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National Drug Master Plan 2013-2017: Central Drug Authority on its implementation & impact assessment of previous plan
11 Mar 2015
The Central Drug Authority presented the 2013-2017 National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) to the Committee with the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Ms Bogopane Zulu in attendance.
The CDA’s mission was to implement holistic and cost effective strategies to reduce the supply and consumption of drugs and the harm associated ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) & National Development Agency 2nd quarter 2014/15 performance
4 Mar 2015
The Members of the Committee raised questions and provided input to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in response to the agency’s earlier presentation on its quarterly financial and performance reports. This was followed by a presentation by the National Development Agency (NDA) on targets, programmes and achievements for ...
Social Development
National Development Agency and SA Social Security Agency 2nd quarter 2013/14 performance report presentation, in presence of Minister
25 Feb 2015
The Department of Social Development(DSD), in the presence of the Minister, presented the targets and achievements for the programmes of the National Development Agency (NDA), followed by a presentation by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on achievements for the same period. Prior to the presentations, the Minister gave ...
Social Development
PC Social Development: First Term Committee Programme; Oversight Visit Report to Limpopo
18 Feb 2015
The Committee met briefly to consider and adopt its first term programme, outstanding minutes and oversight visit report to Limpopo. It was noted that there were projects that the Committee had promised to visit in the previous but were unable to. There was a commitment that the authorities would be ...
Social Development
Central Drug Authority on its 2013/14 Annual Report
19 Nov 2014
The Central Drug Authority (CDA) presented its Annual Report and business plan for the year 2014/2015 to the Committee, concentrating on the main slides only, at the request of the Committee, so as to leave more time for discussion. The CDA was established in terms of the Prevention of and ...
Social Development
Poverty traps and Social Exclusion among Children in South Africa: South African Human Rights Commission briefing
12 Nov 2014
The South African Human Rights Commission briefed the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on its report titled “Poverty traps and Social Exclusion among Children in South Africa”. The new democratic government recorded certain gains in the reduction of poverty in the country; however there was disturbing evidence of considerable and ...
Social Development
LoveLife on its purpose and performance
5 Nov 2014
LoveLife briefed the Committee on its purpose and rationale. The presentation outlined the entity’s history, staff structure; various campaigns and programmes they were undertaking to prevent HIV and AIDs in young people. Problems leading to high risk, aims and objectives and statistics were given alongside a general overview of loveLife’s ...
Social Development
Central Drug Authority on its 2012/13 Annual Report
29 Oct 2014
The Central Drug Authority (CDA) acknowledged the delay in presenting the 2013/14 Annual Report, as well as the 2013-2017 National Drug Master Plan (NDMP). Substance abuse trends in South Africa showed the highest prevalence among users of cannabis, amphetamines (because of “Tik”) and heroin (because of “Nyaope”). The targets for the ...
Social Development
Social Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
22 Oct 2014
The Committee considered its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report.
Ms Yolisa Nogenga, the Committee Content Adviser, took the Committee through the Report page by page. She touched on the mandate of the Committee and provided a description of the core functions of the Department of Social Development, the SA Social ...
Social Development
Minister on Department of Social Development & SASSA 2013/14 Annual Reports; AGSA on their audit outcomes
15 Oct 2014
Auditor-General South Africa spoke about the 2013/14 audit outcomes of the Department and its entities, SASSA and the National Development Agency (NDA). The audit was unqualified but there were matters of concern relating to SASSA and NDA.
The Minister was present and answered some of the questions raised during the ...