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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 ...
Home Affairs
Plans to address backlogs in Immigration (permitting section), refugee and civic services; with Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2023
The Committee met on a virtual platform to by briefed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the measures it was implementing to eliminate the application backlogs affecting its immigration permitting, civic services and refugee appeals operations.
The DHA placed a large part of the blame for the ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs, BMA, IEC, GPW 2022/23 Budget Allocations
28 Feb 2023
The Committee was briefed on the Department of Home Affairs, Independent Electoral Commission, Border Management Authority and Government Printing Works budget allocations for the 2023/24 financial year.
The IEC spoke about its implementation of the recently passed Electoral Amendment Bill for the 2024 national and provincial elections. This includes ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
10 Feb 2023
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee finalised and concluded its processes of considering the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Committee considered and adopted the amendments clause-by-clause. Overall, the Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters and Inkatha Freedom Party objected to ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: consideration
8 Feb 2023
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered the C list of the Electoral Amendment Bill. This ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; DHA & Parliament Legal Services on legislative processes to introduce an Executive & Committee Bill; with Deputy Minister
7 Feb 2023
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee convened to deliberate and finalise its decisions on the Electoral ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA, IEC & Legal Advisors input on submissions received; with Minister
2 Feb 2023
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received responses from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: Content Advisor briefing on submissions received, with Deputy Minister present
1 Feb 2023
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Content Advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee on the submissions received on the ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: ConCourt extension & additional public participation on NCOP amendments, with Minister
2 Dec 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
Have your say: Electoral Amendment Bill (NCOP) Amendments
In this virtual meeting, Legal Advisors informed the Committee ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: consideration of NCOP amendments; Department response to Members’ Queries, with Minister
30 Nov 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee convened to consider the NCOP’s proposed amendments to the Electoral ...