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NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Health on its Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
30 May 2017
The Department of Health (DoH) told the Select Committee on Social Services that it had made a positive impact on the health sector, such as increasing South Africans’ average life expectancy from 57.1 years to 63.3 years in the space of six years. In addition, there had been a decrease ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: FASFacts briefing; Deaths of mentally ill patients: Gauteng Health MEC progress report
14 Mar 2017
FASFacts, an non-profit orgnanisation dealing with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome based in the Western Cape, explained its goals and strategies. In South Africa at least three million people have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), and approximately six million have partial FAS and other FAS disorders. Members asked questions about funding, collaboration with ...
Social Development
SASSA weekly report; Social Development Quarter 2 performance & new organogram, with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2017
SASSA provided a weekly progress report on the 1 April grant payments. SASSA and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) had engaged in negotiations which took place from 1 to 3 March 2017. An in-principle agreement was reached where CPS indicated willingness to work with SASSA. Terms and conditions will be made ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development, SASSA & National Development Fund on their Annual Reports 2015/16, with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented its annual performance report, and said that although some of its targets had not been achieved, substantial progress had been made. The number of people who benefited from the old age and war veterans grants had increased. However, it had ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development on its July 2015 - March 2016 performance, in presence of Deputy Minister
14 Sep 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD), in the presence of the Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the Department's performance against targets, in each of the programmes, and its financial situation, in the 3rd and 4th quarters of the 2015/16 financial year. The performance on the 2nd quarter had been ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, in presence of Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented part of its second quarter (July to September) 2015 performance report, in the presence of the Deputy Minister.
Prior to the report being presented, a Member asked the Acting Director General, Mr Magwaza, to specify his exact role with the DSD because he ...