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NCOP Health and Social Services
Fundraising A/B: Negotiating Mandates & DSD response (with Minister); South Korea Study Tour Report
5 Sep 2023
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met to consider the negotiating mandates from the provincial legislatures on the Fundraising Amendment Bill.
All nine provinces voted in favour of the Bill. However, many of them proposed amendments to improve the bill. This included the amendment ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2022/23 Quarter 4 performance; with Minister
31 May 2023
The Department of Social Development (DSD) noted that while the 80% performance for Quarter 4 was a 4% decline, most of work reported as unachieved in Quarter 4 had already been achieved in the previous quarters.
After the DSD 2022/23 Quarter 4 performance report, concerns were raised by Committee ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing
25 May 2023
The Multi Women’s Caucus met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31-2023], and discussed its provisions with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
During the Caucus’s interaction with the Department, Members unanimously agreed that ...
Social Development
SASSA & NDA 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister
5 May 2023
The Committee met to be briefed by two social development entities on their 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) reported that manual processes still dominate its operations and depends on face-to-face encounter with the clients/applicants. Their annual plan was developed ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan, with AGSA input & Ministry present
3 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a presentation from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the review of the Department of Social Development’s (DSD’s) Annual Performance Plan for the 2023/24 financial year and material irregularities. The Department of Social Development also presented its Annual Performance ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Central Drug Authority 2021/22 Annual Report; National Drug Master Plan Update; with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Apr 2023
The Select Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the Central Drug Authority (CDA) on its 2021/22 annual report and an update on progress with the implementation of the national drug master plan. The CDA was a statutory body established in terms of the ...
Social Development
Policy on Linking Social Grant Beneficiaries to Government Services: DSD Briefing; with Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Department of Social Development briefed the Committee about the Draft Policy of Integrating Children’s Grants into Government Services.
The Minister said that the draft policy of integrating Children’s Grants into Government Services was introducing practical solutions to the challenges people faced. She said the Department intended to initiate ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development Q3 2022/23
15 Mar 2023
After the DSD 2022/23 Quarter 3 performance report, Committee members asked DSD what it was doing about the other part of the Children's Bill as this was part of the Committee's legacy. They asked about the round table discussion with business on the placement of social workers in schools; ...
Social Development
Services and programmes for people living with disabilities, including children: DSD, DBE & DWYPD briefing; with Minister of Social Development
1 Mar 2023
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Departments of Social Development, Basic Education and Women, Youths and Persons with Disabilities, on their roles in developing and implementing programmes to enhance the lives of people living with disabilities.
The Minister of Social Development said that at the ...
Social Development
Violence and murder of children: DSD (with Minister) & DoJ&CD briefing
22 Feb 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received briefings from the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on violence and the murder of children.
Minister Lindiwe Zulu said a series of studies continued to demonstrate that child-targeted violence caused trauma, reduced cognitive capabilities, ...