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Justice and Correctional Services
Office of the Chief Justice Annual Performance Plan
25 Apr 2018
The Office of the Chief Justice made a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on the administration of the judicial system. The Office supported the Judiciary and was working towards accelerating reforms to implement a judiciary-led court administration. The Office ensured training to the judiciary through ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Special Investigating Unit Annual Performance Plan
25 Apr 2018
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 2018/19
The Special Investigating Unit told the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services that the Unit was building on the improvements of the previous year and would be turning allegations into proclamations, especially as the Unit had seen an increase ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
24 Apr 2018
The Information Regulator reported that it had been cited as the seventh respondent in the Black Sash v Minister of Social Development case. A series of engagements have since ensued with the South African Social Security Agency, Cash Paymaster Services and South African Post Office. The engagements were to assess ...
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Legal Aid SA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
24 Apr 2018
Legal Aid South Africa reported that the projected shortfall for 2017/18 is estimated to be R71.5 million. In addition, the actual budget cut for 2018/19 is R92.8 million, making a cumulative budget shortfall of R164.3 million for 2018/19. There were 2 863 employees in 2016/17 and 2 753 in 2017/18. ...
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National Prosecuting Authority 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
24 Apr 2018
The National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Shaun Abrahams, reported on the Annual Performance Plan and budget for 2018/19. He spoke of the work that his team at the National Prosecuting Authority had done and the successes that they had achieved but he highlighted his concern about the budget cuts ...
Justice and Correctional Services
South African Human Rights Commission 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
19 Apr 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission informed the Committee that the entity had been restructured so that instead of having one Commissioner per province, each of the eight Commissioners had been assigned a different area of responsibility in terms of the mandate of the Human Rights Commission, such as healthcare, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Services & Judicial Inspectorate 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
19 Apr 2018
The Deputy Minister responsible for Correctional Services led the delegation that presented the Annual Performance Plan and Budget for Correctional Services. He introduced the newly appointed National Commissioner, Mr Arthur Fraser, who was with the Department that day, although he would only be reporting for duty the following day. The ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
18 Apr 2018
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented its 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan (APP) to the Committee, accompanied by the Minister and Deputy Minister. Minister Masutha updated the Committee on the challenges faced by the Department where overcrowding of prisons and resource constraints were pointedly raised. The Committee was also ...
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Public Protector on its 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
17 Apr 2018
The Public Protector, Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane, in presenting the Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) Annual Performance Plan, focused primarily on the severe financial and capacity constraints of the institution and a request for additional funding. Staff were suffering from low morale due to an increasingly large workload. Approximately R250 million ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Traditional Courts Bill: public hearings day 2
14 Mar 2018
The Bill was in its second day of public hearings where submissions were welcomed from the Land and Accountability Research Centre, Centre for Child Law & Children’s Institute, the Royal Bafokeng Administration, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Land Access Movement of South Africa. Presenters highlighted positive ...