Home Affairs
Audit reports as oversight tool: Office of Auditor-General of South Africa briefing
9 Sep 2014
The Auditor General’s (AG) Office briefed the Committee on how better to understand the audit outcomes of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The objective of the briefing was to provide Members with the necessary information and guidance on the role of the AG’s Office, to enable them to execute ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: input by Black Management Forum & Business Unity South Africa
3 Sep 2014
The Black Management Forum made a submission on the national minimum wage (NMW). The BMF acknowledged that South Africa’s inequality does not only have a racial dimension, but was also growing within the black community. If left unattended, it had potential to reverse the gains that have been made in ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Defence Amendment Bill: briefing by Mr D Maynier & response from Department and Parliamentary Legal Advisor; Department briefing on current policy and legislative environment
27 Aug 2014
The presentation on the Defence Amendment Bill [PMB 8 - 2013] covered the reasons and background to the Amendment Bill, projects that were a cause for concern, the proposed changes, the various amendments that were to be proposed as well as the way in which the potential Bill would empower ...
Home Affairs
Immigration Amendment Act and Regulations: key changes and implementation
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Home Affairs explained the key changes brought about by the immigration legislation and regulations that had come into operation on 26 May 2014. It reported that it issues about 600 000 passports annually to citizens who want to travel and in 2013/14 13.5 million foreign nationals visited ...
Home Affairs
Independent Electoral Commission on its roles, mandates and challenges
19 Aug 2014
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on its roles, mandates and challenges. The presentation outlined the legislative mandate of the Commission, and stressed that it was, in terms of section 181 of the Constitution, one of the institutions that strengthened constitutional democracy. Section 190 required it to manage ...
Home Affairs
Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs Induction Workshop
29 Jul 2014
The aim of the workshop was to orientate the Members of the Committee, especially the new ones, with regard to the work of the Portfolio Committee, and not to address matters going forward. The Chairperson expressed disappointment that only 50% of the Members were present but despite this, the workshop ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson
25 Jun 2014
Mr Malusi Stanley Motimele was elected as the Chairperson of the Committee.
Home Affairs
Election of Committee Chairperson; Committee Programme: discussion
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met for the first time in the Fifth Parliament to elect its Chairperson. In a process led by the Committee Secretary, Mr B Mashile (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the committee.
A Member from the DA requested that the Committee meet ...