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Home Affairs
HANIS & Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS); Bosasa contract at Lindela, with Minister
5 Mar 2019
The Home Affairs Minister spoke about the filling of vacancies. He hoped the recruitment process would be finalised soon because Home Affairs could not operate effectively without leadership. He had asked the Department to review all the applications of labour migrants, stating that if someone indicated that he wanted to ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Aviation update; Lanseria International Airport briefing; Uncollected IDs for elections; with Minister
19 Feb 2019
The Departments of Home Affairs and Transport, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), and Fireblade Aviation gave an update on the agreement for Fireblade Aviation to operate at OR Tambo International Airport. Lanseria International Airport gave a briefing on its operations. The Minister of Home Affairs and the Acting Director-General spoke ...
Home Affairs
Voter Registration; Uncollected IDs; Cellphone use by Home Affairs staff; Electoral Amendment Bill; Immigration Bill; with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on outcomes of the last voter registration weekend and interesting stats and numbers about the voters’ roll. The Committee resolved to visit the IEC offices to conduct oversight and get a full picture of preparations for the elections. Members questioned ...
Home Affairs
Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) contarct: Departments of Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation & Auditor-General; with Deputy Minister
5 Dec 2018
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) reported on its investigations into the challenges existing in key South African foreign missions, while the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Home Affairs National Identification System (HANIS) upgrade, the border management plan for the festive season, and 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 ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Terminal Operations: Minister and Department briefing
6 Nov 2018
Video Part 1: Malusi Gigaba appears before Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee
Video Part 2: Malusi Gigaba appears before Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee
The Minister of Home Affairs was sent packing after the members of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs dismissed his efforts to provide an explanation of ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Amendment Bill: briefing on public comments
6 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs listened to the summary of the submissions that were for and against the Civil Union Amendment Bill. The Committee agreed it would need a special meeting to deliberate on the submissions and asked the legal advisors of Parliament and Department to work on the ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Aviation at OR Tambo Airport; Electoral Amendment Bills
30 Oct 2018
VIDEO - Home Affairs Committee starts on Fireblade Aviation matter​
The Committee met with the Fireblade Aviation to follow up on its activities to formalise the operation of the private terminal at OR Tambo as directed by the court. During its oversight visit to the Fixed Base Office (FBO) terminal ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of chairperson
24 Oct 2018
The Committee elected Ms C Ncube-Ndaba (ANC) to chair the Committee.
At the next meeting, the Committee intends to consider a draft competency framework, a draft advertisement for vacancies and a draft programme.
The Committee agreed to schedule meetings on Wednesday’s.
Joint Rules
International Relations (PGIR) on recent activities; High Level Panel on Assessment of Key Legislation & Acceleration of Fundamental Change; HLP Report on Parliament’s Public Participation Model
24 Oct 2018
The Joint Rules Committee met to consider a report from the Parliamentary Group on International Relations (PGIR) on recent activities; a progress report from Committees on the Report of the High Level Panel on the Assessment of Key Legislation and the Acceleration of Fundamental Change (HLP); and the impact of ...