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Progress made to introduce consequential amendments to Electoral A/ B, Marriages A/B and amending Section 34 of the Immigration Act; with Minister
24 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting at which the Minister of Home Affairs reported on the progress made on the Marriages Amendment Bill and the Amendment of Section 34 of the Immigration Act. The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill was awaiting Cabinet approval, with submission to Parliament expected in November. ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs Q 1 & 2 2022/23 Performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on its performance in the first and second quarters of the 2022/23 financial year. The presentation showed that the Department had under-performed drastically in its immigration services, ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: public hearings
2 Mar 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
As part of its public participation process on the Electoral Amendment Bill (EAB), the Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by eight civic organisations. These were the New Nation Movement (NNM), the Abatsha Force of Change (AFC), the Indigenous First Nations ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: public hearings
1 Mar 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
As part of its public participation process on the Electoral Amendment Bill (hereafter referred to as the Amendment Bill), the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs was briefed by One South Africa Movement (OneSA), the Africa School of Governance (ASG), the Congress of ...
Home Affairs
Ministerial Advisory Committee Report on Electoral Reform & Electoral Amendment Bill; with Minister
7 Dec 2021
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing by the Minister of Home Affairs on the Ministerial Advisory Committee Report on the Electoral Reform and the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Minister informed Members that the Ministerial Advisory Committee had developed two ...
Home Affairs
Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) progress & plans to resolve downtimes at DHA offices; with Deputy Minister
30 Nov 2021
The Committee convened on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on the implementation plan to resolve the challenge of system downtimes at the DHA’s offices, and the implementation of the Automatic Biometric Information System (ABIS). ...
Home Affairs
Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) Forensic Investigation Report; with Ministry
25 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the Forensic Investigation Report on the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) and how ...
Home Affairs
IEC 2019/20 Annual Report; Home Affairs Budget: Committee Report; with Deputy Minister
18 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
Tabled Committee Reports
Annual Reports 2019 - 2020
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on its annual report and financial statements for the 2019/20 financial year. It also considered and adopted its report on the Budget ...
Home Affairs
IEC & GPW 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
7 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
Annual Performance Plans
At a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (the IEC) and the Government Printing Works (the GPW) on their Budgets and Annual Performance Plans (APPs) for 2021/22.
Members were informed that the IEC’s ...
Home Affairs
Joint Electoral Reform Workshop; with Minister & Deputy Minister
16 Mar 2021
Video: Electoral Reform Workshop, 16 March 2021
Legal Opinion on New Nation Court Judgment 22 June 2020
New Nation Movement NPC & Others v President of RSA & Others (CCT110/19) [2020] ZACC 11 (11 June 2020)
The Electoral Reform virtual workshop was held jointly by the Portfolio Committee on ...