Home Affairs
Immigration Amendment Act and Regulations: key changes and implementation
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Home Affairs explained the key changes brought about by the immigration legislation and regulations that had come into operation on 26 May 2014. It reported that it issues about 600 000 passports annually to citizens who want to travel and in 2013/14 13.5 million foreign nationals visited ...
Home Affairs
Independent Electoral Commission on its roles, mandates and challenges
19 Aug 2014
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on its roles, mandates and challenges. The presentation outlined the legislative mandate of the Commission, and stressed that it was, in terms of section 181 of the Constitution, one of the institutions that strengthened constitutional democracy. Section 190 required it to manage ...
Home Affairs
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs Induction Workshop
29 Jul 2014
The aim of the workshop was to orientate the Members of the Committee, especially the new ones, with regard to the work of the Portfolio Committee, and not to address matters going forward. The Chairperson expressed disappointment that only 50% of the Members were present but despite this, the workshop ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Election of Chairperson; Committee Report on Extension of deadline for MPs to disclose financial interests; Committee Programme
7 Jul 2014
The Committee met for the first time to elect its Co-Chairpersons. In a process led by the Registrar of Members Interests, Mr A Masondo (ANC) and Mr A Singh (ANC) were elected unopposed as the Joint Chairpersons of the Committee for the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces respectively. ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs 2014 budget: Departmental briefing; Budget process, analysis of budget and performance plans: Committee section briefings
1 Jul 2014
The Committee Secretary briefed the Portfolio Committee on the budget process, noting that it included the tabling of strategic plans, the Annual Performance Plan, annual reports and other documents to Parliament, which were referred to the relevant Committee for consideration and reports back to the House with a recommendation to ...
Home Affairs
Election of Committee Chairperson; Committee Programme: discussion
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met for the first time in the Fifth Parliament to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Mr B Mashile (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the committee.
A Member from the DA requested that the Committee meet ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament: adoption
12 Mar 2014
The Committee met to consider the prohibition against Members of Parliament and their immediate family members or the business partners of MPs from doing business with the state which it had not agreed to the previous day.
The clause had been amended so it now had three separate references instead ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament: prohibition against immediate family members doing business with state
11 Mar 2014
The Committee considered the Draft Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.
The ANC membership in the Committee felt that that the prohibition against immediate family members of Members of Parliament from doing business with the state infringed on the rights of their spouses and other immediate family members from ...
Finance Standing Committee
2014 Budget Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals: public hearings
3 Mar 2014
Ten organisations presented their comments, observations and criticisms on the 2014 Budget fiscal framework and revenue proposals to the joint Standing Committee on Finance and the Select Committee on Finance. This was the final session of public hearings.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission said the government was relying on targeted ...