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Home Affairs
IEC briefing on voter registration weekend & readiness for 2024 elections; Marriage Bill; White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection; Legacy Report
19 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Social Development
Older Persons Amendment Bill: motion of desirability & deliberation
13 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development convened virtually to discuss the responses provided by the Department of Social Development (DSD) to public inputs on the Older Persons Amendment Bill. The meeting commenced with an overview of the national public hearings conducted on the Bill, summarising the concerns raised by ...
Social Development
Older Persons Amendment Bill: DSD response to public submissions
12 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development convened virtually to hear responses to public comments regarding the Older Persons Amendment Bill. The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented a briefing on its responses to the concerns raised during public hearings.
The Department emphasised the importance of adhering to gazetted provisions ...
Social Development
Older Persons Amendment Bill: briefing by Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in response to public inputs on the Bill
6 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Committee on their responses to the public inputs on the Older Persons Amendment Bill
During the discussion, Committee Members posed questions about safeguarding older persons, particularly those with cognitive impairments, from property-related abuse. They asked how ...
Social Development
Older Persons Amendment Bill: DHS & SALGA input; with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2024
SALGA Presentation (awaited document)
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development was briefed by the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on their responses to issues raised in public hearings on the Older Persons Amendment Bill.
The Deputy Minister of Human Settlements outlined ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations & adoption of A-list
22 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs deliberated on the A-List of the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB). This Bill seeks to make amendments to the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA).
No significant amendments were made to the A-List. As such, the majority of the Committee agreed to adopt the ...
Social Development
Older Persons Amendment Bill: public hearings & provincial public hearings report
21 Feb 2024
Meeting Summary:
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development, after completing nationwide public hearings on the Older Persons Amendment Bill, convened a virtual session to consolidate its report on the hearings. The meeting also considered submissions from stakeholders, including Ilitha Labantu, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Prof ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: IEC briefing on Section 24A
20 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on two key issues related to voting through Section 24A. One, is the question of why voters, in line with Section 24A of the PPFA, who vote outside of their province are only entitled ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: further DHA response to public submissions & deliberations (with Minister)
14 Feb 2024
The Joint Committee Meeting of Home Affairs and the Select Committee met to listen to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) substantive responses to the submissions made by stakeholders to the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB).
The Minister told Members that the department had proposed deleting Section 10 of ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: DHA, IEC, DCDT & Parliamentary Legal Advisors response to public submissions (with Minister)
9 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice are considering the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill jointly. Earlier in the week, they had received a summary of all the written submissions to the Bill and listened to all the oral submissions made by various ...