The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs is a portfolio committee of the National Assembly in the Parliament of South Africa. The remit of the committee includes oversight of the Department of Home Affairs, the Government Printing Works, and the Electoral Commission of South Africa.[1]

Membership

Members elected in the general election that was held on 8 May 2019, were appointed on 27 June.[2] Advocate Bongani Bongo of the African National Congress was elected chair of the committee on 2 July.[3] The committee's members are as follows:[4]

In 2021 Bongo was removed as chairperson and replaced with Steve Chabane.[5]

Member Party
Steve Chabane MP (Chairperson) African National Congress
Bongani Bongo MP African National Congress
Angel Khanyile MP Democratic Alliance
Tidimalo Legwase MP African National Congress
Mosiuoa Lekota MP Congress of the People
Moleboheng Modise MP African National Congress
Asnath Molekwa MP African National Congress
Adrian Roos MP Democratic Alliance
Brandon Pillay MP African National Congress
Florence Tito MP Economic Freedom Fighters
Liezl van der Merwe MP Inkatha Freedom Party

The following people serve as alternate members:[4]

Alternate Member Party
Richard Dyantyi MP African National Congress
Ganief Hendricks MP Al Jama-ah
Vuyani Pambo MP Economic Freedom Fighters
Munzoor Shaik Emam MP National Freedom Party

See also

References

  1. "Home Affairs". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. "Announcements, tablings and committee reports" (PDF). Parliament of South Africa. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. "Election of Chairperson". Parliamentary Monitoring Group. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs". People's Assembly. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. "Axe finally falls on Bongani Bongo as ANC shakes up parliamentary caucus". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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