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Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) contract; Gupta family naturalisation inquiry, with Deputy Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) contract, on progress made with the implementation of an E-Visa system, and provided further details on the Gupta family naturalisation issue.
With regard to the VFS contract, the Department reported that on 14 December 2018 ...
Home Affairs
Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) contarct: Departments of Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation & Auditor-General; with Deputy Minister
5 Dec 2018
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) reported on its investigations into the challenges existing in key South African foreign missions, while the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Home Affairs National Identification System (HANIS) upgrade, the border management plan for the festive season, and the ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B33B-2018]: briefing
4 Dec 2018
The Committee had on the 27 November 2018 received a very detailed informal briefing on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The present briefing would cover exactly the same content but the intention of the present meeting was to formalise the briefing by the IEC. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
IEC state of readiness for 2019 elections; Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B33B-2018]: briefing; with Deputy Minister
27 Nov 2018
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on the objectives of the Electoral Commission Act, the amendments proposed to the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill, and the preparations to the voters’ roll ahead of next year’s provincial and national elections.
A key issue raised was how the IEC would handle ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs, IEC, GPW 2017/18 Annual Reports & AGSA input, with Minister & Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2018
The Committee met for a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the audit outcomes of the Department of Home Affairs, the Electoral Commission, the Government Printing Works and presentations of the Annual Reports for the 2017/2018 financial year by the Department of Home Affairs, ...
Home Affairs
Gupta Family Naturalisation: Parliamentary Inquiry; with the Minister
9 Oct 2018
VIDEO Parliamentary Inquiry on the Naturalisation of the Gupta family - Part 1 & Part 2
Minister Malusi Gigaba and senior officials of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) were subjected to intensive interrogation when they appeared before the third hearing of the Parliamentary inquiry into the naturalisation of the ...
Home Affairs
Gupta Naturalisation Parliamentary Inquiry day 2; with Minister
13 Sep 2018
VIDEO:
Second phase of Gupta naturalisation inquiry, 13 September 2018
Second phase of Gupta naturalisation inquiry, 13 September 2018 Part 2
Second phase of Gupta naturalisation inquiry, 13 September 2018 Part 3
South African Citizenship Act
South African Citizenship Act Regulations
The Committee continued interrogating key role-players involved in ...
Home Affairs
Gupta Naturalisation Parliamentary Inquiry day 1; with the Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2018
VIDEO: Hearings into the Gupta family’s naturalisation continue today; Second phase of Gupta naturalisation inquiry, 13 September 2018
South African Citizenship Act
South African Citizenship Act Regulations
On the first day of the second phase of the Gupta naturalisation inquiry the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs heard from the ...
Home Affairs
Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Office challenges: Minister & Deputy Minister, SAPS & Tshwane Metro Police briefing; Gupta Naturalisation Inquiry: preparation
11 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received a report from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), South African Police Service (SAPS), and Tshwane Metro Police in relation to the security challenges around the Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Office (DTRRO), in Pretoria.
The Deputy Minister remarked that two years ago when ...
Home Affairs
Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Office challenges, with Deputy Minister; Gupta Naturalisation Inquiry preparations
4 Sep 2018
On 31 August 2018, the Portfolio Committee conducted an oversight visit in Gauteng which included the Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Office (RRO) in Marabastad, Pretoria. From the engagement, it was clear there were challenges that require urgent attention by Home Affairs and the Police. There were allegations that people who ...