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Political Party Funding Act, Electoral Act proposed amendments; DHA, IEC, GPW on Committee recommendations
6 Jun 2023
Government Printing Works (GPW) and Electoral Commission (IEC) on the outstanding Committee recommendations from 2019-2023 (awaited presentation)
The proposed administrative amendments to the Political Party Funding Act and proposed consequential amendments to the Electoral Act were presented by the Electoral Commission (IEC). In the Political Party Funding Act, it proposed ...
Home Affairs
Proposed amendments to Electoral Act, Electoral Commission Act & PPFA (with Ministry)
2 Jun 2023
09 May 2023 |
DHA Policy on consequential amendments to PPFA; Status of ABIS & BCMS (with Ministry present) |
In this virtual meeting, the Committee convened to make a decision on whether it would opt for a Committee Bill or an Executive Bill to address the consequential amendments emanating from ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2022/23 Quarter 4 performance; with Minister
31 May 2023
The Department of Social Development (DSD) noted that while the 80% performance for Quarter 4 was a 4% decline, most of work reported as unachieved in Quarter 4 had already been achieved in the previous quarters.
After the DSD 2022/23 Quarter 4 performance report, concerns were raised by Committee ...
Social Development
Proposed Children’s Amendment Bill: Legal Services on drafting of the Committee Bill
17 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by a senior parliamentary legal advisor on the legislative process to draft a Committee Bill on the Children’s Amendment Bill.
The presentation highlighted the risk that the Committee might not have the time to introduce a Committee Bill before the 6th ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs Q3 & 4 2022/23 Performance; AGSA on audit performance update of Home Affairs portfolio; with Ministry
16 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs virtually met with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the DHA’s third and fourth quarters for the 2022/2023 financial year. The DHA had identified key outcomes for the 2020 to 2025 period to contribute positively to a capable and developmental ...
Social Development
DSD Budget: Committee Report; Committee 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan
10 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met virtually to consider and adopt its Committee report on the annual performance plan and budget of the Department and its entities; the report of the Committee Workshop, the Committee 2023/24 annual performance plan and Committee minutes.
Members raised several ...
Home Affairs
Minister briefing on Landing of UAE President and 500 entourage at the Bulembu Airport
5 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Minister and the Department of Home Affairs on the landing of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President and his entourage of 500 at the Bulembu Airport in the Eastern Cape.
The Minister ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan, with AGSA input & Ministry present
3 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a presentation from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the review of the Department of Social Development’s (DSD’s) Annual Performance Plan for the 2023/24 financial year and material irregularities. The Department of Social Development also presented its Annual Performance ...
Home Affairs
Registration of Muslim Marriages Bill: MP Hendricks & DHA briefing; DHA Budget: Committee Report; with Ministry in attendance
2 May 2023
The Committee received a briefing on a Private Members’ Bill from MP Mr Ganief Hendricks, leader of Al-Jama-ah, on the Registration of Muslim Marriages Bill. The Department of Home Affairs, led by the Minister, provided its response to the proposed law.
The Department was of the ...
Home Affairs
Thabo Bester Update; with Minister
18 Apr 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a comprehensive report from the Minister of Home Affairs on the circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of the fugitive Thabo Bester and his partner, Nandipha Magudumana.
The Minister described the lengths to which the Department had gone to establish the identity ...