Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on Suspension and Removal from Office of Mr R M Nongena, Additional Magistrate, Humansdorp, dated 25 September 2002:

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, in view thereof that the Magistrates Commission, due to the judgement in the case of Van Rooyen and Others v the State and Others 2002 (8) BCLR 810 (CC), is in the process of arranging an urgent disciplinary hearing to be conducted at which Mr R M Nongena will have the opportunity to respond to all the charges preferred against him, recommends that the House take no further action at this point in time.

Report to be considered.