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Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions
14 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Police was briefed by the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) on the departmental responses to the public submissions on the Bill. The presentation concentrated on the provisions in the Bill that have been challenged through the public submissions made by ...
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 ...
Police
Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill: public hearings; SAPS 2022/23 APP Addendum; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Police was briefed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on the addendum to their 2022/23 annual performance plan, and on the amendments to the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Bill [B15-2022]. It also received submissions on the Bill from ...
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act 8 of 2019
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to consider the amendments to the draft Regulations of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 (Act No.8 of 2019) which had been accepted by the Committee last week, and ...
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], ...
Police
Critical Infrastructure Protection Act draft regulations & discussion on police issues with Minister and Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service (CSPS) on the draft regulations of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, 2019 (Act No 8 of 2019). The Minister and Deputy Minister of Police were called upon to respond to a wide range of ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Remuneration of IEC Commissioners; Border Management Authority Update, with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Independent Electoral Commission briefed the Committee on proposed amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill. The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor also briefed Members on the proposed A-list.
In its presentation, the Commission ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations & IEC Input; with Deputy Minister
10 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs acceded to legal counsel's proposal to drop the requirement of a cooling-off period for a former political party member to participate in an election as an independent candidate. The Committee was of the view that the ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: further deliberations; with Deputy Minister
4 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to consider three key issues related to the Electoral Amendment Bill. These dealt with independent candidates contesting in single or multiple regions; the percentage of signatures required for a candidate to support their candidacy; and ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: OCSLA, DHA & IEC on proposed amendments
22 Jul 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Office of the Chief State Law Advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the revised A-List based on the Committee decision from the previous meeting.
The IEC briefed the Committee on proposals to Schedule 1A. The presentation discussed the ...