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International Relations
Coordinating Ministry: Political Legal and Security Affairs of Republic of Indonesia
2 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation met with the Indonesian delegation, which included the Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa, and deputy ministers and special staff from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Judicial and Security. The point of the meeting was to study the South African perception of Indonesia, ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority Bill [B9-2016]: deliberations; Department Home Affairs Annual Report: reasons for delay
1 Nov 2016
Border Management Authority Bill A- version
In his opening remarks, the Chairperson reminded Members that the progress on the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill was effectively on hold, as it was dependent on the outcome of meetings to be held between the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Finance and ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority Bill [B9-2016]: deliberations
25 Oct 2016
A State Law Advisor provided a legal opinion on the Border Management Authority Bill (BMA Bill) which had been requested following questions from a Member at the previous meeting. The concerns had to do with the functions of the Border Management Authority and whether this was necessarily depriving the SA ...
International Relations
International Relations and Cooperation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to consider and adopt its draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report on the Department’s performance, financial and non-financial for the 2015/16 financial year.
The Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report was meant to assess the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s ...
International Relations
SA foreign policy execution: expert analysis; DIRCO performance analysis by DPME
19 Oct 2016
The delegation from the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) told the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation that their monitoring and evaluation tools were used to examine and rate how well government departments were handling areas of performance, and to establish whether they had procedures in place ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority Bill [B9-2016]: discussion on way forward
18 Oct 2016
Due to the letter the Committee received from the Minister of Finance advising it not to deliberate on the South African Revenue Services (SARS) related matters, the Committee resolved to refer the Border Management Authority Bill to the concerned departments for further engagement.
The Committee noted that the letter required ...
International Relations
SA Parliament's oversight over Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs): meeting with the UK Parliament
20 Sep 2016
The Committee met with the United Kingdom (UK) All Party Parliamentary Group on Africa, and discussed issues regarding Parliamentary oversight and legislative responsibilities arising from the impact of international trade agreements, such as the economic partnership agreement (EPA) on South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority Bill [B9-2016]: Department response to submissions & deliberations
14 Sep 2016
The Committee Researcher and Legal Adviser from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) took Members through the various submissions that had been presented at the public hearings on the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill. The submissions had been grouped under broad headings related to the clauses of the Bill. General ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority Bill [B9-2016]: public hearings, with Minister in attendance
13 Sep 2016
The Minister of Home Affairs briefed the Committee on the outstanding concerns surrounding the Border Management Authority Bill which had been raised at a previous meeting. He described the three underlying principles on which the Cabinet had based the functioning of the BMA. These were that the BMA should be ...
Home Affairs
State Information Technology Agency services to Home Affairs, with Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2016
A joint sitting of the Committees on Home Affairs and on Telecommunications and Postal Services were briefed by the Department of Home Affairs and the State Information Technology Agency.
The Department of Home Affairs said it was facing network connectivity issues. Its presentation spoke to the State Information Technology Agency's ...