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Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
12 Oct 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting to consider and adopt the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Committee was tasked to amend the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 to allow independent candidates to contest elections.
The State Law Advisors read ...
Home Affairs
DHA Portfolio Audit outcomes; IEC Annual Report 2021/22
11 Oct 2022
Independent Electoral Commission
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) in a virtual meeting with the Portfolio Committee. The key recommendations were to monitor and regularly follow up with the executive authority ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: further deliberations; with Deputy Minister
4 Oct 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met on a virtual platform with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Electoral Commission (IEC) and legal advisors deliberate and finalise outstanding issues on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Members agreed that the definition of ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: DHA, IEC & Legal Advisors input; with Ministry
27 Sep 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs met with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Electoral Commission (IEC) and Parliamentary Legal Service via a virtual platform. The three stakeholders presented their responses to the additional round of public submissions on the Electoral ...
Home Affairs
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit; implementation of Ministerial Permit Review Report; suspensions of senior officials; Shepard Bushiri matter, with Ministry
13 Sep 2022
The Committee met with the Department of Home Affairs to receive a briefing on the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), Shepard Bushiri’s escape, the suspension of senior officials, and the implementation of the Ministerial Reviewing ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) SABC Board: Shortlisting candidates for interviews
8 Sep 2022
The Subcommittee met to shortlist candidates for the SABC Board vacancies in a virtual meeting.
The Committee agreed on the following principles for the shortlisting of candidates:
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board vacancies: Committee Report on shortlisting of candidates
8 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened in a virtual meeting to consider the subcommittee recommendations on shortlisted candidates for the SABC Board vacancies and to adopt the Portfolio Committee report on the shortlist.
The final shortlist had 36 candidates (18 female and 18 male), adhering to the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Finalisation of shortlist for SABC Board vacancies
8 Sep 2022
The Committee reconvened in a virtual meeting to discuss and finalise the shortlist of candidates for the SABC Board vacancies.
After the first nominations, looking at the common candidate numbers between the three parties and the seven current serving numbers, the Committee had a total of 21 candidates (9 ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: Interim Committee Report; Electoral Integrity Report: IEC briefing, with Deputy Minister
30 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted (via a majority) its Interim Report on the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The report requested approval from the National Assembly (NA) to extend the scope of the Electoral Amendment Bill [B1-2022], ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations & requesting permission from NA to extend the scope of the bill
25 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee adopted the A list of the Electoral Amendment Bill.
Following this, the Parliamentary Legal Advisor informed the Committee that it may have affected material amendments that the public may not have had an ...