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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Decriminalisation of adult sex work & SALRC Project 107 Adult Prostitution: Deputy Minister of Justice briefing; Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Strategic Plan 2016
2 Nov 2016
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Multi- Party Women's Caucus (MPWC) on the concerns raised at a previous meeting held on 17 August 2016 that focused on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and efforts to reform the laws on decriminalization of adult sex work. ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Communications Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
The Committee discussed and adopted its Communications Budget Review and Recommendations Report.
Communications and Digital Technologies
Brand South Africa & Media Development and Diversity Agency on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
18 Oct 2016
Two entities of the Department of Communications – Brand South Africa (BSA) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) -- presented their annual reports for 2015/2016 to the Portfolio Committee, with the Minister of the Department in attendance. The Minister said she was proud that BSA ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill: Legal Opinion & Socio-economic Impact Assessment
13 Oct 2016
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Committee on the Socio-economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) and on whether the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (FPAB) complied with the SEIAS. The DPME noted that the National Development Plan (NDP), Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), and Outcome Four priorities ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Independent Communications Authority & Films & Publications Board on their 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister present
12 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with the Films and Publications Board (FPB) and Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to receive presentations on their annual reports for 2015/16.
The FPB had done well receiving an unqualified audit report for 2015/16 in respect of both financial and performance audits. The FPB ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Department of Communications & GCIS 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor General input & Minister
11 Oct 2016
Department of Communications Annual Report
The Committee met with officials from the Auditor General South Africa and the Minister of Communications to discuss the performance of the Department and some of its entities for the 2015/16 financial year. Presentations were made by AGSA, Department of Communications and Government Communications and Information ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
SABC Board on Public Protector Report; SCA ruling; appointment of former COO; implications of court & ICASA rulings; Broadcasting Act compliance
5 Oct 2016
The Committee called a meeting to discuss urgent issues about the Public Protector Report: When Governance and Ethics Fail which dealt with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board. The SABC Board gave a briefing to the Committee on five matters the Committee had requested it to elaborate on. According ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Films and Publications Amendment Bill [B37-2015]: Departmental response to public submissions
20 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee was intending to discuss the responses of the Department of Communications (the Department) and the Film and Publication Board to the submissions made during the public hearings on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (the Bill). However, the Department had not managed to circulate that document in ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Treasury on gender mainstreaming; gender responsive budgeting, Department of Women & CGE budget allocation
13 Sep 2016
The National Treasury briefed the Committee with reports on gender mainstreaming, gender responsive budgeting and the allocation of funding to the Department of Woman in the Presidency and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE).
The atmosphere was notably tense, with underlying political and racial differences being articulated in certain remarks, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Jan-Jun 2016 performance
6 Sep 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) told the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency that it had achieved 87% of its annual strategic outcomes. It reported that many women had lodged complaints about maintenance, gender discrimination, estates and gender-based violence. The highest number of estate-related complaints was from Mpumalanga, ...