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Independent Electoral Commission (IEC): recommendation for Commissioner vacancy
24 Feb 2015
The Committee discussed the candidates to fill the IEC Commissioner vacancy which had been vacant since the resignation of IEC Chairperson, Ms Pansy Tlakula. Members had been given a shortlist of eight candidates (recommended by the Chief Justice) together with their curriculum vitaes to peruse and consider before the meeting. ...
Home Affairs
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) on its refugee work in SA; Statelessness Conventions
11 Nov 2014
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) gave a presentation outlining their function and work in South Africa, including their mandate, the people included under their jurisdiction and both the international and South Africa’s national legal framework which governed refugees. Global and continental statistics were given, including numbers of ...
Home Affairs
Zimbabwe Special Dispensation Permit: Department of Home Affairs update
4 Nov 2014
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the background to and current situation with the Zimbabwe Special Dispensation Permits (ZSPs). It was noted that the Dispensation of Zimbabwe Project (DZP) was started in 2010, when it became clear that a special dispensation was needed to cope with ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs Budget Review and Recommendations Report
23 Oct 2014
The Committee Researcher presented the draft 2013/2014 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR), which focused on the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHAs’) strategic priorities and measurable objectives for the 2014/15- 2015/16 financial years.
On the basis of challenges and problems encountered by the Committee in its oversight and , from ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
21 Oct 2014
The Committee Researcher presented the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
The Chairperson remarked that findings are statements of facts and recommendations are plans of action to address these findings. Each finding must have a corresponding recommendation. The Chairperson said that the BRRR should only addresses issues within the allotted ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DHA Annual Report briefing
14 Oct 2014
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) provided an overview of the audit outcomes and other findings in respect of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the other entities in its portfolio for the 2013-14 financial year. The audit outcomes over the past three years showed that there had been ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs on First Quarter Expenditure and Performance Reports
16 Sep 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs was briefed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on its first quarter expenditure and performance, with 69% of the targets being achieved in three different programmes. Achievements included the approval of user specifications for the National Identity System, the issue of 1.6 million ...
Home Affairs
Audit reports as oversight tool: Office of Auditor-General of South Africa briefing
9 Sep 2014
The Auditor General’s (AG) Office briefed the Committee on how better to understand the audit outcomes of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The objective of the briefing was to provide Members with the necessary information and guidance on the role of the AG’s Office, to enable them to execute ...
Employment and Labour
National Minimum Wage: input by Black Management Forum & Business Unity South Africa
3 Sep 2014
The Black Management Forum made a submission on the national minimum wage (NMW). The BMF acknowledged that South Africa’s inequality does not only have a racial dimension, but was also growing within the black community. If left unattended, it had potential to reverse the gains that have been made in ...
Home Affairs
Immigration Amendment Act and Regulations: key changes and implementation
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Home Affairs explained the key changes brought about by the immigration legislation and regulations that had come into operation on 26 May 2014. It reported that it issues about 600 000 passports annually to citizens who want to travel and in 2013/14 13.5 million foreign nationals visited ...