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International Relations
Committee 100 day Status Report; DIRCO Audit Action Plan; DIRCO Finance Branch performance
25 Nov 2020
28 Oct 2020 |
Report assessing performance of the Committee in its 100 days |
The Committee was briefed on the Report of its achievements conducted within the first 100 days of oversight on the mandate of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and its entity. In terms of Sections 55 ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Minister & Home Affairs BRRR
24 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued its deliberations on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill.
The Committee was in general agreement with the bill but expressed concerns about clauses 14 and 21. The Committee recommended that the IEC must consider amending or ...
Home Affairs
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 ...
International Relations
Audit Outcomes DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund 2019/20; with Deputy Ministers
12 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation
In a virtual meeting, Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) gave a briefing on the on the 2019/20 audit outcomes for Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund (ARF). AGSA reported that ARF has obtained an unqualified audit opinion ...
Home Affairs
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 ...
International Relations
Report assessing performance of the Committee in its 100 days
28 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met virtually to discuss the Committee’s draft report, which assessed the performance of the Committee in its first 100 days.
The draft report the Committee’s oversight work from 3 July to 15 December 2019. The main issues which had been addressed included ...
Home Affairs
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 ...
Home Affairs
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 ...
Home Affairs
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 ...
Home Affairs
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 ...