Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs funding pressures: National Treasury briefing; with Minister present
30 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the National Treasury on the funding pressures within the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), especially the impact which the budget cuts were having on the DHA’s ability to employ qualified staff and meet its obligations in respect of border security.
The Treasury gave the Committee ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs on its Quarter 4 performance, with Minister and Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
South Africa’s immigration policy came under intense scrutiny when the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) presented a report on its fourth quarter performance to the Portfolio Committee. Members had earlier raised concerns about the impact which the influx of between two and four million undocumented foreign nationals was having on ...
Home Affairs
Committee Report on Department of Home Affairs Budget, with Minister present
16 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee met to consider and adopt its report on the Department of Home Affairs’ budget vote, as well as the Committee’s annual business plan, and agreed on several amendments to the observations and amendments.
One of the issues raised concerned people who still had their identity (ID) numbers ...
Home Affairs
Government Printing Works on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
9 May 2017
The Government Printing Works (GPW) presented their the strategic plan for 2017 to 2021, and the annual performance plan (APP) for 2017/18, focusing mainly on the work they had done in the last financial year and what they would be doing in the current financial year.
The GPW produced identity ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Commission (IEC) on its Annual Performance Plan & 2016 Local Government Elections
2 May 2017
In the presence of the new Minister of Home Affairs, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize, the Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on the Annual Performance Plan and Budget for 2017/18 and on the Local Government Elections held in 2016. It was an honour for the IEC to meet with the new ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
DTPS, SAPO, SITA, NEMISA, Sentech, BBI & .zadna on Quarter 2 performance; with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2017
According to the Department’s report, the road map identifying and prioritising legislative amendments emanating from the Policy was developed as a consequence of the approval of the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper. On Stated Owned Company rationalisation, the State Information Technology Agency State Owned Company assessment report on rationalisation ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Post Office on implementation on turnaround strategy and future prospects, with Minister & Deputy present
31 Jan 2017
The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services Siyabonga Cwele led the Department to discuss the implementation of the strategic turnaround plan for the Sthe South African Post Office (SAPO). The Minister said although the organisation was more than 100 years old it was not ageing but adapting to new challenges. ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Special Investigating Unit investigations in Telecommunications and Postal Services, with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2016
The Chairperson noted the lack of updates on the progress of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations affected the Committee’s ability to do its oversight work. The Deputy Minister added that the Department could not follow up matters contained in SIU reports to the President, because the report belonged to ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
DTPS on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor General input, with Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance
11 Oct 2016
The Office of the Auditor General said the audit outcomes for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities had been stagnant for 2015/16, and the number of compliance findings had increased. Key positions remained vacant or suspended and a significant number of senior positions were being ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Broadband rollout: update with Minister, Deputy Minister, USAASA, SITA & NEMISA
13 Sep 2016
DTPS presented key points on the implementation of the broadband rollout, as well as the SA Connect initiative. Most important is the cumulative budget shortfall of R367 million from the current financial year to 2018/19, which means fewer sites can be reached. DTPS is engaging with National Treasury to increase ...
Home Affairs
State Information Technology Agency services to Home Affairs, with Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2016
A joint sitting of the Committees on Home Affairs and on Telecommunications and Postal Services were briefed by the Department of Home Affairs and the State Information Technology Agency.
The Department of Home Affairs said it was facing network connectivity issues. Its presentation spoke to the State Information Technology Agency's ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Telecommunications & Postal Services Department / Entities: 1st Quarter Performance 2015/16
4 Aug 2015
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities presented their first quarter 2015 performance review to the Committee. The Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services attended the first part of the meeting, but had to leave early. Members commented that the time allowed was too short but ...