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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Establishment of a cooperative bank (for women, youth, and persons with disabilities)
21 Sep 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus (MPWC) was briefed by the Minister and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on establishing a cooperative bank (for women, youth, and persons with disabilities). The Minister, along with her team, spoke extensively in respect of all questions raised to the other ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: deliberations
19 Sep 2023
The Committee met in Parliament for clause-by-clause deliberations on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Amendment Bill. The Department and the State Law Advisor presented the drafted Committee proposed amendments to the Bill.
On whether this Section 75 Bill should be changed to a Section 76 Bill ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: DWYPD Response to Public Submissions
12 Sep 2023
In Parliament, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities briefed the Portfolio Committee on its responses to the 17 oral and 52 written submissions on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NGBFV) Bill.
All the Members of the Committee voted in favour of the Bill and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: Department response to submissions: follow-up meeting
5 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee met in person with the Department with of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) to present its responses to the submissions on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill. The Department went the proposed amendments from the public submissions that it had accepted. ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Status of Women's Health in South Africa: engagement with DoH, DWYPD & StatsSA
31 Aug 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Meeting virtually on the last day of Women's Month, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus received three briefings. Those briefings were made by the Department of Health (DoH), Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) on the Status ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: response to submissions; with Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2023
In a physical meeting the Portfolio Committee discussed and deliberated on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD). There were concerns about the Department's overly summarised response to the provincial consultations and it was advised that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide Bill: Public Hearings
13 Jun 2023
The Committee convened in Parliament for public hearings on the Gender-Based Violence & Femicide (GBVF) Bill. Three different organisations, namely, Action Society, Gender Equity Unit and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, presented their submissions for the Bill.
The Gender Equity Unit expressed that its view is that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill: public hearings
6 Jun 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Ms Pinky Ngcobozi
The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities began its public hearings on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Bill in Parliament. It invited stakeholders from various sectors, including civil society, Chapter Nine and academic institutions, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Postponed: DWYPD Q2, 3 & 4 2022/23 Performance (incl Audit Risk Committee input); with Deputy Minister
30 May 2023
This was a virtual Portfolio Committee meeting where tensions ran high. This was because the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities had failed to submit all the quarterly reports they were required to submit. The Committee found this unacceptable, and demanded an explanation, an apology, and an ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing
25 May 2023
The Multi Women’s Caucus met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31-2023], and discussed its provisions with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
During the Caucus’s interaction with the Department, Members unanimously agreed that ...