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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]: stakeholder engagement Day 2
27 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Province and SALGA on the Local Government Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B2-2019]. The Western Cape Province promised to submit more, in writing, on all the problems in the Municipal Systems Act (MSA). For example it proposed amendments to clarify section 54A (7) ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill: deliberations on public comments
30 Oct 2018
The Committee deliberated on the public comments on the Bill which had been distilled into a 10 page document. Debate centred on abduction, circumcision, medical practitioners and the thorny matter of the minimum age for initiation.
The conundrum facing the Committee was that despite wide support from stakeholders and ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Minister on municipalities affected by VBS Bank collapse
23 Oct 2018
The COGTA Minister gave a highly anticipated briefing on reports that municipalities in Limpopo, Gauteng and the North West province had lost huge sums of money invested in the now infamous VBS Mutual Bank.
The briefing detailed steps taken by the Department in the wake of the collapse and curatorship ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs BRRR
17 Oct 2018
BRRR available here once published: 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to consider its draft Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs BRR Report following engagements with the Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and its various entities, as well as the Office of the ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Customary Initiation Bill [B7-2018]: public hearings report; Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs BRRR
16 Oct 2018
Committee Report available once published 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to consider two draft reports. The first one was the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) regarding the annual performance of the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and its various entities. ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR): briefing
16 Oct 2018
Committee Report available once published 2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee discussed its report on the Home Affairs Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
The report was based on past meetings which include (and is not limited to): legislative analysis, state of the nation address, policy documents, ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
SALGA, MDB & CRL Commission 2017/18 Annual Reports
10 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs heard briefings on the Annual Reports by: South African Local Government Association (SALGA), the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the CRL Rights Commission. The Committee thanked and congratulated all the entities on their reports.
The briefing started with ...