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Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: response to submissions; Land Court Bill: proposed amendments; Removal of Magistrate
31 May 2022
Attorney Letters - Ms van Schalkwyk (Internal).
Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) Letter (Internal).
Committee Response to CALS (Internal).
In this virtual meeting, the Magistrates Commission briefed the Committee on the issues relating to the removal of a Magistrate from Office and how far the Magistrate’s Commission was on those issues. ...
International Relations
Strategic Planning Session
27 May 2022
x2 Presentation: NDP & Foreign Police: Prof Siphamandla Zondi from the University of Johannesburg + Key Considerations for Economic Diplomacy- Wits: Prof Mzukisi Qobo Outstanding
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation held a virtual strategic planning session with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, and a few foreign policy ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Land Court Bill: Department response to public submissions
25 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development presented its responses to public submissions on the Land Court Bill.
The public expressed concern about the ousting of the High Courts ordinary jurisdiction over property and land disputes, however, the Department stated that the jurisdiction of the High ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings; Land Court Bill: response to submissions
24 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee held a second round of public hearings on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The hearing was specifically about the Committee's proposed amendments on commercialisation, religious use and exemptions, and cannabis for medicinal use. These three issues did not appear in the Bill that was introduced ...
International Relations
Oversight report on state-owned properties in Namibia
18 May 2022
The Committee met to consider and adopt its report on an oversight visit to Namibia in May 2022. Members said there was a lack of progress since the last visit. Members lamented the poor and dilapidated state of the buildings as embarrassing. This presents a worrying image ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: public hearings
18 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee received submissions on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill from six organisations: African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA), Association of Christian Media (ACM), Campaign for Free Expression (CFE) ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: public hearings
17 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee heard submissions from six organisations on the Prevention of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
COSATU proposed amendments to the Bill to strengthen its provisions including an amendment to the definition of ‘harm’ as well as an adjustment of the sentences for those convicted under the ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Information Regulator 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
11 May 2022
Information Regulator South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (the Committee) met virtually with the Information Regulator (IR) for a briefing on its 2022/2023 Annual Performance Plan (APP) and budget.
The presentation by the IR outline included an overview of the entity’s external environmental analysis and annual ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS & JICS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
4 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Department of Correctional Services and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on their 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans. Present in the meeting was the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Inkosi Sango ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Overview of Budgets by Minister; Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services met on a virtual platform to consider a political overview of the Department’s achievements and challenges from the Minister in light of the Annual Performance Plans presentations. The Minister said the Department was strengthening the National ...