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Home Affairs
Committee Legacy Report
27 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Home Affairs
Briefing by IEC on readiness for National and Provincial Elections 2024; Briefing by Minister on Marriage Bill
19 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on preparations for the upcoming national and provincial elections. The IEC informed the Committee of their endeavour to strengthen voter education. With great detail, they planned voter education initiatives that would focus on the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
BMA and SANDF border management cooperation (with DHA Minister & DMV DM); Response to DMV Correspondence
6 Mar 2024
Home Affairs
Fraudulent Visas and Permits Task Team; GPW data loss: progress reports
5 Mar 2024
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) provided insights into budget allocations for the Multi-disciplinary Task Team (MDTT) and its approach to addressing the Lubisi Report recommendations on the issung of frudulent permist and visas. Government Printing Works (GPW) outlined measures taken to prevent data loss recurrence, highlighting ...
Home Affairs
Establishment of Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Election Timetable; DHA, BMA, IEC & GPW Budget Allocations (with Ministry)
27 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received briefings on the 2024 National and Provincial Election Timetable and the establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel (ERCP). In addition, the Department of Home Affairs and its entities – the Border Management Authority (BMA), Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), and the Government ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: further DHA response to public submissions & deliberations (with Minister)
14 Feb 2024
The Joint Committee Meeting of Home Affairs and the Select Committee met to listen to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) substantive responses to the submissions made by stakeholders to the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB).
The Minister told Members that the department had proposed deleting Section 10 of ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: DHA, IEC, DCDT & Parliamentary Legal Advisors response to public submissions (with Minister)
9 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice are considering the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill jointly. Earlier in the week, they had received a summary of all the written submissions to the Bill and listened to all the oral submissions made by various ...
Home Affairs
Minister on Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Border Management Authority Plans for Festive Season
1 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting the Minister of Home Affairs requested that the Committee and the National Assembly, as contemplated in section 23(9)(b) of the Electoral Amendment Act No 1 of 2023, approve the names of identified nominees to be appointed as members of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel. In ...
Home Affairs
IEC readiness for Voter Registration Weekend; DHA response to Members’ queries, eHomeAffairs system and functioning of Contact Centre; with Minister and Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on the readiness for Voter Registration Weekend. The Committee was also briefed on the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) response to Members’ queries; the eHomeAffairs system and the functioning of the Contact ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Commission Amendment Bill: Dr Lotriet (DA) Briefing; with Minister
7 Nov 2023
The Committee met briefly to receive a briefing from Dr Annelie Lotriet (DA) on her Private Member’s Bill – the Electoral Commission Amendment Bill. The Bill proposed amending the Electoral Commission Act, 1996, to clarify that the President may declare a national referendum; and to provide that a Premier ...