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Prophet Bushiri & wife escape from SA: Ministry & Department briefing; Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: IEC response to public submissions
17 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, 17 November 2020
Following the escape of Prophet Shepard Bushiri and Ms Mary Bushiri from South Africa while out on bail, the Minister of Home Affairs was invited to a virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs to answer to allegations and ...
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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: consideration of submissions; with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on public submissions and contributions to the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill. Members heard that there were over 12 000 submissions from the general public mainly through the Dear South Africa platform, non-governmental organisations, such as the Helen ...
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Ministers of Home Affairs & Communications on steps taken to deal with people who were in involved with ABIS / EOH contract
27 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly) 27 Oct 2020
25 Aug 2020 Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) progress; with Minister & Deputy Minister
02 Jun 2020 Allegations of corruption against GPW Acting CEO; with Ministry and Update on EOH, ABIS & VFS contracts
05 Nov 2019 Resolving DHA ...
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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: legal opinion on inclusion of essential service; DHA Revised Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
23 Oct 2020
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCCZn2Ry-lY
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by Parliament’s legal advisors on the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act of 1998, and the Local Government Municipal Electoral Act of 2000. The Department of Home Affairs also presented its revised annual performance plan.
The Committee agreed with the ...
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Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; with Minister and Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to receive briefings by the Department of Home Affairs, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHRC), the City of Cape Town, and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), present on issues of integration, and refugee repatriation, in the City of Cape ...
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Draft BRRR: Content Advisor briefing; Electoral Laws Amendments Bill: IEC briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (the Committee) convened for a briefing by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill in a virtual meeting. This as the country prepares for the 2021 local government elections.
The Content Advisor briefed the Committee on its Draft ...
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Department of Home Affairs 2020/21 Quarter 1 performance of 2020; with Minister
6 Oct 2020
In the presence of the Minister, the Department of Home Affairs presented its performance and expenditure for the first quarter of the 2020/21 financial year. The Department mentioned that most of the targets were not achieved during the first quarter due to the COVID-19 lockdown and that projects paused during ...
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Refugees in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement postponed; with Ministry
1 Sep 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (NA) 01 Sep 2020
10 Mar 2020 Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; with the Minister
29 Oct 2019 Issues that affect migrants and citizens: engagement with NGOs & stakeholders
22 Oct 2019 Impact of illegal migration to cities: Joburg & Ekurhuleni Mayors, ...
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Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) progress; with Minister & Deputy Minister
25 Aug 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly) 25 Aug 2020
The Committee was told of a missing master file on a contract administered by the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on behalf of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Members expressed frustration at the length of time it was ...
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Timeline for implementation of Concourt judgement; PPE Procurement & Outstanding Matters; with Ministry; MDB on 2021 LGE
18 Aug 2020
Video: JM: PC on Home Affairs and the SC on Security and Justice, 18/08/2020
The joint virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice received a briefing from the content advisor on possible timelines for amendment of the Electoral Act, and ...