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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 ...
International Relations
Committee Business
7 Dec 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met to adopt 15 sets of minutes dating back from March 2016. A few editorial changes were made to the minutes and the minutes were then adopted with their amendments.
The Chairperson informed the Committee that it should pick one country instead ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs Annual Report 2015/16: Auditor-General and Department's briefings: Minister and Deputy Minister present
6 Dec 2016
Annual Reports 2015/16
The Minister and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs were present at the meeting. The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes for 2015/16 of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The Annual Report had only just been submitted to Parliament. The AGSA stated ...
International Relations
South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies: Response to SA Jews for a Free Palestine
25 Nov 2016
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) had requested to meet with the Committee, following a meeting that the same Committee had held with a pro-Palestinian delegation of the South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) and the South Africa Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). SAHBD noted that ...
International Relations
Petition on current situation in Palestine: National Coalition for Palestine briefing
23 Nov 2016
The National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) in South Africa briefed the Committee on a petition presented to Parliament on 9 August 2014 following a peaceful march attended by over 200 000 people. It said the motivation for the march and the petition was the savage attacks on Palestinians, especially children, which ...
International Relations
SA Foreign Policy issues; Meeting with South African Council on International Relations
16 Nov 2016
A delegation from the South African Council on International Relations (SACOIR) met with the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation to discuss the recent US election and its impact on South Africa’s foreign policy. Though the US election was only briefly discussed, the delegation gave a detailed account of ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill [B12-2016]: public hearings
15 Nov 2016
Legal entities and non-governmental organisations with an interest in the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees in South Africa made representations to the Committee as part of the public hearings on the Refugees Amendment Bill.
An immigration lawyer who provides legal advice on immigration and refugee law in South Africa, presented ...
International Relations
Engagement with Chinese youth diplomats to exchange views on promoting South Africa-China friendship and relations
9 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation met with a 23-person delegation from the People’s Republic of China. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange views on promoting the South Africa-China friendship and bilateral relationship. The young diplomats were given a thorough briefing on the history of cooperation between ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority Bill: deliberations; Constitutional Court ruling on search and seizure without a warrant
8 Nov 2016
The Chairperson noted that the letter sent to the National Treasury for compensation of employees was responded to and the response was immediately sent to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to consider and it was expecting the DHA to brief the Committee on that response. He noted that there ...
International Relations
Coordinating Ministry: Political Legal and Security Affairs of Republic of Indonesia
2 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation met with the Indonesian delegation, which included the Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa, and deputy ministers and special staff from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Judicial and Security. The point of the meeting was to study the South African perception of Indonesia, ...