International Relations
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty; Namibia Joint Committee Report; BRRR
24 Oct 2018
Namibia Joint Committee Report & BRRR available once published in ATC
The Committee discussed its dissatisfaction at not receiving permission to attend the 2018 Heads of Missions (HOM) conference from 21 to 25 October in Pretoria. Only the Chairperson was allowed to attend. Members expressed concern about how implementation of ...
Basic Education
Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC); 2017 National Senior Certificate Consolidated Results, with Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign is geared to mobilising stakeholders to play a role and take responsibility for the attainment of quality learning and teaching. The QLTC has been repositioned to respond to the dictates of the Education Action Plan to 2019: Towards the Realisation of Schooling 2030. Some ...
International Relations
BRICS 10th Summit outcomes; Zimbabwe & Mali recent elections, with Minister & Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2018
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation presented its report on the 10th BRICS Summit hosted in South Africa on 25 – 27 July 2018. Key outcomes were highlighted as a reaffirmed commitment to multilateralism by the members, the inclusion of other African states through the BRICS+ initiative, outreach to ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: discussions
31 May 2018
The Committee considered the responses made by Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to the proposals made by various stakeholders on the Foreign Service Bill.
Members accepted a proposal that ‘accountability’ and ‘professional’ be inserted in the long title of the proposed Bill; set the requirements to appoint Heads ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: motion of desirability & report on stakeholders consulted
23 May 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt the Motion of Desirability of the Foreign Service Bill; the Report of the Stakeholders Consulted on the Foreign Service Bill, and the draft Committee Programme for the rest of the term.
Motion of Desirability of The Bill
DA Members expressed concern at adopting ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SAQA + Quality Council for Trades and Occupations 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy Minister
25 Oct 2017
The meeting witnessed the presence of the newly appointed Higher Education Minister and her Deputy who expressed their desire to collaborate with the Committee on matters relating to her portfolio. Subsequently, the Quality Council for Trade and Occupations (QCTO) did a presentation which highlighted that it had ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs BRRR; Committee Report on Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape oversight; Memorandum in support of migrants and Refugees from Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town, with Minister
17 Oct 2017
In the presence of the Minister of Home Affairs, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs considered and adopted the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the performance of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) 2017 and the Oversight Report to Sterkspruit, Eastern Cape as well as considered the memorandum ...
Home Affairs
Gupta Early Naturalisation; North West, Mpumalanga & KZN Home Affairs reports; with Minister
22 Aug 2017
The purpose of the meeting was to engage the current Minister of Home Affairs on the early naturalisation of the Gupta family, and to receive briefings from the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA’s) provincial managers on the status of the Department in North West province, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.
Members expressed ...
Home Affairs
Eastern, Northern & Western Cape Home Affairs reports with Minister; Gupta citizenship meeting proposal
15 Aug 2017
Prior to the briefings by the Minister and the Provincial Managers, some Members made requests based on the urgency accorded to State Capture by the House Chairperson of Committees and the Committee decisions made at its 20 June 2017 meeting. The requests were the need to set a date to ...
Home Affairs
White Paper on International Migration, with Minister present
13 Jun 2017
The meeting focused on the White Paper policy document on international migration. An initial presentation had been made by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) earlier in the year, and Members of the Portfolio Committee had requested a “refresher” presentation to assist with effective engagement on the documents and with ...