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Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Finalisation of Statistics Amendment Bill
16 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation convened to finalise the Statistics Amendment Bill [B31-2023]. The Chairperson stressed the need to swiftly address the Bill due to the impending end of the parliamentary session. Parliamentary Legal Services provided a detailed overview of the proposed amendments, focusing on key ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: further DHA response to public submissions & deliberations (with Minister)
14 Feb 2024
The Joint Committee Meeting of Home Affairs and the Select Committee met to listen to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) substantive responses to the submissions made by stakeholders to the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB).
The Minister told Members that the department had proposed deleting Section 10 of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS 2021/22 Annual Report; Implementation of Werksmans Report; Funding of students at university and TVET colleges; Student accommodation pilot project
14 Feb 2024
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
The Committee met virtually with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to receive a briefing on its significantly delayed 2021/22 annual report; an update on the implementation of the Werksmans Report into alleged irregularities at NSFAS; an update on funding of students ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: DHA, IEC, DCDT & Parliamentary Legal Advisors response to public submissions (with Minister)
9 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice are considering the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill jointly. Earlier in the week, they had received a summary of all the written submissions to the Bill and listened to all the oral submissions made by various ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: joint public hearings; Marriage Bill: update; Constitutional Court Order on the Wyngaard matter
6 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to hear oral submissions on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB) from the African National Congress (ANC), the Council for the Advancement of South African Constitution (CASAC), the Congress of South African Trade ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
12 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to receive a briefing on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill and the outcome and implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgements relating to the Electoral Act.
The Bill amends ...
Home Affairs
Constitutional Court judgement on the Electoral Act and its implications: IEC & Parliamentary Legal Advisor briefing
8 Dec 2023
In the his virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Parliamentary Legal Services and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the outcome and implications ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Minister and DHET on state of readiness for 2024
8 Dec 2023
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Minister and Department of Higher Education and Training on the state of readiness for the 2024 academic year. This meeting concluded the series of meetings held with stakeholders across the sector.
The Minister of Higher Education and Training updated the Committee on ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Statistics Amendment Bill: proposed amendments & Committee Report
8 Dec 2023
After deliberating on the amendments to the Statistics Amendment Bill [B31-2023], the Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation adopted both the A-List and the Committee Report on the Bill, while noting the Economic Freedom Fighters’ reservations and the Democratic Alliance’s objections to the clause 9 amendment to allow ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Statistics Amendment Bill: SARB, Information Regulator submission & response, deliberations
5 Dec 2023
SARB proposed three amendments to the Statistics Amendment Bill: include a reference to the Financial Sector Regulation (FSR) Act in Clause 1A, in section 17(2) to include “authorised officials of the South African Reserve Bank.” These amendments ensured alignment between the FSR Act and the Bill and for SARB ...