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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in Presidency on its 4th quarter 2014/15 performance, transitional arrangement, skills and job evaluation reports
19 May 2015
The Department of Women (DoW) briefed the Committee on the transitional arrangements following the National Macro Organisation of State (NMOS) process. The new Director General provided a presentation which outlined the changes which had taken place since the separation of the DoW from the former Department of Women, Children and ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Committee Report on Department of Communications budget
12 May 2015
The Committee's draft Report on the adoption of the budget for the Department of Communications (the Department) and its entities was tabled and discussed. Members suggested a number of grammatical and syntax amendments, which were agreed to.
Members then began to consider the more detailed content of the Report, going ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Report on Department of Women in the Presidency & Commission for Gender Equality Budget
6 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency met to consider and adopt the Committee report on the strategic plan and annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Women in the Presidency and the Commission on Gender Equality. The Committee had observed that the Department had identified access to ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Report on Department of Women in Presidency & Commission on Gender Equality Budget
5 May 2015
The Committee Content Advisor took the Committee through the draft report and asked Committee members to add recommendations and amendments.
Committee members questioned the scope and ability of the Department of Women in the Presidency to address access to basic services. It was recommended that the Department put pressure on ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Media Development and Diversity Agency & Film and Publications Board on their 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans, with Minister in attendance
22 Apr 2015
MDDA’s board chairperson said that the entity was entrusted with the responsibility of promoting media development and diversity in South Africa. One way of promoting this was through provision of financial support to community non-profit and small commercial media projects but also encouraging ownership, control of and access to media ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
3rd Quarterly Report of Commission for Gender Equality: briefing
14 Apr 2015
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) briefed the Committee on the third quarterly report for both financial and organisational matters.
The Chief Executive Officer provided a presentation which outlined the core accomplishments of CGE over the past four months. The accomplishments highlighted included transformational meetings with universities, the creation of ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
24 Mar 2015
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented its strategic and Annual Performance plan (APP) for 2015/16. There was a moratorium on filling vacant posts but new Commissioners had been approved since the inception of the strategic plan. After setting out its vision and mission, the CGE reported on international conventions, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women Strategic Plan & Annual Performance Plan 2015/16 & response to State of Nation Address; Oversight reports to Department & CGE
17 Mar 2015
The Department of Women (DoW) in the Presidency presented its strategic plan for 2015 to 2020 and Annual Performance Plan for 2015/16 to the Committee. It described itself as a new department in the sense that its mandate was changed by Presidential Proclamation in November 2014, with functions originally handled ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Marine Living Resources Fund: hearings
17 Mar 2015
The Committee met to hear evidence pertaining to the annual reports and financial statements of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), as well as the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF).
In discussion on the DAFF annual report and financial statements, Members felt that a root cause for weak ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Department International Relations & Cooperation & African Renaissance Fund: Interrogation of Annual Report 2013/14
11 Mar 2015
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts interrogated the 2013/14 Annual Report of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the financial statements of the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), which had fallen under the DIRCO since 2011. DIRCO had 125 missions abroad and 20 were visited during the audit, ...