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Home Affairs
Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) contarct: Departments of Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation & Auditor-General; with Deputy Minister
5 Dec 2018
The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) reported on its investigations into the challenges existing in key South African foreign missions, while the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on the Home Affairs National Identification System (HANIS) upgrade, the border management plan for the festive season, and the ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: discussion
4 Dec 2018
The Committee met to chart the way forward regarding the Electronic Communications Amendment (ECA) bill, and to flag issues that needed to be resolved. It had received correspondence from two bodies requesting that their submissions be heard, notwithstanding that the submissions date had passed. The matter would be referred to ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Bill: deliberations; Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) contract; Litigation; Committee Reports: Fireblade Aviation; Desmond Tutu RRO; Legacy
27 Nov 2018
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and Parliamentary legal services advised the Committee on the retrospective application of the repeal of section 6 the Civil Union Act. They proposed that a new clause be inserted in the Amendment Bill that would make the transitional provision retrospective and prospective at the ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology Quarter 2 performance
21 Nov 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on its Second Quarter Performance and Financial Report. The Director-General related numerous successful activities that the Department had engaged in to promote science, technology and innovation, including a number of highly successful conferences and ongoing successes with the SALT telescope and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
SABC on irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing
14 Nov 2018
VIDEO: SABC appears before SCOPA
In its meeting with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) emphasised that the political leadership within the Department of Communications can and should do more to assist with the crisis at the SABC.
The Committee was told that ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Bill: public comment; Electoral Amendment Bill: rejected, SADC dignitaries incident; VFS contract
13 Nov 2018
DA - ANC blocks bid to expand South Africans’ right to vote overseas
The Committee was briefed on a variety of issues, ranging from same sex marriages and logistical challenges facing citizens abroad wanting to vote in South African elections, to an incident involving an airport official and an arriving ...
Science and Technology
Climate Change Research in South Africa: DST briefing
7 Nov 2018
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on the state of climate change science and technology in South Africa, and said the climate change science research community in South Africa was productive, internationally well-respected and growing. Over 30 institutions were engaged in climate research in South Africa, ...
Home Affairs
Fireblade Terminal Operations: Minister and Department briefing
6 Nov 2018
Video Part 1: Malusi Gigaba appears before Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee
Video Part 2: Malusi Gigaba appears before Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee
The Minister of Home Affairs was sent packing after the members of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs dismissed his efforts to provide an explanation of ...
Home Affairs
Civil Union Amendment Bill: briefing on public comments
6 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs listened to the summary of the submissions that were for and against the Civil Union Amendment Bill. The Committee agreed it would need a special meeting to deliberate on the submissions and asked the legal advisors of Parliament and Department to work on the ...
Science and Technology
Sustainable Development Goals: Science,Technology and Innovation landscape approach
31 Oct 2018
The presentation on the landscape approach to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) provided the Committee with an overview of the contribution of the Department of Science and Technology towards their attainment. Knowledge capabilities and the development of technology and innovation towards each SDG was discussed. Countries were at different stages ...