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Department of Health & Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2017/18 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2018
The Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases reported an increase in benefits as 1 April 2018 and a decrease in levies, which had resulted in a significantly lower surplus. The audited financial statements had moved from being a disclaimer opinion to a revenue qualification by the Auditor General ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on North West intervention, with Ministers and Deputy Ministers
14 Jun 2018
The Ad Hoc Committee met to receive its first diagnostic summary report from the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the intervention in the North West Provincial Government in terms of Section 100 of the Constitution. The meeting was attended by the Minister in the Presidency, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Ministers of ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
DSD & SASSA Annual Plan; National Health Laboratory Services Bill: briefing; with Ministers
12 Jun 2018
The Minister of Social Development, Ms Susan Shabangu, the Department of Social Development, and the South African Social Security Agency briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance plans and Budgets.
Minister Shabangu said the Department of Social Development is facing some serious challenges but she remains optimistic about the future. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Minister of Health's overview of Health & future plans
15 May 2018
The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, provided a detailed overview which clearly defined the four critical challenges of Human Resources, Financial Management, Procurement and Maintenance of Infrastructure and Equipment. If you master the human resources, financial management, procurement and infrastructure, the health system will operate well. It does not ...
Health
Listeriosis outbreak: Minister of Health briefing; Day Zero readiness: Western Cape Department of Health
21 Feb 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Minister of Health on the Department of Health’s strategies in addressing the listeriosis outbreak, whilst the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health briefed the Committee on its readiness for Day Zero.
The Minister said South Africa has been dealing with listeriosis for the past ...
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Minister of Health & Minister of Human Settlements Progress Reports
22 Nov 2017
The Committee met with the Minister of Human Settlements to be briefed on the progress made with an Executive undertaking made by the Minister during a policy debate on human settlements on 12 May 2015. The Minister outlined that the Department of Human Settlements was responsible for providing housing to ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
IMC on resolution of SASSA/SAPO impasse, with Minister in the Presidency
21 Nov 2017
The Inter-Ministerial Committee briefed a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on resolutions reached towards an agreement between South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and South African Post Office (SAPO) on payment of social grants.
Minister in the Presidency ...
Health
Minister on Public Health Facilities Ministerial Task Team report; Health Department Quarter 1 performance
14 Sep 2017
The meeting involved the presentation of the National Department of Health’s (NDoH’s) performance report for the first quarter of the 2017/18 financial year, using the benchmarks of its strategic and action plan and focusing on the achievements and the challenges that the Department had experienced during this period.
The major ...
Health
SAHRC Report on KZN Oncology Services: Minister of Health & KZN Department of Health response
6 Sep 2017
The Minister of Health and the Member of the Executive Committee responsible for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health Department were invited to report back and clarify the issues raised in the presentation by the South African Human Right Commission (SAHRC) on the inadequate care provided to cancer patients in the province. ...
Health
Minister of Health on Woman who gave Birth at Park Station; Mentally Ill Patients care services; KZN Department of Health
14 Jun 2017
The Minister of Health, Mr Aaron Motsoaledi, briefed the Committee on the woman who gave birth at Park Station, Johannesburg; and the Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal presented on care for mentally ill patients in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Minister reiterated the story that was published in the newspaper about the woman in ...