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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality 2014/15 performance: Auditor-General & DPME assessments
13 Oct 2015
Summary
The Office of the Auditor-General explained that the Department of Women and the Commission on Gender Equality both audits had findings, and it gave recommendations to the Committee to raise with these entities in their meeting with them on the following day.
Members were concerned as many of the ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment & Second Amendment Bill [B13-2015] & [B14-2015]: public hearings Day 2
4 Sep 2015
A social work lecturer at the University of Pretoria made a submission on Section 150(1)(a), noting that the use of the word ‘ostensibly’ in the amendment was ambiguous and would make it difficult for children to access the foster care grant (FCG). He spoke about the current crisis in the ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment & Second Amendment Bill [B13-2015] & [B14-2015]: public hearings Day 1
2 Sep 2015
The National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW) was in support of the amendment of section 120 of the Children’s Amendment Bill (B13-2015) on the national child protection register. A proposal was made to align the section with the final draft of the Sexual Offences Act. It submitted that the ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Ethical standards for elected public representatives and implementation: workshop
25 Aug 2015
The workshop on ethical standards for elected public representatives and their implementation, was the first in a series of three workshops for all provincial legislatures, metropolitan municipalities, district councils and local municipalities. It was indicated that South Africa had an elaborative integrity framework which included codes of conduct to guide ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Social Development on gender equality
17 Aug 2015
The Portfolio Committee had requested a meeting with the Department of Social Development at which the Department was supposed to present an overview of the programmes formerly located with the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities. However, the presentation did not take place, as the Department of Social ...
Ethics and Members' Interest
Extension of deadline for disclosure of Members Interests
10 Jun 2015
The Chief Whips Forum had proposed that the date for the disclosure of Members’ Interests be extended from 30 June 2015 to 31 July 2015, in order to avoid a situation where Members would be late in the disclosure due to a busy programme. The Committee agreed that the deadline ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women and SMMEs: briefing by Department of Small Business Development
9 Jun 2015
The Committee met with the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) while some Members of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development were in attendance as well. The Department briefed the Committee on women in the Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and cooperatives sector highlighting the mandate, vision, mission ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & SASSA on their 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance, in presence of Minister
3 Jun 2015
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) presented its 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance report. The key priorities were geared to reducing income poverty, improving social delivery, improving internal efficiency and institutionalising social grants payment system within SASSA. A particular objective was to reduce inclusion and exclusion errors and improve the management ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on 4th Quarter Report January – March 2015
26 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Women in Presidency was briefed by the Commission of Gender Equality on their fourth quarter (January – March 2015) report and their financial expenditure.
The Chief Executive Officer explained the programmes covering the four strategic objectives of the institution. The Commission had established several partnerships in ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality reports on CSW 57th Session; IBSA Conference; 365 Days of Action to End Violence; National Council on Gender Based Violence; Gender Focal Points; Courts; National Gender Summit; 2014 elections
21 Apr 2015
The Commission for Gender Equality briefed the Committee the status of gender mainstreaming throughout different departments in government and information relevant to monitoring the effectiveness of certain programmes which strive for gender equality. The Committee was also briefed on a number of documents including: Women and Political Parties in South ...