Ms Altia Sthembile Hlongo

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Altia Sthembile Hlongo

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities State of Shelters: Implementation of CGE Recommendations
    27 Feb 2024

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    The Commission on Gender Equality presented its 2018/19 Report on the State of Shelters in South Africa and its 2022/23 Report on the Implementation of Recommendations for Shelters by National and Provincial Departments of Social Development.

    The Commission reported that provinces had for the most case partially implemented the ...

  • Social Development Older Persons Amendment Bill: public hearings & provincial public hearings report
    21 Feb 2024

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    Meeting Summary:

    The Portfolio Committee on Social Development, after completing nationwide public hearings on the Older Persons Amendment Bill, convened a virtual session to consolidate its report on the hearings. The meeting also considered submissions from stakeholders, including Ilitha Labantu, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Prof ...

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities CGE Vacancies: shortlisting for interviews
    20 Feb 2024

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    Documents awaited

    The Committee met in Parliament to consider and deliberate on the short-listing framework and criteria to fill six vacancies for part- and full-time commissioners at the Commissioner for Gender Equality. The Research Unit briefed the Committee on the framework for considering commissioners for the CGE while Parliament's ...

  • Social Development Older Persons Amendment Bill: analysis of submissions & public hearings report
    14 Feb 2024

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    The Portfolio Committee on Social Development convened in a virtual meeting to discuss public feedback on the Older Persons Amendment Bill. Various stakeholders provided input, highlighting both support and concerns regarding the proposed amendments. Key themes emerged from the feedback, including the need for clarity in the terminology, concerns ...

  • Social Development Children’s Amendment Bill: motion of desirability; Canada Study Tour Report
    29 Nov 2023

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    In a virtual meeting, the Committee discussed the Motion of Desirability on the Children’s Amendment Bill, and decided that the proposed legislation was not desirable at this stage, and should be deferred to the Seventh Parliament for consideration.

    Its view was that extending partial care for six or fewer ...

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities NYDA Amendment Bill: adoption; CGE Commissioner vacancies
    28 Nov 2023

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    In a virtual meeting the Portfolio Committee discussed and adopted its Public Hearings Report on the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Amendment Bill. The Committee adopted its motion of desirability, each of the clauses and the Bill. The more significant Committee amendments to the Bill were to Clauses 2, ...

  • Social Development Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD input on budget allocation & deliberations; with Minister
    22 Nov 2023

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    This meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development centred on the Children’s Amendment Bill [B19 – 2023] – a Private Member’s Bill introduced by the DA’s Ms B Masango. The Department presented the budgetary aspects, emphasising challenges due to the absence of financial allocations and capacity constraints. The ...

  • Social Development Children’s Amendment Bill: Hon Masango (DA) briefing & Department response; with Minister
    15 Nov 2023

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    The Portfolio Committee on Social Development was briefed in a virtual meeting on the Children's Amendment Bill [B19-2023]. The Bill, introduced by Ms B Masango (DA),  aims to regulate micro-partial care facilities with six or fewer children. It addresses gaps in the Children's Act 2005, proposing amendments that empower ...

  • Social Development Employment of Social Workers and probation officers: DBE & DoJ&CS briefing; with DBE Deputy Minister
    8 Nov 2023

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    The Portfolio Committee on Social Development convened a virtual meeting to receive briefings from the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) regarding its strategies for employing social workers and probation officers. The meeting also included ...

  • Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities NYDA Amendment Bill: deliberations
    7 Nov 2023

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    Deliberations on the National Youth Development Amendment Bill included the following points:
    - Committee members noted that the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) had asked that career guidance should rather be the responsibility of the Department of Higher Education but the Committee wanted this included.
    - The Committee agreed ...