Home Affairs
2019 Elections: IEC preparedness; Immigration Amendment Bill; Gupta early naturalisation
29 May 2018
Relevant document: The GPS app that can give everyone an address
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs was briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the country’s preparedness for the 2019 national and provincial elections, and deliberated on the amendments to Section 34 of the Immigration Bill.
First, however, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan & Quarter 4 performance
9 May 2018
The Department of Defence briefed the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans on its 2018 Annual Performance Plan and 2018/19 budgetary allocation. The brief focussed on aims, strategic overview, programme and sub-programme plans and links to other plans. The Department gave an update on the 2018 situational analysis. In ...
Home Affairs
Minister's explanation for Home Affairs delay on Immigration Act court order; Fireblade Aviation privatisation
8 May 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General on the reasons the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) delayed informing the Committee to initiate a Committee Bill to amend the Immigration Act in compliance with a Constitutional Court order.
The Department said that they had ...
Home Affairs
Section 34 of Immigration Act amendment; Naturalisation of Gupta family; Budget report
24 Apr 2018
The Committee was briefed on the Terms of Reference (ToR) of its inquiry into the naturalisation of the Gupta family. The Committee heard the inquiry was structured into two phases – Phase One and Two. Phase One included collating documentation, site visits and conducting of interviews – this phase is ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
20 Mar 2018
The Department of Home Affairs briefed the Committee on Annual Performance Plan and budgetary information for the 2018 to 2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
The Department highlighted the contribution of the Department of Home Affairs to the 2014 – 2019 Medium Term Strategic Framework and the National Development Plan, which ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence Quarter 2 & 3 performance; Defence Amendment Bill
14 Mar 2018
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on its third quarterly performance and expenditure report for the 2017/18 financial year, and also gave a presentation on the Defence Amendment Bill.
Performance indicators showed that the total number of achieved targets was significantly lower in the third quarter than in ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Department of Defence on its 2016/17 Annual Report
28 Feb 2018
The Secretary of Defence briefed the Committee on the 2016/17 Annual Performance Report of the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. He informed the Committee that the DOD had been unable adhere to the PFMA requirement to submit the Annual Report for 2016/17 to National Treasury and ...
Home Affairs
Gupta family early naturalisation: Director-General update; Local Government Elections 2016
27 Feb 2018
Relevant Document: South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) briefed the Committee on the 2016 Local Government Elections. The municipality demarcation processes were only concluded in December 2015. Outstanding demarcation matters included Vuwani, Tlokwe and Midvaal. Category B municipalities was reduced from 234 ...
Home Affairs
Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Home Affairs: status report
20 Feb 2018
Provincial Managers of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga briefed the Committee on the state of their provinces for the calendar year 2017.
The Acting Provincial Manager of Limpopo focused on provincial overview, civic services, immigration affairs, finance and supply chain matters, human resource management and labour relations, counter-corruption and security services, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Committee Annual Report; Committee Programme first term 2018; Study Tour plans
29 Nov 2017
The Committee met to consider outstanding minutes, its draft Annual Report and its Committee programme for the period 23 January to 29 March 2018 (first term). The Committee adopted all its minutes with technical amendments and also adopted its annual report for 2017.
Members resolved to make some changes to ...