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NCOP Security and Justice
Promotion of Access to Information Act Revised Rules of Procedure
21 Sep 2016
The Department of Justice briefed the Committee on the amended Rules of Procedure for the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), No 2 of 2000. The purpose of the amendments was to bring about uniformity to the Court Rules as well as in response to certain court pronouncements such ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Commission on Gender Equality 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan; NYDA National Youth Policy; Department of Women performance report, with the Minister present
20 Sep 2016
The Select Committee met with the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP), the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to discuss each entity’s recent performance. The meeting was time constrained and some of the Committee’s questions could not be fully addressed. This was ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Review of the Age of Criminal Capacity
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was told that South Africa was among the few countries that had developed and implemented a criminal justice system for children. The system ensured that children were treated differently from hardened criminals and the legislation had come into effect in 2010. The DoJ&CD was grappling with the implementation ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Embrace Dignity Petition Report: adoption; Chiawelo Petition Report: deferred
7 Sep 2016
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings considered the Embrace Dignity Report (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP in ensuring an end to all forms of sexual oppression against women); and the Chiawelo Petition Report (Petition on alleged noise disturbance emanating from Unity Fellowship Church in Chiawelo Extension ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Bafokeng Petition on alleged gross human rights violations by the Bafokeng Tribal Authority
25 May 2016
The Committee met for a hearing on the Bafokeng Land Buyers Association petition on alleged gross human rights violations by the Bafokeng Tribal Authority.
The Committee was informed that though the Bafokeng Land Buyers Buyer’s Association (BLBA) had petitioned Parliament in 2008 and 2012, it had asked that the only ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
IEC on Local Government Elections 2016 readiness; North West Municipality Interventions: progress report; Madibeng Municipality Intervention: briefing by Administrator
24 May 2016
The Select Committee met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) delegation to be briefed on the level of preparedness of the Commission to host the upcoming local government elections in August 2016. The Chief Electoral Officer and the Chairperson of the IEC gave an overview of the IEC’s state of ...
NCOP Security and Justice
National Council for Correctional Services: consideration of nominations; Magistrates Commission on suspended magistrates; Proclamations of Terrorist organisations
18 May 2016
The Department of Correctional Services firstly briefed the Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, on the eight shortlisted candidates for the National Council on Correctional Services (NCCS). The criteria for the shortlisting, the potential candidates and the qualifications and experience of the candidates ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
House of Traditional Leaders in Western Cape Province petition
18 May 2016
The Committee met to hear the petition by the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders - Western Cape (PHTL-WC) on the Petition on the alleged failure by the Western Cape Government to recognize a House of Traditional Leaders in the Western Cape Province. The PHTL-WC, presenting its petition, noted that it ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Demarcation Board & National House of Traditional Leaders on their 2016 Annual Performance Plans
17 May 2016
Documents handed out: National House of Traditional Leaders 2016 Annual Performance Plan; Municipal Demarcation Board 2016 Annual Performance Plan [email info@pmg.org.za]
The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plans, strategic goals and budget.
The MDB had reviewed its 2015 ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Committee Reports: Mthatha Correctional Centre; Diepkloof Police Station
11 May 2016
The Committee adopted its Committee Annual Report for 2015; the Committee Report on Mthatha Medium Correctional Centre Eastern Cape and Committee Report on Diepkloof Police Station with amendments. A member requested that an oversight visit be undertaken of the Langebaan and Hoedspruit airforce bases where pilot training is undertaken. The ...