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Social Development
DSD on turnaround strategy to address backlog in the Foster Care System & meet North Gauteng High Court deadline, with Minister
18 Sep 2019
Social Development
Central Drug Authority Board role, composition, challenges & appointment process, with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Aug 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development and the Select Committee on Health and Social Services met jointly to receive a briefing on the process of appointing candidates to serve on the Central Drug Authority (CDA) Board. The presentation also highlighted the role, composition and challenges facing the Board. The Minister ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
16 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Select Committee met for a presentation by the Department of Social Development (DSD) on its budget vote, its 2015-2020 strategic plan and annual performance plan (APP) for 2019/20
The Minister briefed the Committee on what each province had indicated as ...
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 ...
Small Business Development
Vodacom, Ericsson, Mobax, Neela Trading, Mobile Diesel Power, Huawei, Digiwire Technology
13 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development heard briefings from Vodacom, Ericsson, Mobax and also Huawei, Telkom and Digiwire Technology. These briefings were follow-ups from previous meetings and included the matters relating to Neela Trading and Mobile Diesel Power Systems (MDPS). The issues related to big business that subcontracted management ...
Small Business Development
Forensic Report delay; SANACO & NCASA Reports; National Cooperatives Summit; with Minister
6 Mar 2019
The Committee expected a briefing from Auditor-General South Africa on the Forensic Investigation Report. AGSA reported that the management report listing AGSA findings had been compiled and issued to the Department accounting officer on 22 February 2019. AGSA held discussions with the accounting officer and the Minister on 28 February ...
Small Business Development
DSBD, SEDA, SEFA Quarter 2 & 3 performance, with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Small Business Development briefed the Committee on its Quarter Two and Quarter Three Performance Reports. Although many jobs had been created, the impact on South Africa’s unemployment rate was tiny. The Department had an overall under-performance in expenditure. Officials in senior management posts remained in acting positions ...
Small Business Development
State of Nation Address impact on Department of Small Business Development; with Deputy Minister
13 Feb 2019
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented a wide range of plans and initiatives in response to the commitments made by the President in his 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA), which would have an impact on the Department’s future operations. It outlined its objectives in the areas ...
Tourism
State of Nation Address impact on tourism sector
13 Feb 2019
The Content Advisor of the Portfolio Committee on Tourism presented an analysis of the State of the Nation Address highlighting the implications of the pronouncements by the President on the tourism sector. In relation to the rest of the world, South Africa was behind on its targets and the latest ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill: bill rejected
24 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development deliberated the proposed Private Member’s Bill: Small Enterprise Ombud Service Bill. The Bill had been proposed by Mr Chance (DA) in accordance with section 73(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
The Committee discussed the Bill which proposed the ...