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Deputy Minister request for Immigration Act amendment on people who overstay or are illegal foreigners
18 Nov 2015
Parliamentary Legal Advisors, in the presence of Ms Fatima Chohan, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, presented to the Committee a legislative proposal to introduce a Committee Bill to amend the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 in terms of National Assembly Rule 230(1). Members were briefed on the rationale for the ...
International Relations
DIRCO & African Renaissance Fund on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
The AGSA briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the performance and financial reports of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African Renaissance Fund for the financial year 2014/15.The lack in improvement in the overall audit outcomes was due to the DIRCO receiving a qualified ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs, Electoral Commission & Government Printing Works on their 2014/15 Annual Report; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
13 Oct 2015
The Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the audit outcomes of the DHA, IEC and GPW for the 2014/15 financial year. There were further presentations by the DHA, IEC and GPW of their annual reports for the 2014/15 financial year. The report of the AGSA showed that ...
International Relations
Sub-judice rule & Al-Bashir matter; Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges: briefing by Deputy Minister & Department of International Relations & Cooperation
9 Sep 2015
The Constitutional and Legal Services Office provided the Committee with a legal opinion it had requested on whether the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) could brief the Committee about President Omar Al-Bashir’s departure South Africa after the African Union Summit 2015 in South Africa despite a court order ...
The Committee met to adopt service delivery report from four provinces -- North West, Mpumalanga, Kwazulu-Natal and the Western Cape -- and to be briefed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the local government municipal electoral amendment bill. It also briefly considered an immigration petition submitted in terms of ...
International Relations
Conflicts and insurgency in Africa & conflict resolution processes; South Africa's peace-making efforts in Lesotho, Burundi & South Sudan: Dr Vasu Gounden briefing
18 Aug 2015
The matters around President Al-Bashir’s sudden departure from the AU Summit had been due to be discussed at the meeting of 12 August but the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said they could not be discussed because the matter was sub judice and awaiting the ruling of the ...
Home Affairs
Department of Home Affairs 4th Quarter 2014/15 Performance
17 Aug 2015
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Fourth Quarter Performance and Expenditure Report of 2014/2015, focussing on the Outcome of Government and the National Development Plan (NDP); the Department outcomes and related strategic objectives; an overview of progress and challenges as from January to March 2015; ...
International Relations
Cuban Five delegation on South Africa-Cuba relations & latest developments on Cuba-US relations
23 Jun 2015
After a process of introductions by Members of the Committee, other Members of Parliament and Members of the Executive, the Cuban Five were introduced as Mr Gerardo Hernandez Nordello, Mr Antonio Guerrero Rodriguez, Mr Ramon Labanino Salazar, Mr Fernando Gonzalez Liort and Mr Rene Gonzalez Sehwerent. The Chairperson provided a ...
International Relations
Cuba/SA relations & implications of Cuba/USA developments; Pan African Parliament Construction Project
17 Jun 2015
DIRCO said the strategic relationship shared between SA and Cuba dated back to the fight against Apartheid and Cuba’s commitment to help overthrow colonialism in Africa. Cuba’s selfless role in the liberation of SA was acknowledged. SA now needed an economic diplomatic strategy in Cuba. Other countries were taking advantage ...
Home Affairs
Refugees Amendment Bill [B19-2015]: briefing by Parliamentary Legal Adviser; New immigration regulations: Consideration of problems
9 Jun 2015
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee Home Affairs on the Refugees Amendment Bill, 2015 which had been initiated by the Committee in order to remedy the constitutional defect of section 21(5) of the Refugees Act, and confer discretion upon the Refugees Appeals Authority to allow the public and ...