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Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Commission for Gender Equality filling of vacancies update
22 Jan 2019
CVs
Summary:
The Ad Hoc Committee met while Parliament was in recess to commence the process of identifying suitable candidates for the filling of vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality as the entire process had to be completed before the fifth Parliament rose. Some of the Committee Members had ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Cancellation of Study Tour
4 Dec 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency could not adopt its Legacy and Annual Reports because they were incomplete and would be adopted in the new year. The Committee agreed this would be regarded as work in progress.
The Committee further voiced its extreme dissatisfaction and disappointment over the ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Committee reports
28 Nov 2018
Quorum was an issue at the meeting, as not enough Members of the Committee were initially present. However, during the proceedings Members joined the meeting so that a quorum was achieved.
The Committee’s content advisor and researcher engaged with the Committee regarding the draft report of the Standing Committee on ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality Quarter 2 performance: discussion
27 Nov 2018
The Committee met to discuss amongst other issues the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Quarter 2 performance. The CGE was not present at the meeting and Members felt that it would be better to discuss the report in the presence of the CGE to answer questions that arose.
Before the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality Quarter 2 performance; Tanzanian Parliament delegation
20 Nov 2018
The Commission for Gender Equality presented the report on its second quarter performance, and said employee relations issues and the disarray of the Commission’s Parliamentary unit were key issues. Just under 80% of the Commission’s planned targets had been achieved, and only delays in it being allowed to access correctional ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Minister on Gender Machinery status report; discussion on cooperatives, with Minister
8 Nov 2018
The Caucus met to be briefed by the Minister of Women on the status report of the National Gender Machinery (NGM) and to have a discussion on cooperatives in SA. Members were briefed by Ms R Bhengu (ANC), Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Abuse of women and children by religious leaders/sector: CRL Commission briefing
30 Oct 2018
The Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities Commission (CRL Rights Commission) presented its recommendations to prevent the commercialisation of religion and the abuse and exploitation of people’s belief systems. There is a lack of proper regulation to control churches that are operating outside of ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of chairperson
24 Oct 2018
The Committee elected Ms C Ncube-Ndaba (ANC) to chair the Committee.
At the next meeting, the Committee intends to consider a draft competency framework, a draft advertisement for vacancies and a draft programme.
The Committee agreed to schedule meetings on Wednesday’s.
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Gender Transformation in Tertiary institutions; Sex workers wellbeing: CGE briefing; BRRR
23 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Budgetary Review and recommendations report (BRRR) and it was to be briefed by the Commission on Gender Equality on its report on Gender Transformation in Tertiary Institutions Hearings (University of Free State, Johannesburg and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency 2018/19 Annual Report; with Minister
17 Oct 2018
The Committee and the Department of women (DOW) met to discuss the questions the Committee had for the DOW regarding the 2017/2018 Annual Report. The Committee asked for explanation on points that lacked clarity as well as points of inquiry. The meeting with a prayer at the ...