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International Relations
Western Sahara; African Renaissance Fund; 4th Quarter 2015/16 performance: Department of International Relations
24 Aug 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the progress made under the UN auspices towards the realisation of the right to self determination by the people of Western Sahara. The conflict in Western Sahara had been on the decolonisation agenda for more than 50 years. ...
Home Affairs
Local Government Elections: voter registrations; addresses plan for voters' roll: IEC briefing
17 May 2016
The Committee met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to be briefed on the state of preparedness of the Commission to hold the upcoming local government elections on 3 August 2016. The comprehensive presentation informed the Committee of delimitation, the final wards delivery by the Municipal Demarcation Board for the ...
Home Affairs
Committee Report on Home Affairs Budget; Committee Report on Annual Operational/Performance Plan
19 Apr 2016
The Committee met to consider its report on the Department of Home Affairs Budget. The report highlighted that the Department simply did not have money. There were certain implications arising out of its assignation to the Security Cluster, and it was suggested that it must continue to engage with National ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Commission and Government Printing Works on 2016/17 Annual Performance Plans
5 Apr 2016
The Government Printings Works (GPW) and Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on their annual performance plans and budgets for the 2016/17 financial year, as well as their strategic plans for the near future.
The GPW said that it produced passports, identity documents, examination books and official gazettes. One ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs Strategic & Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17; Immigration Amendment Bill, 2015: deliberations; Consideration of a Candidate to fill a vacancy in Electoral Commission, with Minister in attendance
15 Mar 2016
The presentation of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) focused on its budget and annual performance plan for the 2016/17 financial year, and its five-year goals as outlined in the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) from 2014 to 2019. The Minister of Home Affairs provided detailed background to the Department’s ...
International Relations
Regional economic integration and the Presidential Infrastructure Championing Initiative: Department briefing
9 Mar 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on Regional Economic Integration
Specific milestones and timelines had been set on regional economic integration in Africa. The aim was to have a Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area by 2008 and it was achieved. However the rest of ...
Home Affairs
Asylum statistics: Department Home Affairs briefing; Immigration Amendment Bill 2016 deliberations
8 Mar 2016
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) gave the Committee an overview of the 2015 Asylum Trends, describing the analysis of applications, the refugee determinations, the numbers of asylum seekers fro countries internationally and from Africa, the results of the determinations, manifestly unfounded cases, review and withdrawal processes, and the determinations ...
Home Affairs
Immigration Regulations: update by Inter-Ministerial Committee; Asylum & Travel statistics, with Minister
1 Mar 2016
The presentation of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) focussed on the implementation of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) recommendations in relation to the unintended consequences of the immigration regulations, and on the 2015/16 festive season operations at Immigration Ports of Entry.
For implementation of the IMC recommendations, measures had been ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs on 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarter performance
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on its Second and Third Quarter 2015/16 Expenditure and Performance Reports. After briefly summarising the DHA’s vision, mission and values, outcomes and strategic objectives slides were presented on progress achieved in July-December against targets, the ten major challenges in this period ...
International Relations
Department of International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund 3rd 2015/16 Quarter Performance, with Deputy Minister present
17 Feb 2016
DIRCO briefed the Committee on its performance and financial report for the 3rd Quarter of 2015/16.
Some of the changes in the international arena were the rapid weakening of the rand against major currencies, slowdown in growth of China and its impact on the global economic outlook as well as plummeting ...