Politician Profile Page
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters A/B: joint public hearings; Marriage Bill: update; Constitutional Court Order on the Wyngaard matter
6 Feb 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to hear oral submissions on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill (EMAB) from the African National Congress (ANC), the Council for the Advancement of South African Constitution (CASAC), the Congress of South African Trade ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Matters Amendment Bill: DHA briefing (with Deputy Minister)
12 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the Select Committee on Security and Justice met jointly to receive a briefing on the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill and the outcome and implications of the recent Constitutional Court judgements relating to the Electoral Act.
The Bill amends ...
Home Affairs
Programme to process Electoral Matters A/B; Committee Report on the establishment of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Committee Legacy Report
4 Dec 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Committee considered its draft legislative programme to process the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill.
The Committee was informed that the Bill had already been presented in Cabinet, so the next step is for the Minister to introduce the Bill in Parliament. Once the Bill is ...
Home Affairs
Minister on Electoral Reform Consultation Panel; Border Management Authority Plans for Festive Season
1 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting the Minister of Home Affairs requested that the Committee and the National Assembly, as contemplated in section 23(9)(b) of the Electoral Amendment Act No 1 of 2023, approve the names of identified nominees to be appointed as members of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel. In ...
Home Affairs
IEC Q1 & 2 2023/24 Performance; Voter Registration Progress Report; Committee Legacy Report; with Deputy Minister
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee held a virtual meeting with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for a report back on the voter registration weekend, and for a briefing on the Commission's performance and expenditure report for the first two quarters of the 2023/24 financial ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Commission Amendment Bill: Dr Lotriet (DA) Briefing; with Minister
7 Nov 2023
The Committee met briefly to receive a briefing from Dr Annelie Lotriet (DA) on her Private Member’s Bill – the Electoral Commission Amendment Bill. The Bill proposed amending the Electoral Commission Act, 1996, to clarify that the President may declare a national referendum; and to provide that a Premier ...
Home Affairs
Progress made to introduce consequential amendments to Electoral A/ B, Marriages A/B and amending Section 34 of the Immigration Act; with Minister
24 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting at which the Minister of Home Affairs reported on the progress made on the Marriages Amendment Bill and the Amendment of Section 34 of the Immigration Act. The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill was awaiting Cabinet approval, with submission to Parliament expected in November. ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs BRRR; Concerns re DHA offices; with Ministry
20 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
The virtual meeting began with concerns raised about issues in the Department of Home Affairs offices in Chatsworth and Harry Gwala, including problems with the booking system, service turnaround time, and customer relations.
Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, acknowledged the Committee's ...
Home Affairs
Postponed: Consideration of Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) 2023: Home Affairs Portfolio
17 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
The meeting to consider and adopt the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Home Affairs Portfolio was postponed. This was due to written responses to questions posed in the Annual Report deliberations in the prior week, being received late. ...
Home Affairs
DHA on State Capture Report recommendations; Progress on response to Committee queries; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
The Committee convened virtually to discuss the Department of Home Affairs' (DHA's) response to the recommendations from the Zondo Commission's state capture report. The Department also described its efforts to clear the backlog of residency visas and permit applications, and measures introduced to deal more quickly with requests for ...