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Defence
National Conventional Arms Control Committee Third Quarter Report
24 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a briefing from the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its third quarter report, including a breakdown of imports by the public and private sectors.
The Committee learnt that the NCACC framework was grounded in domestic law, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Devolution of DPWI functions to the Defence Works Formation; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
The Department of Defence (DOD) briefed the Committee on the medium-term plans to devolve some functions of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to the DOD. The Committee was told that the DOD had taken over the payment of the municipal services portfolio from the DPWI in ...
Home Affairs
Migrant issues, opening of refugee offices, statelessness & backlog project: LHR briefing
15 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on migrant issues, including opening refugee offices, statelessness and the application backlog project.
The LHR briefed the Committee on refugee and migrant rights, covering the digitisation of the asylum seeker and refugee system, ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans Progress; National Database for military veterans; NSFAS backlog; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on progress achieved by the Presidential Task Team (PTT) in finalising a wide range of outstanding issues. These included updating the national database, clearing the student funding backlog, the Department's organisational redesign, repatriation ...
Home Affairs
DHA & SITA on war on queues and chronic network downtimes at DHA offices; Rollout of DHA services to banks and mobile units; with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met on a virtual platform to consider a joint presentation by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) on issues such as the "war on queues" and the progress achieved in improving network uptime at DHA offices. ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 37: Legal representation report-back; Cornelius van der Merwe
1 Nov 2022
Motion initiating the Enquiry together with supporting evidence
Public Protector’s response to the Motion
Report from the Independent Panel furnished to the NA
Rules of the NA governing removal
Terms of Reference adopted by Committee on 22 February 2022 which may be amended from time to time
The Section ...
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, ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 36: Public Protector legal team withdrawal: way forward
28 Oct 2022
Defence
SA Military Health Services on the challenges with regard to the provision of medical services in its facilities
27 Oct 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 35: Public Protector Adjournment Application
27 Oct 2022