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Trade, Industry and Competition
State of manufacturing, Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) and WTO: DTI update with Minister of Trade and Industry
28 Nov 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2016/17 Annual Report, status of the manufacturing sector and the upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in December 2017.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, began ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency progress report on Audit Findings and BRRR, with Minister
14 Nov 2017
The Department of Women in the Presidency presented its Budget Review and Recommendation Action Plan, responding to questions, comments and recommendations by the Portfolio Committee. The presentation provided insight into action plans for findings related to the Internal Audit, Human Resource Management, Internal Control and Risk Management and Financial Management. ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Promoting Gender Equality Underground; Systematic Investigation into Mining 2016/17: CGE Reports & Department of Mineral Resources response
7 Nov 2017
The Commission for Gender Equality spoke about its Systemic Investigation into Mining Report which looked at key challenges that prevent transformation in the mining sector of South Africa, since the companies in the mining sector are not complying with gender related legislation and women are excluded from decision making levels ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
IEC on gender quotas; Gender responsive budgets; Sanitary products: Treasury & Minister of Science and Technology input
2 Nov 2017
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), which provided a breakdown of the various political parties’ viewpoints regarding the introduction of regulation to enforce a 50/50 quota for gender representation.
Members expressed differing views on the desirability of regulation. It was said that even though members ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Lack of Transformation in Judiciary; African Commission on Human and People’s Rights: CGE reports
31 Oct 2017
Documents handed out: CGE Report on African Commission on Human and People’s Rights 2016 Session [awaited]; SA Country Report to the ACHPR [awaited]
The Commission for Gender Equality spoke about its Investigative Report into Lack of Transformation in the Judiciary. The persistent patriarchal nature of the South African judiciary was the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission on Gender Equality 20 Year Review & Africa Gender Development Index Report
24 Oct 2017
The Commission on Gender Equality carried out two presentations; the 20 Year Review of the CGE Final Report and the African Gender Development Index Report. The Human Sciences Research Council conducted a study for the purposes of the first report. Legislation, customs and practices, Information and education programmes, Gender-related initiatives ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Women in the Presidency Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
18 Oct 2017
2017 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Joint Multi-Party Women’s Caucus Steering Committee allowed the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency to meet briefly to adopt the Budget Review Recommendations Report.
The Secretariat presented the draft report. A concern had been raised in the Committee that even ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
International Women’s Conference: Report
18 Oct 2017
The Committee discussed a report on the recently held International Women’s Conference and the Changing World of Work – Giving Effect to the Sixty-First Session of the Commission on the Status of Women Conference Report. Key issues at the Conference included the Poverty Trends in South Africa Report released by ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women in the Presidency Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
17 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency’ Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR), considering the Department of Women in the Presidency’s Annual Report and consequent matters that emerged. In the meeting, it was mostly observations and recommendations of the BRRR that were discussed, however, other concerns were raised and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women 2016/17 Annual Report: Committee Staff briefing
10 Oct 2017
Committee Members met for the first hour, after which the Department of Women was meant to attend for a discussion on their Annual Report. Because the Department was running late, the meeting was adjourned early, leaving time only for a presentation on the analysis and assessment of the Report by ...