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Social Development
Statistics, Interventions & Programmes relating to violence and murder of children: SAPS briefing
25 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development held a virtual meeting to address issues related to violence and murder of children. The Deputy National Commissioner of Crime Detection of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General S Sibiya, emphasised SAPS’ commitment to addressing crimes against women and children and presented ...
Social Development
Social Development BRRR
18 Oct 2023
2023 Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR)
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Social Development portfolio having considered the annual performance reports of the Social Development portfolio. It also adopted its Fourth Term Committee Programme (October - December 2023).
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Unauthorised expenditure hearing: Stats SA; DSD; DBE; IPID: with Ministers
17 Oct 2023
The Committee met in Parliament to conduct hearings with Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Social Development (DSD), and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to their unauthorised expenditure dating back to 2006. This comes after National Treasury presented a schedule of unauthorised expenditure ...
Social Development
National Development Agency (NDA) Annual Report 2022/2023
13 Oct 2023
The meeting was set for the Portfolio Committee to be briefed by the National Development Agency (NDA) on their annual performance report for the 2022/2023 financial year. The presentation by the NDA covered the achieved and failed key performance indicators and detailed the reasoning for their ...
Social Development
Social Development Portfolio Audit Outcome; DSD&SASSA 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Ministry
11 Oct 2023
Meeting Summary
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met virtually with the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to consider and engage on their annual reports for the 2022/23 financial year. The Committee was also briefed by the Auditor-General of ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Removal of EFF Members from Chamber; Update on Paulsen Matter; SONA 2023 Incident & Zwane Matter
26 Sep 2023
NA: Unrevised hansard – 9 June 2022
NA: Unrevised hansard – 10 June 2022
NA: Unrevised hansard – 30 August 2022
NA: Unrevised hansard – 9 February 2023
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliaments and Provincial Legislatures Act 4 of 2004
Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial ...
Social Development
SASSA payment delays; Department of Social Development Q1 2023/24 Performance
20 Sep 2023
The agenda of the Portfolio Committee's virtual meeting with the Department of Social Development (DSD) was amended to allow discussion on the recent delays in the payment of grants to South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries.
The DSD said that its executive had been meeting daily to troubleshoot ...
Social Development
SASSA update on non-payment of grants; DSD, SASSA & NDA Action Plans Responding to AGSA Audit Findings and Recommendations for 2021/22; with Minister and Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings on the findings of the audits done in the 2021/2022 financial year from the Department of Social Development (DSD), the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and the National Development Agency (NDA). The presentations were meant to guide Members on the ...
Social Development
Proposed Children’s Amendment Bill: follow-up discussion
24 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met virtually to finalise discussions on the drafting of a Committee Bill on the Children’s Amendment Bill. When the Committee dealt with the Bill, it faced a court deadline and decided to reject some clauses to be later dealt with in a Committee ...
Social Development
Proposed Children’s Amendment Bill: Legal Services on drafting of the Committee Bill
17 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by a senior parliamentary legal advisor on the legislative process to draft a Committee Bill on the Children’s Amendment Bill.
The presentation highlighted the risk that the Committee might not have the time to introduce a Committee Bill before the 6th ...