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NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Amendment Bill: proposed amendments, with Minister
21 Nov 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Select Committee met to deliberate on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
It considered a new amendment to the Bill, namely that a panel be established to investigate, consult and make recommendations in respect of potential electoral reforms. It came in the wake ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral A/B: DHA, IEC, CLSO response to public submissions, with Ministry
14 Nov 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Select Committee on Security and Justice, National Council of Provinces, received responses from the Department of Home Affairs, the Electoral Commission, and Parliamentary Legal Advisors on written submissions received on the Electoral Amendment Bill [B1B-2022].
The Bill would allow independent ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Electoral Amendment Bill: Department briefing; with Minister
2 Nov 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act 8 of 2019
In a virtual meeting, the Minister of Home Affairs and the leader of the Electoral Amendment Bill’s drafting team appeared before the Select Committee on Security and Justice to provide ...
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
Department of Home Affairs & GPW Annual Report 2021/22, with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to receive briefings from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Government Printing Works (GPW) on their annual reports and annual financial statements for the 2021/22 financial year.
The Committee discussed the initial GPW computer system crash that occurred ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA, IEC & Legal Advisors input; with Ministry
27 Sep 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Electoral Commission (IEC) and Parliamentary Legal Service via a virtual platform. The three stakeholders presented their responses to the additional round of public submissions on the Electoral ...
Home Affairs
Migrant issues, opening of refugee offices, statelessness: stakeholder engagement, with Ministry; Electoral Amendment Bill: summary of public input
20 Sep 2022
Electoral Amendment Bill [B1A-2022]
The Department of Home Affairs met with the Congolese Civil Society of South Africa (CCSSA), the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) via a virtual platform.
The CCSSA briefed the Committee on the issues facing legal ...
Home Affairs
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit; implementation of Ministerial Permit Review Report; suspensions of senior officials; Shepard Bushiri matter, with Ministry
13 Sep 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Home Affairs to receive a briefing on the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), Shepard Bushiri’s escape, the suspension of senior officials, and the implementation of the Ministerial Reviewing ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Remuneration of IEC Commissioners; Border Management Authority Update, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Independent Electoral Commission briefed the Committee on proposed amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill. The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor also briefed Members on the proposed A-list.
In its presentation, the Commission ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Report on the review of permits, with Minister & Deputy Minister
12 Jul 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the legal counsel of the Department of Home Affairs briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on outstanding policy matters in relation to the Electoral Amendment Bill. The legal opinion discussed proposed amendments to the Bill. These amendments ...