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Home Affairs
Committee Legacy Report; Committee Programming
27 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs convened virtually to consider and adopt its Legacy Report covering its achievements during the Sixth Parliament, and to review outstanding minutes.
The Chairperson emphasised the importance of the Legacy Report, which was presented by the Committee Content Advisor, incorporating the changes which had ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations (with Deputy Minister)
19 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Security and Justice deliberated on the Electoral Matters Amendment (EMA) Bill, which seeks to amend the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA), and align various pieces of legislation with the Electoral Amendment Act 2023.
The DA and IFP objected to the Bill because the 90/10 political ...
Home Affairs
Briefing by IEC on readiness for National and Provincial Elections 2024; Briefing by Minister on Marriage Bill
19 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on preparations for the upcoming national and provincial elections. The IEC informed the Committee of their endeavour to strengthen voter education. With great detail, they planned voter education initiatives that would focus on the ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations (with Deputy Minister)
15 Mar 2024
The Select Committee on Security and Justice (the Committee) convened virtually to deliberate on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill [B 42–2023].
The clause-by-clause deliberations focused only on the amended provisions proposed by the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs. Before discussing the relevant clauses, the Content Advisor summarised the proposed amendments. ...
NCOP Security and Justice
IPID A/B: adoption; Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: Content Advisor & PLS briefing (with Deputy Ministers)
13 Mar 2024
The Committee adopted the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill and the accompanying report. The DA objected, and its minority view was reflected in the report. The Chairperson said the Committee has been assured that the Bill sufficiently addressed the McBride judgement and that IPID will have the required ...
Home Affairs
Fraudulent Visas and Permits Task Team; GPW data loss: progress reports
5 Mar 2024
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) provided insights into budget allocations for the Multi-disciplinary Task Team (MDTT) and its approach to addressing the Lubisi Report recommendations on the issung of frudulent permist and visas. Government Printing Works (GPW) outlined measures taken to prevent data loss recurrence, highlighting ...
Home Affairs
Establishment of Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Election Timetable; DHA, BMA, IEC & GPW Budget Allocations (with Ministry)
27 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received briefings on the 2024 National and Provincial Election Timetable and the establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel (ERCP). In addition, the Department of Home Affairs and its entities – the Border Management Authority (BMA), Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), and the Government ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
12 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to receive a briefing on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill and the outcome and implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgements relating to the Electoral Act.
The Bill amends ...
Home Affairs
IEC Q1 & 2 2023/24 Performance; Voter Registration Progress Report; Committee Legacy Report; with Deputy Minister
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee held a virtual meeting with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for a report back on the voter registration weekend, and for a briefing on the Commission's performance and expenditure report for the first two quarters of the 2023/24 financial ...
Home Affairs
IEC readiness for Voter Registration Weekend; DHA response to Members’ queries, eHomeAffairs system and functioning of Contact Centre; with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on the readiness for Voter Registration Weekend. The Committee was also briefed on the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) response to Members’ queries; the eHomeAffairs system and the functioning of the Contact ...