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IEC briefing on voter registration weekend & readiness for 2024 elections; Marriage Bill; White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection; Legacy Report
19 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
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
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: adoption
1 Mar 2024
After clause-by-clause deliberations, the Committee considered and adopted both the A list and B versions of the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill.
Following a resolution from the National Assembly, the Bill gives the President the power to make or amend Regulations in relation to the Political Party Funding Act.
The accompanying ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: IEC briefing on Section 24A
20 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on two key issues related to voting through Section 24A. One, is the question of why voters, in line with Section 24A of the PPFA, who vote outside of their province are only entitled ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: Content Advisor briefing on proposed amendments & deliberations
19 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met to deliberate on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB).
The committee focused on the clauses where there was agreement between the Parliamentary Legal Services, Department of Home Affairs, IEC and the Department of Communications and Digital Technology.
There was general consensus amongst ...
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 Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
12 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to receive a briefing on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill and the outcome and implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgements relating to the Electoral Act.
The Bill amends ...
Home Affairs
Constitutional Court judgement on the Electoral Act and its implications: IEC & Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefing
8 Dec 2023
In the his virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Parliamentary Legal Services and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the outcome and implications ...
Home Affairs
Programme to process Electoral Matters A/B; Committee Report on the establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Committee Legacy Report
4 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Committee considered its draft legislative programme to process the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill.
The Committee was informed that the Bill had already been presented in Cabinet, so the next step is for the Minister to introduce the Bill in Parliament. Once the Bill is ...
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 ...