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Committee Minutes
31 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee met for the consideration and adoption of Draft Committee Minutes.
The Committee briefly discussed announcements that were made by the Chairperson.
The Committee adopted 13 sets of outstanding Committee minutes.
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs funding pressures: National Treasury briefing; with Minister present
30 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the National Treasury on the funding pressures within the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), especially the impact which the budget cuts were having on the DHA’s ability to employ qualified staff and meet its obligations in respect of border security.
The Treasury gave the Committee ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs on its Quarter 4 performance, with Minister and Deputy Minister
23 May 2017
South Africa’s immigration policy came under intense scrutiny when the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) presented a report on its fourth quarter performance to the Portfolio Committee. Members had earlier raised concerns about the impact which the influx of between two and four million undocumented foreign nationals was having on ...
International Relations
Committee Report on International Relations and Cooperation Budget
17 May 2017
The Committee adopted its Draft Committee Budget Vote 6 Report with minor changes.
Arts and Culture
Copyright & Performers Protection Bills: sectoral impact briefing
16 May 2017
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the sectoral impact of the Draft Copyright Bill and the Draft Performers Protection Bill
DTI gave the background to the development of the two bills and the objectives behind the amendments. They recommended that the Committee should take note that the bills did ...
Home Affairs
Committee Report on Department of Home Affairs Budget, with Minister present
16 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee met to consider and adopt its report on the Department of Home Affairs’ budget vote, as well as the Committee’s annual business plan, and agreed on several amendments to the observations and amendments.
One of the issues raised concerned people who still had their identity (ID) numbers ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund on their Annual Performance Plans; Foreign Policy focus areas & Sector Analysis
10 May 2017
Deputy Minister Ms Nomainda Mfeketo said the country’s international engagements and responsibilities had increased and in the coming year South Africa would be the Chair of BRICS, IORA and SADC. She said the Department was aware of the costs associated with being the chair, but were committed to making the ...
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 ...
International Relations
Committee Reports: Iran & Qatar visit; National Coalition for Palestine; Pan African Parliament; Western Sahara & Foreign Service Bill Seminar
3 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met to consider for adoption several Draft Reports (listed herein) it had deferred in its last meeting. The Committee had deferred the reports on the recommendation that each report should have its own respective recommendation cited therein.
The Chairperson noted that there ...
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 ...