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Home Affairs
Home Affairs Portfolio Committee Legacy Report, with Minister
19 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Committee considered and adopted all of their outstanding minutes dated from 20 November 2018 to 13 March 2019.
Members raised concern that the Gupta Naturalisation Inquiry Report which was added to the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports was not the same report which ...
Science and Technology
Science & Technology Portfolio Committee Legacy Report
13 Mar 2019
Available here once published: Legacy Reports
The Chairperson took the Committee through the Legacy Report, highlighting issues pertaining the Department’s key focus areas, critical issues pertaining to the science, technology and innovation sector, the Committee’s oversight visits and its engagement with entities, despite time restrictions.
She also addressed the implementation ...
Home Affairs
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 ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: consideration
6 Mar 2019
The Committee was taken through the amendments of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Members were overall pleased with the amendments. Members asked for the term of the Chief Executive Officer to be amended in line with what they had previously discussed. The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic ...
Home Affairs
HANIS & Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS); Bosasa contract at Lindela, with Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Home Affairs Minister spoke about the filling of vacancies. He hoped the recruitment process would be finalised soon because Home Affairs could not operate effectively without leadership. He had asked the Department to review all the applications of labour migrants, stating that if someone indicated that he wanted to ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42-2018]: deliberation
27 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed on Department’s correspondence with the Western Cape Government on the amendments to the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Clauses and sections of note were: Clause 17 would be amended by inserting a new clause in the ASSAf Act that dealt with appeal committees which would ...
Home Affairs
Immigration Amendment Bill: Police Minister & Home Affairs Deputy Minister input; Home Affairs office accommodation: Minister of Public Works input
26 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Departments of Police and Justice and Correctional Services on the consultation on the Immigration Bill. In light of the budget strains it was placing on SAPS, it was determined that the amendment was necessary but could not be finalised before the end of the ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Aviation update; Lanseria International Airport briefing; Uncollected IDs for elections; with Minister
19 Feb 2019
The Departments of Home Affairs and Transport, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), and Fireblade Aviation gave an update on the agreement for Fireblade Aviation to operate at OR Tambo International Airport. Lanseria International Airport gave a briefing on its operations. The Minister of Home Affairs and the Acting Director-General spoke ...
Science and Technology
Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6D-2016]: adoption
13 Feb 2019
The Committee considered and approved the NCOP amendments to the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill. The changes were largely technical in nature and not substantive. The bill was thereafter approved and referred to the House for consideration.
Members were informed that the Committee will be processing ...
Home Affairs
Voter Registration; Uncollected IDs; Cellphone use by Home Affairs staff; Electoral Amendment Bill; Immigration Bill; with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on outcomes of the last voter registration weekend and interesting stats and numbers about the voters’ roll. The Committee resolved to visit the IEC offices to conduct oversight and get a full picture of preparations for the elections. Members questioned ...