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International Relations
Committee Minutes
5 Dec 2018
The Committee considered and adopted outstanding minutes.
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
SA's Fathers report: Sonke Gender Justice briefing
29 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on the Multi-Party Women Caucus met to receive briefs from Sonke Gender Justice on the State of SA’s Fathers Report; the Department of Social Development and the Women Ministry on the new South African Integrated Programme of Action Addressing Violence Against Women and Children and to adopt ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Amendment Bill: adoption
28 Nov 2018
PMG did not attend this meeting. This summary was compiled with assistance from the Committee Secretary.
The Committee considered and adopted the Bill as well as its report on the Bill.
The Bill repeals section 6 of the principal Act, which allows a marriage officer to inform the Minister that ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Bill: deliberations; Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) contract; Litigation; Committee Reports: Fireblade Aviation; Desmond Tutu RRO; Legacy
27 Nov 2018
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and Parliamentary legal services advised the Committee on the retrospective application of the repeal of section 6 the Civil Union Act. They proposed that a new clause be inserted in the Amendment Bill that would make the transitional provision retrospective and prospective at the ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: adoption
22 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee report on the Foreign Service Bill was adopted, after Members had made grammatical and word choice amendments.
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: adoption; with Deputy Minister
21 Nov 2018
The Foreign Service Amendment Bill was adopted clause by clause. Areas that were discussed at length were “assets,” and the criteria for Heads of Missions.
Some Members urged that Heads of Missions “must” have management skills and experience, it could not be “may” in the legislation. However, after discussion, the ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Bill: consideration; Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: adoption
20 Nov 2018
The Committee met to consider Ms D Carter’s (COPE) Private Member’s Bill, the Civil Union Amendment Bill [B11-2018]. Parliament’s Legal Advisors and the legal team from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) advised the Committee on the possible inclusion of a savings provision for state-employed marriage officers granted exemption from ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: deliberations
14 Nov 2018
Members of the Committee were briefed on the Foreign Service Bill by officials from the Office of the Chief State Law Advisor (OCSLA) and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Members discussed the proposed amendments, focusing in particular on the collection of fees clause, the consultation clause, the ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Bill: public comment; Electoral Amendment Bill: rejected, SADC dignitaries incident; VFS contract
13 Nov 2018
DA - ANC blocks bid to expand South Africans’ right to vote overseas
The Committee was briefed on a variety of issues, ranging from same sex marriages and logistical challenges facing citizens abroad wanting to vote in South African elections, to an incident involving an airport official and an arriving ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture on current status of affairs at NAC, NLSA, PACOFS and NFVF
13 Nov 2018
The Department of Arts and Culture reported on the current status of affairs of entities under the Department. These entities, the National Arts Council (NAC), the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), the Performing Arts Council of the Free State (PACOFS) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF). The ...