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SAPS Provincial Commissioners on consolidated Action Plans; with Deputy Minister
30 Oct 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Police received presentations on the action plans of the police services of the Western Cape, Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal. The SA Police Service (SAPS) delegation was led by the Deputy Minister, National Commissioner and Provincial Commissioners of the provinces represented.
The presentation gave a broad overview of ...
Police
SAPS on Firearm Amnesty 2019/20: follow up meeting
23 Oct 2019
Video: SAPS appears before the Police Portfolio Committee
The Portfolio Committee on Police received a presentation from the South African Police Service on its proposed firearm amnesty in 2019/20. The presentation explained the legal background of the amnesty. It explained that the 2019/20 amnesty would not grant indemnity from prosecution ...
Police
IPID & Civilian Secretariat 2018/19 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
10 Oct 2019
The Committee expressed its concern on the unauthorised publication of the Notice in terms of the Firearms Control Act in the Government Gazette. Despite the Committee’s lack of approval, the Department had published it. This undermined the Committee. The Deputy Minister apologised for the Department's lack of ...
Police
SAPS 2018/19 Annual Report Programme 1: Administration, with AGSA & Audit Committee input; with Minister & Deputy Minister
8 Oct 2019
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) discussed the audit outcomes of the annual reports of the Department of Police and its entities. Overall, the Committee was concerned with some of the outcomes, particularly those involving non-compliance and those related to the apparent lack of record keeping, and missing ...
Police
Committee hosting Chinese delegation
6 Sep 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Police hosted a briefing with a Chinese delegation representing the Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress on 6 September 2019. The Committee expressed the hope that learnings could be shared between the two. The purpose of the delegation’s visit is to understand ...
Finance Standing Committee
Steinhoff Investigation update
4 Sep 2019
Steinhoff Latest Results
Steinhoff follow-up, with DPSA Minister present – 19 March 2019
Steinhoff matters: Mr Markus Jooste – 5 September 2018
Steinhoff matter: Ben le Grange – 29 August 2018
Steinhoff: follow-up meeting – 28 March 2018
Steinhoff International challenges – 31 January 2018
The Standing Committees on ...
Tourism
Joint Consultative Workshop on Tourist Safety and Security in South Africa; with Deputy Minister of Tourism & Deputy Minister of Police
27 Aug 2019
Members of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism and Police were briefed by various presenters on tourist safety and security in South Africa. The Deputy Ministers of Tourism and Police were in attendance.
The first presentation was led by the Safety and Violence Initiative. It highlighted that crime against tourists is ...
Police
Induction Workshop by SAPS, CPS, IPID & PSIRA
21 Aug 2019
The mandate of SAPS is to prevent, combat and investigate crime, to maintain public order, protect inhabitants of the Republic and to uphold and enforce the law. Six priorities were identified: economic crimes, border security, organised crime, violent contact crime, cyber security and other mandatory services. The proposed budget cuts ...
Police
Induction Workshop: Policing landscape, Legacy Report & Committee functioning
20 Aug 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Police for the Sixth Parliament met for an induction workshop by the Committee support staff. The Committee was briefed by supporting staff on the key issues in the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS), the Independent Police Investigative ...
Police
PSIRA & Civilian Secretariat for Police 2019/20 Annual Performance Plans; Budget Reports
9 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) presented their 2019/20 annual performance plans and budget reports to the Committee for consideration.
PSIRA gave details of its goals for its three programmes -- finance ...