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Home Affairs
Migrant issues, opening of refugee offices, statelessness: stakeholder engagement, with Ministry; Electoral Amendment Bill: summary of public input
20 Sep 2022
Electoral Amendment Bill [B1A-2022]
The Department of Home Affairs met with the Congolese Civil Society of South Africa (CCSSA), the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) via a virtual platform.
The CCSSA briefed the Committee on the issues facing legal ...
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 ...
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], ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations & requesting permission from NA to extend the scope of the bill
25 Aug 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee adopted the A list of the Electoral Amendment Bill.
Following this, the Parliamentary Legal Advisor informed the Committee that it may have affected material amendments that the public may not have had an ...
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 ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: Legal Advisors on draft amendments
19 Jul 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
The Office of the Chief State Law Adviser briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on the draft amendments agreed to on the Electoral Amendment Bill. This A-List included proposed amendments to clauses 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10. It also detailed ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: deliberations; Report on the review of permits, with Minister & Deputy Minister
12 Jul 2022
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the legal counsel of the Department of Home Affairs briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on outstanding policy matters in relation to the Electoral Amendment Bill. The legal opinion discussed proposed amendments to the Bill. These amendments ...