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Committee Legacy Report
27 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Home Affairs
Briefing by IEC on readiness for National and Provincial Elections 2024; Briefing by Minister on Marriage Bill
19 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on preparations for the upcoming national and provincial elections. The IEC informed the Committee of their endeavour to strengthen voter education. With great detail, they planned voter education initiatives that would focus on the ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Establishment of Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Election Timetable; DHA, BMA, IEC & GPW Budget Allocations (with Ministry)
27 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received briefings on the 2024 National and Provincial Election Timetable and the establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel (ERCP). In addition, the Department of Home Affairs and its entities – the Border Management Authority (BMA), Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), and the Government ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...