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Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee minutes
22 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee recommended four candidates to fill the vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality. The candidates chosen for the full-time positions were Ms Nthabiseng Moleko and Mr Sediko Rakolote; and Ms Nthabiseng Mogale and Ms Tamara Mathebula were recommended for the part-time positions.
Committee Members commended the ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Finalisation of Commissioners
15 Mar 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee on Filling of Vacancies in the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) deliberated on the names of interviewed candidates. The Committee was initially briefed by the State Security Agency on the vetting and screening of candidates. The recording of this session was closed to the media and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its Quarter 3 performance, with Minister present
7 Mar 2017
The meeting started with a debate on the use of English by MPs for communication during the meeting, and expanded into a discussion on the need to consider ways to allow fuller use of the country’s 11 official languages at committee meetings. It was agreed that it was Parliament’s responsibility ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Quarter 3 performance
28 Feb 2017
Key issues across provinces related to the rights of cohabitees with regard to deceased estates; delays with maintenance cases; and the use of child grants to buy liquor. Programmes were dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse. A strategic objective was to ensure the creation ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Basic Education on education and gender
21 Feb 2017
The Department of basic Education presented its report on its strategies towards improving the quality of education for all South African children, especially for the girl learners. Females (girls and women) are highly prioritised in the Department.
Activities of the Department are structured into five programmes; Administration, Curriculum policy, support ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Shortlisting for interviews
14 Feb 2017
The Committee shortlisted 21 candidates and they will be invited for interviews on 24 and 27 February 2017. The 21 candidates will be submitted for vetting and verification processes as well.
Some of the concerns raised in the meeting included the possible delay in verifying qualifications by Human Resources as ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17; First Term Programme
31 Jan 2017
The Committee considered and adopted all outstanding minutes from 2016.
The Committee also also discussed and approved its first term programme. There was consensus in holding departments and such officials more accountable in 2017. It was agreed that this should be done through more active and vigorous engagement with various ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee Programme & Committee Business
30 Nov 2016
Documents handed out: Committee Programme
The Committee adopted the Committee Programme. The Committee would advertise the posts from 11 December until 13 January and Human Resource would also have to assist the Committee in terms of verification and vetting of qualifications of the candidates.
Members asked about the total number of ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on Quarter 2 performance
29 Nov 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality presented its 2nd quarter 2016 report. The Committee was briefed on the work during the second quarter, linking this back to targets and comparing the output with first quarter results. The CGE programmes included gender transformation hearings and a gender barometer, and social social protection activities, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its 2nd Quarter 2016/17 performance, with Minister; National Dialogues on Violence against Women and Children
15 Nov 2016
The Department of Women presented its 2nd Quarter Performance Report and the plan for the National Dialogues on Violence against Women and Children.
The presentation on the 2nd Quarter Report dealt with the achieved and non-achieved targets for the current financial year per programme. The non-achieved targets were as a ...