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Defence
SANDF Deployment (Operation Thiba); Committee Programme, Annual Report & Legacy Report
22 Feb 2024
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually to consider the deployment of South African Defence Force members to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under Operation THIBA.
The deployment of 2 900 soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to restore peace and security in ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: deliberations & adoption of A-list
22 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs deliberated on the A-List of the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB). This Bill seeks to make amendments to the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA).
No significant amendments were made to the A-List. As such, the majority of the Committee agreed to adopt the ...
Defence and Military Veterans
DOD Q3 2023/24 Performance; DOD & Armscor implementation of BRRR recommendations; with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2024
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 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 ...
Defence and Military Veterans
AGSA on Progress on the BRRR Recommendations; Committee Annual & Legacy Report; Oversight Report, with Deputy Minister
7 Feb 2024
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: joint public hearings; Marriage Bill: update; Constitutional Court Order on the Wyngaard matter
6 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to hear oral submissions on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB) from the African National Congress (ANC), the Council for the Advancement of South African Constitution (CASAC), the Congress of South African Trade ...
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 ...