister
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Minister and Department of Social Development (DSD) gave a briefing on the Children’s Amendment Bill with needs to be passed by Parliament before 27 November 2022.
During the discussion, Members pointed out that the big elephant in the room was the inadequate number of ...
Defence
Appointment of Reserve Force Council & Chief Defence Reserves; DoD response to the Succession Planning Discussion; with Minister
8 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence was briefed by the Minister of Defence, on the appointment of the Reserve Force Council and the Chief Defence Reserves, and by the Department of Defence in response to the Succession Planning Discussion – status quo, challenges, and the ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
ECD shift; Teacher Assistants, Matric Exam readiness, with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) gave a status report on the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative achievements and way forward; the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function shift as well as learner readiness and the examination system and examined the readiness of both the learners and schools for the upcoming exams. ...