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Science and Technology
DST, NACI, CSIR, TIA, NRF 2016/17 Annual Report
4 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and four of its entities – the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) -- on their ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs, IEC, Government Printing Works Annual Report & Auditor-General input
3 Oct 2017
Relevant Document
Public Finance Management Amendment Act 1 of 1998 (PFMA)
The Committee met to be briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Electoral Commission (IEC), the Government Printing Works (GPW) and by ...
Science and Technology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: deliberations
6 Sep 2017
The Content Advisor, with assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), briefed the Committee on the changes made to the Indigenous Knowledge Bill. Members of the Committee made comments and suggestions, some of which were accommodated in the amendments.
At the conclusion of the deliberations, the Chairperson said ...
Home Affairs
Gupta family early naturalisation; Home Affairs, Government Printing Works & IEC on Quarter 1 performance, with Deputy Minister
5 Sep 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Government Public Works (GPW) presented their first quarter performance and expenditure reports for 2017/18.
Prior to the briefings, there was an extended debate on the direction the Committee should take to discuss the early naturalisation of the ...
Science and Technology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: deliberations
23 Aug 2017
Documents handed out: CLSO Wording Document [awaited]
The Parliamentary legal team and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on the proposed amendments to the Indigenous Knowledge Bill.
Details were given of all the proposed changes, and the rationale behind them. Members of the Committee made comments and ...
Home Affairs
Gupta Early Naturalisation; North West, Mpumalanga & KZN Home Affairs reports; with Minister
22 Aug 2017
The purpose of the meeting was to engage the current Minister of Home Affairs on the early naturalisation of the Gupta family, and to receive briefings from the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA’s) provincial managers on the status of the Department in North West province, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.
Members expressed ...
Home Affairs
Eastern, Northern & Western Cape Home Affairs reports with Minister; Gupta citizenship meeting proposal
15 Aug 2017
Prior to the briefings by the Minister and the Provincial Managers, some Members made requests based on the urgency accorded to State Capture by the House Chairperson of Committees and the Committee decisions made at its 20 June 2017 meeting. The requests were the need to set a date to ...
Home Affairs
Gupta family naturalisation
27 Jun 2017
Documents not provided to the public.
The meeting of the Home Affairs Portfolio Committee was intended to provide Committee members with an opportunity to be briefed by the Minister of Home Affairs, the previous Minister of Home Affairs, now Minister of Finance, and the Director-General of the Department of Home ...
Home Affairs
Naturalisation of Guptas; Home Affairs network problems; Mbombela office closure
20 Jun 2017
The Chairperson explained that the Committee had tried to get Home Affairs to come and brief Members on the naturalisation of the Guptas. However, the briefing today would not be possible as the day before he had received a note from the Director-General stating that the Department would be briefing ...
Home Affairs
White Paper on International Migration, with Minister present
13 Jun 2017
The meeting focused on the White Paper policy document on international migration. An initial presentation had been made by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) earlier in the year, and Members of the Portfolio Committee had requested a “refresher” presentation to assist with effective engagement on the documents and with ...