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NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
City of Johannesburg audit action plan; Bojanala Municipality missing R134m
11 Feb 2020
The Committee invited municipalities from the North West Province and Johannesburg metro which had previously been unable to attend a meeting to discuss their financial situations.
The Bojanala municipality was asked to account to the Committee on its affairs, particularly the transfer of R134 million that it had erroneously received. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: SAPS & DOJ response to submissions; with Deputy Minister
5 Feb 2020
Documents handed out: Department of Justice response to submissions [not available to public]
The South African Police Service responded to the public submissions on the approximately 20 clauses of the Cybercrimes Bill that applied to SAPS. On concerns about to search and seizure, it pointed out that in clause 32(2) ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Abathembu Petition Report
5 Feb 2020
The Select Committee met for the consideration and adoption of Abathembu Petition Report (Petition requesting the intervention of the NCOP, in relation to the alleged persecution and ostracisation of the Abathembu nation), and consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes.
The Committee did not adopt the report but agreed to wait ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Customary Initiation Bill & Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: briefings
4 Feb 2020
The Committee met to be briefed on the Customary Initiation Bill and the Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill.
The Department of Traditional Affairs said it had been working a bill to regulate and monitor the work of initiation schools throughout the country. Known as the Customary Initiation Bill, it ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill: Department response to written submissions & adoption; Removal of Adv Jiba and Adv Mrwebi from office: committee report
27 Nov 2019
The Committee considered submissions from various organizations on the amendments to the Promotion of Acccess to Information Act (PAIA). No further amendments to the Bill were proposed, and with no objections of abstentions, the report was adopted.
The Committee was advised that in terms of the National Prosecuting Authority Act ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Border Management Authority Bill [B9B-2016]; NPA National Director and Deputy National Director removal, with Deputy Minister
26 Nov 2019
The Border Management Authority Bill seeks to provide for:
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
Municipalities’ poor performance and irregular expenditure: Committee Reports
26 Nov 2019
The Select Committee met to consider and approve its reports on the poor performance of the Vhembe, Musina and Makhado municipalities in Limpopo province, and on the irregular expenditure of five municipalities identified by the Auditor-General (AG) as contributing up to 32% of the total R71 billion in irregular expenditure ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister Progress Report: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
14 Nov 2019
The continued absence of the Minister from meetings of the Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings led to a vigorous debate among Members as to whether the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) should be allowed to present the progress report on ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Cybercrimes Bill [B6B-2017]: public hearings day 1
12 Nov 2019
The Committee held public hearings on the Cybercrimes Bill. The Bill was introduced because existing laws did not address cybercrime effectively. The Committee heard from Telkom, Michalsons Attorneys and Power Singh Attorneys on behalf of Media Monitoring Africa. All three organisations acknowledged the necessity of the bill and ...
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
OR Tambo, Nelson Mandela Bay, Matlosana, City of Johannesburg & Mogalokwena Municipalities Audit Action Plan: AGSA & National Treasury input
8 Nov 2019
The Auditor-General of SA (AG) briefed the Committee on the outcomes of the top five municipalities that had contributed to irregular expenditure, based on the audit outcomes that had been published in June. The five municipalities had irregular expenditure that constituted 32% of the reported R71 billion total. He said ...