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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Nquthu & Emadlangeni interventions; Indaka, Ingwe, Mbabazane: termination of interventions
14 Feb 2017
The Member of Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal briefed the Committee on the Intervention in terms of section 139 (1) (c) of the Constitution in Nquthu Local Municipality; and on termination of interventions in Local Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal (Indaka, Ingwe, Mbabazane). There was also a ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Determination of Magistrates Salaries: Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefing; Committee Report on Justice Administered Fund Bill; First Term Committee Programme
8 Dec 2016
The Select Committee on Security and Justice was addressed by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development on the recommendation of annual salary increment for Magistrates. The determination of Magistrates salaries came about because Magistrates have complained that they had been receiving less salary despite the increase in work ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill: Department of Justice briefing; Justice Administered Fund Bill [B26-2015] adoption
30 Nov 2016
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on the Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill (the Bill), which was being introduced in an attempt to broaden the ambit of the Protected Disclosures Act (the Act). When the Act was originally being discussed, the South African Law Reform Commission had ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Transkei Road Transport Corporation & Tolbati Petitions: Committee Reports
30 Nov 2016
Documents Handed Out:
Draft Committee Report on Transkei Road Transport Corporation Petition Report
Draft Committee Report on the Tolbati Petition Report
Draft Committee Minutes dated 23 November 2016
Interim Committee Programme: First Term 2017
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The Committee met to finalise a ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Civilian Secretariat for Police on policies and legislation in the sector; SA Police Services on professionalising the service & Public Order Policing Training
2 Nov 2016
The Civilian Secretariat for Police Services gave a presentation on Policies and Legislation of the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service. She outlined that an approach to policing in the 21st century requires a ‘professional, well-resourced, and highly skilled police service’. She emphasised that a demilitarised police service must display a ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Western Cape Municipality performance in 2013/14 & 2014/15
1 Nov 2016
Mpumalanga and Western Cape Departments of Local Government were invited to present on their municipality reports for the years, 2013/14 - 2014/15. Mpumalanga tendered its apologies.
The Western Cape Department of Local Government (DLG) reported on its 30 municipalities. In the 2013/14 year, 149 of 156 Municipal Manager and senior ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Maiden bursary investigative report at Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
25 Oct 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented a report to the joint committees on its investigation into a government-funded bursary administered by the uThekela District Municipality (UDM) that was restricted to girls who were virgins, and who had to undergo virginity testing. The CGE ruled that the conditions imposed in ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Progress Reports on provisionally suspended magistrates: Magistrates Commission briefing; Committee interaction with presentation
12 Oct 2016
The Magistrates Commission presented an update on provisionally suspended magistrates.
In the first case, the magistrate has been provisionally suspended since 2014 and the matter was still pending. The magistrate in question was still receiving remuneration for the last three years. Members raised concerns that taxpayers are bearing these costs ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Africa Skills FET College Petition: hearing
12 Oct 2016
The Select Committee heard submissions on the Africa Skills FET College Petition (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP on the alleged ill-treatment of students, corruption and racism by Africa Skills College in George, Western Cape Province). Submissions were made by the petitioners, Africa Skills College Management, the Department of ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Division of Revenue Bill: Financial and Fiscal Commission briefing
11 Oct 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission presented the Commission’s submission on the division of revenue in terms of the intergovernmental fiscal relations (IGFR) Act and the Money Bills Amendment Procedure and Related Matters Act (MBAPRM). The 2017/18 submission focused on rural development in South Africa, and was aimed at providing a ...