The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has warned the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development it will not pass its budget if it does not pull up its socks. | gerbjan
for several years, presented its annual performance plan and budget to the committee on Wednesday.Apart from a litany of concerns about the department's work, members from across the political spectrum were unimpressed with its presentation and questioned its attitude towards the committee.
What upset committee chairperson ANC MP Bulelani Magwanishe was that the department removed or lowered some of the targets in its APP.READ | "The APPs are just an indication of our commitment to change the lives of our people. It is not something that must be done just as a tick-box exercise." "But uhm, I have to say, I personally do not support the reduction of targets. Uhm, uh, ja. I hope that answers the question."The department's director-general, Doctor Mashabane, said its budget has not increased over the past five years and had to absorb salary increases from its own budget.
"We want to apologise, if, really, we come across as contemptuous and disrespectful to this committee. There can never be on our part any form of intention to say we want to disrespect this committee," he said. "Sometimes, it takes quite a lot of time," Mametja said, adding while the target referred to the finalising of cases, it did not mean that 100% of corruption cases were not investigated."I find it very unfair that the APP is submitted late to us."News24's expert team takes you into the inner workings of politics in South Africa as we gear up for the 2024 national elections and beyond.
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