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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: adoption & committee report
1 Dec 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
The purpose of this virtual meeting was for the Committee to conduct its clause-by-clause deliberations on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020], and to adopt the Committee report on the Bill.
The first amendment regarding the A-version of the Electoral Laws Amendment ...
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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: further deliberations
27 Nov 2020
Video: PC Home, 27 November
The purpose of the meeting was for the Committee to continue its deliberations on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill [B22-2020]. Special request was tendered for the Committee to hold this meeting because the amendments need to be effected within a specific timeframe to not interfere ...
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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Minister & Home Affairs BRRR
24 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued its deliberations on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill.
The Committee was in general agreement with the bill but expressed concerns about clauses 14 and 21. The Committee recommended that the IEC must consider amending or ...
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Prophet Bushiri & wife escape from SA: Ministry & Department briefing; Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: IEC response to public submissions
17 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, 17 November 2020
Following the escape of Prophet Shepard Bushiri and Ms Mary Bushiri from South Africa while out on bail, the Minister of Home Affairs was invited to a virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs to answer to allegations and ...
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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: consideration of submissions; with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on public submissions and contributions to the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill. Members heard that there were over 12 000 submissions from the general public mainly through the Dear South Africa platform, non-governmental organisations, such as the Helen ...
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Ministers of Home Affairs & Communications on steps taken to deal with people who were in involved with ABIS / EOH contract
27 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, (National Assembly) 27 Oct 2020
25 Aug 2020 Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) progress; with Minister & Deputy Minister
02 Jun 2020 Allegations of corruption against GPW Acting CEO; with Ministry and Update on EOH, ABIS & VFS contracts
05 Nov 2019 Resolving DHA ...
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Electoral Laws Amendment Bill: legal opinion on inclusion of essential service; DHA Revised Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
23 Oct 2020
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCCZn2Ry-lY
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by Parliament’s legal advisors on the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act of 1998, and the Local Government Municipal Electoral Act of 2000. The Department of Home Affairs also presented its revised annual performance plan.
The Committee agreed with the ...
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Refugee situation in Cape Town: stakeholder engagement; with Minister and Deputy Minister
20 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to receive briefings by the Department of Home Affairs, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHRC), the City of Cape Town, and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), present on issues of integration, and refugee repatriation, in the City of Cape ...
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Draft BRRR: Content Advisor briefing; Electoral Laws Amendments Bill: IEC briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs (the Committee) convened for a briefing by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill in a virtual meeting. This as the country prepares for the 2021 local government elections.
The Content Advisor briefed the Committee on its Draft ...
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Department of Home Affairs 2020/21 Quarter 1 performance of 2020; with Minister
6 Oct 2020
In the presence of the Minister, the Department of Home Affairs presented its performance and expenditure for the first quarter of the 2020/21 financial year. The Department mentioned that most of the targets were not achieved during the first quarter due to the COVID-19 lockdown and that projects paused during ...