Home Affairs
Government Printing Works on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
9 May 2017
The Government Printing Works (GPW) presented their the strategic plan for 2017 to 2021, and the annual performance plan (APP) for 2017/18, focusing mainly on the work they had done in the last financial year and what they would be doing in the current financial year.
The GPW produced identity ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Commission (IEC) on its Annual Performance Plan & 2016 Local Government Elections
2 May 2017
In the presence of the new Minister of Home Affairs, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize, the Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on the Annual Performance Plan and Budget for 2017/18 and on the Local Government Elections held in 2016. It was an honour for the IEC to meet with the new ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs on its 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan
14 Mar 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan (APP), focusing primarily on its contribution to the 2014-2019 Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and linkages between the MTSF, ministerial priorities and the 2017/18 APP targets. The briefing also focused on the DHA End State Vision, ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill [B12B-2016]: voting, with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2017
The Committee considered the Refugees Amendment Bill clause by clause and adopted it. Prior to this, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) took Members through the Committee’s amendments. The Department noted the minor amendments to the Long Title, clauses 2, 3, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 and 27 and a ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill; Border Management Authority Bill: adoption, with Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2017
Amendment Bill. Prior to deliberation, the Department of Home Affairs noted that there were minor amendments to clauses 2, 3, 13, 14, 18 and 27. Amendments were made in accordance with the inputs from the Committee and Principal State Law Advisor. A new clause on transitional provisions was inserted. All ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill; Border Management Authority Bill: deliberations, with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2017
In the presence of the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, the Home Affairs Chief Director of Legal Services briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments to the Refugees Amendment Bill in accordance with Members inputs and suggestions. Under clause 3, the term “in any way” was substituted by “in the ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill: Department responses to submissions, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2017
Relevant Document
Refugees Act 130 of 1998
Refugees Amendment Act 12 of 2011
Refugees Amendment Act 33 of 2008
The Department of Home Affairs briefed the Committee on its responses to the submissions received on the Bill.The brief presented a summary of 19 submissions made from over a total of ...
Home Affairs
International Migration Policy Green/White Paper; Refugees Amendment Bill submissions summary
14 Feb 2017
Relevant Document
Refugees Act 130 of 1998
Green Paper on International Migration, 2016
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) gave an update on the progress made by it towards the development of a new White Paper on International Migration and to seek input from the Committee on the content of ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs Quarter 2 & 3 performance; National Treasury on funding pressure in DHA
31 Jan 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on quarter two and three performance reports.
The Department had a total of 36 targets planned for quarter 2 of 2016/17 financial year. 28 targets were achieved representing a 78% achievement rate, and 8 (22%) targets were not achieved.
The Department ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill [B12-2016]: public hearings
24 Jan 2017
Refugees Act 130 of 1998
Refugees Amendment Act 12 of 2011
Green Paper on International Migration, June 2016
The Committee heard submissions from the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFRC), Amnesty International South Africa (AISA), Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), Rwandan Refugee Community Association (RRCA) and Consortium for Refugees and Migrants ...