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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Quarter 3 performance
28 Feb 2017
Key issues across provinces related to the rights of cohabitees with regard to deceased estates; delays with maintenance cases; and the use of child grants to buy liquor. Programmes were dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse. A strategic objective was to ensure the creation ...
Social Development
Minister & SASSA on readiness to implement Constitutional Court ruling
22 Feb 2017
The Minister of Social Development with the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the state of readiness for the implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling. On progress made, DSD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on 9 December 2016 and it closed on 10 ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Latest Technology in the ICT sector, with Minister in attendance
14 Feb 2017
In the presence of the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, the Committee heard from BMI-Techknowledge, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Research ICT Africa. Research ICT Africa emphasized efficient and effective costing of data must be a priority for the Department and that the Committee should ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Shortlisting for interviews
14 Feb 2017
The Committee shortlisted 21 candidates and they will be invited for interviews on 24 and 27 February 2017. The 21 candidates will be submitted for vetting and verification processes as well.
Some of the concerns raised in the meeting included the possible delay in verifying qualifications by Human Resources as ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Commission for Gender Equality: Selection process postponed
7 Feb 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee for the filling of vacancies of Commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality firstly considered and adopted the minutes of 30 November and made a follow up on the previous discussions.
The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, referred to two recent incidents where young girls had ...
Social Development
SASSA on ensuring April 2017 social grant payments
1 Feb 2017
The Minister was absent for the briefing by SASSA on its state of readiness to take over grant payments. This raised much concern and questions by opposition members. They failed to accept the apology on the basis that the Minister is not taking a matter of national importance seriously. The ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17; First Term Programme
31 Jan 2017
The Committee considered and adopted all outstanding minutes from 2016.
The Committee also also discussed and approved its first term programme. There was consensus in holding departments and such officials more accountable in 2017. It was agreed that this should be done through more active and vigorous engagement with various ...
Ad Hoc Committee on SABC Board Inquiry
Hearings: Lubisi; Mokhobo; Mavuso
8 Dec 2016
The Ad Hoc Committee interviewed two former SABC Board members, Mr Ronny Lubisi and Mr Vusi Mavuso as well as former Group CEO, Ms Lulama Mokhobo. They were called as witnesses to testify in the SABC inquiry and an overview of what was taking place during their tenure at the ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of the Chairperson
23 Nov 2016
The Committee met to elect the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies for Gender Equality. The Committee decided to meet the following week to adopt its programme.
Social Development
National Development Agency new business model & implementation plan
16 Nov 2016
The Committee spent some time at the start of the meeting debating on the agenda. DA Members had written to the Committee Chairperson objecting to the fact that the planned agenda, a briefing by S A Social Security Agency (SASSA) on the institutionalisation of the grant payment system, including presentation ...