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Home Affairs
SITA on Home Affairs Power Outage; Home Affairs Quarter 4 Performance; Naturalisation of Gupta family; with Deputy Minister
14 Aug 2018
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) were called to explain the reasons for the downtime in all Home Affairs offices on Friday, 10 August 2018 and Monday 13 August 2018. The explanation was that it was ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: deliberations
7 Jun 2018
Documents handed out: A-List of the Foreign Service Bill; Canadian Report [awaited]
The Committee continued with clause-to-clause discussion on the Foreign Service Bill. There were discussions under clause 6: Diplomatic Academy on whether there was any consideration that was given on the insertion of “any” in clause 6(1) (a) as ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: deliberations
6 Jun 2018
The Committee continued with its consideration of the responses made by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to the proposals put forward by various stakeholders on the Foreign Service Bill.
The Committee had proposed that relevant parts of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA) No 19 of ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: discussions
31 May 2018
The Committee considered the responses made by Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to the proposals made by various stakeholders on the Foreign Service Bill.
Members accepted a proposal that ‘accountability’ and ‘professional’ be inserted in the long title of the proposed Bill; set the requirements to appoint Heads ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: Department response to submissions
30 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department on its responses to stakeholders submissions and recommendations arising from the public hearings into the Foreign Service Bill. DIRCO said the Bill was not outside of the Public Service Act, but provided complementary legislation specifically aimed at strengthening the foreign service. It gave ...
Home Affairs
Immigration Draft Bill; Gupta early naturalisation; Election of Chairperson
30 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs received a briefing from the Parliamentary Legal Services unit on the amendments to Section 34 of the Immigration Bill, as well as an update on the progress by the unit on its research into the early naturalisation of the Gupta family.
Mr P Chauke ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: motion of desirability & report on stakeholders consulted
23 May 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt the Motion of Desirability of the Foreign Service Bill; the Report of the Stakeholders Consulted on the Foreign Service Bill, and the draft Committee Programme for the rest of the term.
Motion of Desirability of The Bill
DA Members expressed concern at adopting ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill: motion of desirability postponed
16 May 2018
The Chairperson elaborated on the current crisis in Palestine and opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem. He explained the action taken by the South African Government to withdraw the ambassador from Israel as a sign of protest. Religious and business-related work would not be hampered due to it.
The ...
International Relations
Foreign Service Bill seminar recommendations; Committee Report on Canada Study Tour; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 May 2018
The Committee met to discuss several reports on the Foreign Service Bill. The Chairperson suggested that members go home with the reports including the submissions by individuals and institutions. This was to give members the opportunity to engage thoroughly with the reports which will be consolidated in the next meeting. ...
Home Affairs
Minister's explanation for Home Affairs delay on Immigration Act court order; Fireblade Aviation privatisation
8 May 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General on the reasons the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) delayed informing the Committee to initiate a Committee Bill to amend the Immigration Act in compliance with a Constitutional Court order.
The Department said that they had ...