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NCOP Security and Justice
Removal of Magistrate: Magistrate Commission briefing
8 Sep 2021
At a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to be briefed by the Magistrates’ Commission on the Report dated 27 July 2021, for the removal from office of Ms Judy van Schalkwyk (Chief Magistrate of Kempton Park, Johannesburg) in terms of section 13(4)(b) of the Magistrates Act 90 of 1993. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Report on oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal
1 Sep 2021
At a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to consider and adopt its oversight report on its visit to the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Another item on the agenda was for the Committee to consider and adopt its outstanding minutes for its previous meetings.
Consideration and adoption of the ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: consideration
31 Aug 2021
The Select Committee convened on the virtual platform to consider the proposed C-List of the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill.
The Select Committee recognised the pivotal role which this piece of legislation would play in the good governance of municipalities in the country.
The Committee now awaited the final mandates ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Election of Chairperson
31 Aug 2021
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings convened on the virtual platform to elect a new Committee Chairperson as a result of the resignation of Ms Z Ncitha (ANC, Eastern Cape).
Mr Z Mkiva (ANC, Eastern Cape) was duly elected the new Chairperson of the Select Committee.
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Overseeing and scrutinising implementation of executive undertakings made by Minister of Police & President
26 Aug 2021
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing from South African Police Service (SAPS) on Executive undertakings made to the NCOP on 27 October 2020. Those undertakings included the training process handling Gender Based Violence cases, training in forensic investigations ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: COGTA response to Negotiating Mandates
24 Aug 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the responses of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to provinces’ negotiating mandates on the Municipal Systems Amendment Bill. The amendments aim to professionalise the local government sphere, curtail the influence of political interference at ...
NCOP Security and Justice
NPA and IPID on cases and arrests related to civil unrest; efforts by NPA and IPID to mitigate impact of covid19 pandemic; update on vaccinations of staff of NPA and IPID
19 Aug 2021
The Committee was briefed by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on the recent civil unrest in the country and the measures the entities had implemented to mitigate against health and safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including the vaccination of their staff ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Invocation of Section 139(1)(c) in OR Tambo District Municipality: continuation
19 Aug 2021
The Committee convened to consider whether it should support the proposal to dissolve the O.R Tambo District Municipality (ORTDM) under Section 139 (1c).
During a meeting held the previous evening, the Committee was informed that factional infighting within the Municipality’s Council had destabilised the municipality to the extent ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
OR Tambo District Municipality section 139 intervention: engagement with Eastern Cape COGTA MEC
18 Aug 2021
The Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements met on a virtual platform to hear submissions on the decision of the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to dissolve the O.R Tambo District Municipality in terms of section ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Extent of recent unrest: SAPS & KZN briefing; with Minister and Deputy
13 Aug 2021
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Police and the South African Police Services (the SAPS) on the recent civil unrest in the country. The Committee was also briefed by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government on the recent unrest in the Province.
The Committee heard that ...