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Defence and Military Veterans
Progress report on Umzimvubu matter; Defence Budget Review and Recommendations Report; Armscor and Castle Control Board reports; Maputo Protocol report
25 Oct 2023
Home Affairs
Progress made to introduce consequential amendments to Electoral A/ B, Marriages A/B and amending Section 34 of the Immigration Act; with Minister
24 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting at which the Minister of Home Affairs reported on the progress made on the Marriages Amendment Bill and the Amendment of Section 34 of the Immigration Act. The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill was awaiting Cabinet approval, with submission to Parliament expected in November. ...
Defence
Feedback on engagements with the DFSC and the way forward; with Ministry
19 Oct 2023
The Committee received feedback from the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in a virtual meeting to discuss the future of the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) following the recognition of the South African National Defence Union (SANDU), after the labour union had reached the required threshold. Minister Thandi ...
Defence and Military Veterans
CCB 2022/23 Annual Report
18 Oct 2023
Home Affairs
Postponed: Consideration of Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) 2023: Home Affairs Portfolio
17 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
The meeting to consider and adopt the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Home Affairs Portfolio was postponed. This was due to written responses to questions posed in the Annual Report deliberations in the prior week, being received late. ...
Defence
Defence Force Service Commission 2022/23 Annual Activity Report
12 Oct 2023
Defence Force Service Commission
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) on its 2022/23 Annual Activity Report.
The Committee was also supposed to receive feedback from the Minister of Defence on engagements with the Commission ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DHA & IEC 2022/23 Annual Reports; GPW 2021/22 Annual Report
10 Oct 2023
Independent Electoral Commission
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on its audit outcomes; the DHA 2022/2023 Annual Report; the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) 2022/2023 Annual Report and the Government Printing Work’s (GPW) 2021/22 Annual Report. There was also an ...
Defence and Military Veterans
Update on the rollout of pension benefits to military veterans: DMV briefing (with Deputy Minister)
4 Oct 2023
Defence and Military Veterans
DOD update on corruption and fraud cases; Update on Umzimvubu Regiment matter; GPAA update on Military Veterans Pension; with Minister
20 Sep 2023
Home Affairs
DHA on State Capture Report recommendations; Progress on response to Committee queries; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
The Committee convened virtually to discuss the Department of Home Affairs' (DHA's) response to the recommendations from the Zondo Commission's state capture report. The Department also described its efforts to clear the backlog of residency visas and permit applications, and measures introduced to deal more quickly with requests for ...