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Justice and Correctional Services
DCS briefing: delays relating to offender profile & legislation on the independence of JICS
3 Jun 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive briefings from the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS), the Department of Correctional Services and the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS). The presentation of the JICS focused on the enactments that were necessary to the existing Correctional Services Act, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
TRC prosecutions: NPA Progress Report; Committee Report on Removal of Magistrate
1 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services received an update in a virtual meeting on the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) recent progress in bringing finality to prosecuting unsolved Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases.
The NPA reported that it now had a dedicated team of ...
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. ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
DTIC Quarter 4 2021/22 Performance; NLC Chairperson Shortlisting
24 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on its financial and non-financial performance for the Fourth Quarter of the 2021/22 financial year.
The Department said that the global economy ...
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
Special Investigating Unit 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan and Budget
11 May 2022
The Committee was generally pleased with the good performance of the Special Investigating Unit. Members shared the sentiment that the SIU had consistently delivered on its mandate despite the growing pressure due to the increasing number of cases, an above normal vacancy rate, and a strained budget ...
Justice and Correctional Services
National Prosecuting Authority & Public Protector South Africa 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
10 May 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services engaged with both the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Public Protector of South Africa (PPSA) on their budgets and annual performance plans for the 2022/2023 financial year.
The National Director of Public Prosecutions reported ...
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 ...