Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women 2017/18 Quarter 3 & 4 performance
12 Jun 2018
The Department of Women (DoW) presented its quarter three and four performance for the 2017/18 financial year. The comprehensive presentation covered the strategic focus of the Department, organisational and budget programme structure, newly created posts and rationale for creating these posts. A comparison of the performance for quarter two and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 9 Institutions amalgamation: OISD progress report; with the Minister
5 Jun 2018
Members and representatives of the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) met with officials from the Office of the Institute Supporting Democracy (OISD) on the progress report dealing with the amalgamation of Chapter 9 Institutions, with special reference to the CGE.
The OISD said that two task teams had been formed ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Committee observed that the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP) had tabled its annual performance plan (APP) late, which would result in a finding against the Department, as confirmed by the Auditor General, and it wanted an explanation for this. The DWP had also not implemented some of ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
CGE & Department of Women Annual Performance Plan: AGSA analysis & CGE briefing
24 Apr 2018
The Auditor-General South Africa briefed the Portfolio Committee on its review of the 2018/19 draft Annual Performance Plan of the Department of the Department of Women in the Presidency. The Auditor-General had not undertaken a review of the Annual Performance Plan of the Commission for Gender Equality. The purpose of ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development remedial plans on Oversight Reports Recommendations
15 Nov 2017
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented its remedial plans in response to the recommendations contained in the Portfolio Committee’s (PC’s) reports, following oversight visits conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
The Committee’s key recommendations were that the Department should:
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency progress report on Audit Findings and BRRR, with Minister
14 Nov 2017
The Department of Women in the Presidency presented its Budget Review and Recommendation Action Plan, responding to questions, comments and recommendations by the Portfolio Committee. The presentation provided insight into action plans for findings related to the Internal Audit, Human Resource Management, Internal Control and Risk Management and Financial Management. ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Promoting Gender Equality Underground; Systematic Investigation into Mining 2016/17: CGE Reports & Department of Mineral Resources response
7 Nov 2017
The Commission for Gender Equality spoke about its Systemic Investigation into Mining Report which looked at key challenges that prevent transformation in the mining sector of South Africa, since the companies in the mining sector are not complying with gender related legislation and women are excluded from decision making levels ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Lack of Transformation in Judiciary; African Commission on Human and People’s Rights: CGE reports
31 Oct 2017
Documents handed out: CGE Report on African Commission on Human and People’s Rights 2016 Session [awaited]; SA Country Report to the ACHPR [awaited]
The Commission for Gender Equality spoke about its Investigative Report into Lack of Transformation in the Judiciary. The persistent patriarchal nature of the South African judiciary was the ...
Small Business Development
Elbowing small enterprises by big companies: Huawei, Cell C, Telkom, MTN, Vodacom, Ericsson; with Minister
25 Oct 2017
Document Presented:
Brief by Portfolio Committee on Small Business development on economic transformation [awaited]
The Committee on Small Business Development met to discuss feedback on non-payment of Boniswa Corporate Solutions invoices by Cell C; maintenance of contracts between big business Ericsson and small businesses Neala Trading Company and Mobile Diesel ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission on Gender Equality 20 Year Review & Africa Gender Development Index Report
24 Oct 2017
The Commission on Gender Equality carried out two presentations; the 20 Year Review of the CGE Final Report and the African Gender Development Index Report. The Human Sciences Research Council conducted a study for the purposes of the first report. Legislation, customs and practices, Information and education programmes, Gender-related initiatives ...