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Social Development
Department of Social Development Quarterly performance, with Deputy Minister
21 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department on their Quarterly 2018/2019 performance in the period 1 January - 31 March 2019. The Deputy Minister said that this period was chosen to avoid duplicity and the DSD was scheduled to present its Annual Report to the Committee in two weeks' time. ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & National Development Agency 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
3 Jul 2019
The Department of Social Development (DSD), SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Development Agency (NDA), with the Minister, present briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plans (APPs). In her opening remarks, the Minister touched on a number of matters such as government stepping up across the board, changes ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development & SASSA 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2018
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) told the Committee about how it was dealing with the effects of protest action on the organisation, clearing the backlog of applications and moving staff into a new building. Members wanted assurance that two new registered tuberculosis (TB) drugs ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development Quarter 1 Performance, with Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2018
The Department of Social Development briefed the Committee on its performance and expenditure for the first quarter. The Department had done quite well in the quarter; it had managed to spend 24.41% of the projected budget.
In terms of overall performance, it was reported that 69% of the targets were ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Elections: IEC state of readiness; National Development Agency Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
19 Jun 2018
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on the country’s state of readiness in preparation for the next elections to be held in 2019.
The Commission indicated that the consultations with the President and premiers was yet to be undertaken to discuss the issues related to the national and ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Water and Sanitation 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their Annual Performance Plan, Budget Vote 36. Both the Minister and Deputy-Minister were present at the meeting and answered the questions raised by Members. The issues raised focused mainly on the problem of water losses, water shortages and ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & NDA & SASSA 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister & Deputy
2 May 2018
The Committee received presentations on the Annual Performance Plans and budgets of the Department of Social Development and its two agencies that day following the preliminary discussions of the previous week.
The concerns of the previous week had been resolved. The responsibility for the Annual Performance Plan lay with the ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Financial management at Water Trading Entity & bulk water supply: Department briefing; with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Mar 2018
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in the presence of the new Minister and the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on its financial management. The Department had been allocated a budget of R15.6 billion for the 2017/18 financial year. To date, R14.6 billion (93%) had been spent, leaving an ...
Social Development
SASSA finances: Internal Audit Committee report; Department Quarter 1 & 2 performance
7 Mar 2018
The internal audit committee reported on the roles, finances and activities it was engaged in within the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and indicated its main role was to provide oversight and advice to management to ensure that they evaluated and put measures in place to close gaps in ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Refugees Amendment Bill: adoption; Border Management Authority Bill: discussion, with Minister & Deputy Minister
12 Sep 2017
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA), presented the submissions gathered from the public comments on the Refugees Amendment Bill alongside the Department’s response to the comments. Some of the clarifications given by the Department related to the definition of dependants, to which the Department clarified that the Refugees Act had ...