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Domestic Violence Act annual reports
21 Jun 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Civilian Secretariat for Police on the statistics relating to the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) as required on a bi-annual basis by the legislation. Despite previous outstanding reports, the reports tabled and discussed in the meeting showed that there were significant challenges ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Quarter 4 performance
13 Jun 2017
The Commission for Gender Equality presented its report for the 4th quarter, on progress made by the institution in terms of its planned activities in order to reach its strategic objectives. Thus far, the institution has done well, most programmes and their reports have been finalised, and those not yet ...
Standing Committee on Auditor General
Strategic Planning Workshop
9 Jun 2017
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) came before the Committee to submit its proposed amendments to the Public Audit Act, which aimed to strengthen its mandatory role in the public sector in order to hold government departments to account.
Some pivotal amendments included the proposal to expand the AG’s discretion ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women on Quarter 4 performance
30 May 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Committee Researcher and Content Adviser before meeting with the Department of Women. They highlighted concerns about the Department performance report especially that DoW met 48.7% of its goals for 2016/17 but they spent 99% of their allocated budget.
In the presentation, the Department ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Report on Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality Budget
23 May 2017
The Committee revised and edited its Draft Report on Women in the Presidency on Annual Performance Plan (Budget Vote 13) of the Department of Women in the Presidency and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) for financial year 2017/18, dated 23 May 2017.
An area of concern was regarding oversight ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Annual Performance Plan
16 May 2017
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) gave presentations on their annual performance plan (APP) and budget for 2017/18 to the Women in the Presidency Portfolio Committee. The CGE noted that it would be completing its five-year strategic plan, which was first implemented in the 2013/14 financial year, in 2017/2018, and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
9 May 2017
The Department of Women in the Presidency, which would be referred to as the Department henceforth, made a number of presentations. The first presentation was on the Management Performance Assessment Tool (MPAT), which was about measuring the performance of the Department on particular practices. The purpose of these measurements was ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its Quarter 3 performance, with Minister present
7 Mar 2017
The meeting started with a debate on the use of English by MPs for communication during the meeting, and expanded into a discussion on the need to consider ways to allow fuller use of the country’s 11 official languages at committee meetings. It was agreed that it was Parliament’s responsibility ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its Quarter 3 performance
28 Feb 2017
Key issues across provinces related to the rights of cohabitees with regard to deceased estates; delays with maintenance cases; and the use of child grants to buy liquor. Programmes were dedicated to the 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse. A strategic objective was to ensure the creation ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Basic Education on education and gender
21 Feb 2017
The Department of basic Education presented its report on its strategies towards improving the quality of education for all South African children, especially for the girl learners. Females (girls and women) are highly prioritised in the Department.
Activities of the Department are structured into five programmes; Administration, Curriculum policy, support ...