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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; ...
Home Affairs
Plans to address backlogs in Immigration (permitting section), refugee and civic services; with Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2023
The Committee met on a virtual platform to by briefed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the measures it was implementing to eliminate the application backlogs affecting its immigration permitting, civic services and refugee appeals operations.
The DHA placed a large part of the blame for the ...
Social Development
Departmental services and programmes for people with disabilities, including children
8 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Department of Social Development (DSD), the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), to receive responses to its questions regarding departmental services and ...
Home Affairs
Border Management Authority; Afghan refugees; Muslim Marriages Bill; with Minister
7 Mar 2023
The Border Management Authority becomes a standalone Schedule 3A Public Entity as of 1 April 2023. It
key outcomes are to:
- Secure borders that protect national interests and enhance national security;
- Enhanced trade and socio-economic development;
- Strengthened cooperation with stakeholders within the border management environment.
- ...
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 ...
Home Affairs
Home Affairs, BMA, IEC, GPW 2022/23 Budget Allocations
28 Feb 2023
The Committee was briefed on the Department of Home Affairs, Independent Electoral Commission, Border Management Authority and Government Printing Works budget allocations for the 2023/24 financial year.
The IEC spoke about its implementation of the recently passed Electoral Amendment Bill for the 2024 national and provincial elections. This includes ...
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, ...
Home Affairs
State of Nation Address implications for Home Affairs; with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The 2023 State of Nation Address had implications for the Department of Home Affairs, Electoral Commission and Government Printing Works in these three areas:
• Growing the economy, reducing red tape to scarce skills, tourism and business investment.
• ...
Social Development
Status report on payment of social grants: DSD & SASSA briefing
15 Feb 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Social Development (DSD), the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and Postbank gave a briefing to the Committee on the status of social grant payments.
All three entities discussed the importance of the SASSA R350 grant. The DSD said the grant was vital ...
Home Affairs
Electoral Amendment Bill: adoption
10 Feb 2023
Tracking the Electoral Reform Legislation in Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee finalised and concluded its processes of considering the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The Committee considered and adopted the amendments clause-by-clause. Overall, the Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters and Inkatha Freedom Party objected to ...