Parliament, Wednesday, 17 December 2025 – The National Council of Provinces (NCOP), in its final sitting of 2025 today, passed the Immigration Amendment Bill. This crucial piece of legislation aligns the country’s immigration detention procedures with Constitutional Court rulings. The Bill amends the Immigration Act of 2002 to address two specific Constitutional Court judgments. One amendment…
Parliament, Thursday, 21 November 2024 – Collusion between government officials, non-profit organisations and auditing firms in the theft of state resources that have been earmarked to improve the lives of poor South Africans needs to stop. The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition condemned such practices wherever they occur in the public service. The committee…
MEDIA STATEMENT INFORMATION REGULATOR WINS BCX DIGITAL INNOVATION AWARD FOR ITS eSERVICES PORTAL 21 NOVEMBER 2024 The Information Regulator (IR) has won the BCX Digital Innovation Award in the “Best in Society and Sustainability” Public Sector Category for its pilot eServices Portal Project. This follows the IR’s shortlisting in the Top 3, and the announcement…
