Mr Mervyn Alexander Dirks

Committee appearances

• ICCED Model for Cooperatives and Community Economic Development: deliberations 5 Dec 2018

  Mr M Dirks (ANC) asked the DSBD to present the actual strategy report, as he supposed that the presentation had been extracted from it. He expected the strategy would be based on the experience over five years, the study tours and the inputs from the Committee, and with a reference ...

• Commission for Gender Equality Quarter 2 performance; Tanzanian Parliament delegation 20 Nov 2018

  Mr M Dirks (ANC) raised two issues involving labour relations matters. One staff member had chosen a private disciplinary process. He thought employers usually decided how it was done. Secondly, concerning empowering women to perform procurement reforms, procurement was currently already in a mess in South Africa. The only way ...

• Abuse of women and children by religious leaders/sector: CRL Commission briefing 30 Oct 2018

  Mr M Dirks (ANC) thanked Ms Mkhwanazi-Xaluva for the presentation. He supported self-regulation that was previously tabled by the Commission, but matters have since changed. The government must step in and regulate the religious sector as it cannot do so on its own. Religious leaders have failed to protest about ...

• Gender Transformation in Tertiary institutions; Sex workers wellbeing: CGE briefing; BRRR 23 Oct 2018

  Mr M Dirks (ANC) was concerned that supporters of Pastor Omotoso, during the rape trial, were mostly women.

• Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality 2017/18 Annual Reports, with AGSA input 9 Oct 2018

  Mr M Dirks (ANC) asked if it would be possible in future to have the Department present when the AGSA presented, as most of the questions asked needed to be answered by the DoW. He wanted more clarity on how it was possible for governance to be assessed as good ...

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