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Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: legal expert on harmonisation of age; Committee Report on provincial public hearings
16 Feb 2022
The Committee received a briefing by the law expert on children’s rights, Prof Ann Skelton, on the harmonisation of age in the Children’s Amendment Bill. Members raised comments made at the provincial public hearings where some parents felt that the law removed their role of protecting their children such ...
Social Development
Social Development BRRR; Committee Report Quarter 3 & 4 Performance of Department and entities
24 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development went through its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report for the social development portfolio for the 2020/21 Financial Year. Members resolved to have a follow-up meeting with the Department of Social Development and the ...
Social Development
Follow-up: DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Annual Report
12 Nov 2021
10 Nov 2021 |
Social Development Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Annual Report |
A virtual follow-up meeting of the Portfolio Committee was held to finalise consideration of the annual reports of the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities, the South African Social ...
Social Development
Social Development Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister
10 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a report from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes for the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities for the 2020/201 financial year. This was followed by the presentation of the 2020/21 annual reports ...
Social Development
DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance; update on implementation of Covid-19 grant; report back on CDA board vacancies
1 Sep 2021
The Portfolio Committee received briefings in a virtual meeting from the Department of Social Development and its entities.
The first presentation was an update on the implementation of the Covid-19 grant by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). Most of the questions raised by the Committee were related to ...
Social Development
(Subcommittee) CDA Board Vacancies: deliberations and recommendations
1 Sep 2021
The subcommittee convened to discuss a letter received by the Minister of Social Development regarding a request to fill two vacancies on the board of the Central Drug Authority (CDA). In 2020, the subcommittee undertook the process of recommending 13 names to constitute the board. The Minister appointed 12 of ...
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Election of Chairperson
31 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to nominate and elect a new Chairperson following the appointment of Mr M Gungubele (ANC) as Minister in the Presidency, on 05 August.
Ms N Mvana (ANC) was nominated unopposed as Chairperson of the Committee. She accepted the nomination and was declared Chairperson of the Portfolio ...
Social Development
Update on migration of Early Childhood Development: DSD & DBE briefing; with Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Joint Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Social Development met to hear the progress in implementing the migration of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme function from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE). This decision had been announced in 2019 by President ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: Committee Report on public hearings; Committee report on oversight visit to KZN and Gauteng; Committee Programme
18 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to consider a number of in house business items. The Committee considered its report on its oversight visit to KZN and Gauteng to access the impact of the civil unrest in these provinces on the work of the Department of Social Development (DSD), ...
Social Development
Fund-Raising Amendment Bill: briefing; with Minister
2 Jun 2021
Minister Lindiwe Zulu noted that the lack of access to dormant relief funds. The distribution of state finances amongst five relief funds posed a costly administrative problem which prevented accessing money quickly and efficiently in the event of emergencies or disasters. This Bill would amend the Fund-Raising Act of 1978 ...