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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Investigating DWYPD comments on the certification of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill
29 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee met to discuss the correspondence received from the Parliament bill’s office and the Office of the State Law Adviser on the certification of the National Council on the Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill.
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disability ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Youth Development Agency Amendment Bill: DWYPD briefing
22 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) on the amendment of the NYDA Bill.
The proposal to amend the Act was intended mainly to address the challenges related to the execution of its broad legislated mandate. It was also geared ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Update on programmes related to GBVF: GBVF Council briefing; Supplementary report on the filling of CGE vacancies; with Minister
15 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities received a briefing on the Secretariat on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) and an update on the proposed National Council on GBVF. The Committee also discussed a supplementary report on filling vacancies on the Commission ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Progress made on SADC Protocol on Gender and Development and amending Article 20(1) of the CEDAW: DWYPD & DIRCO Input
8 Nov 2022
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on (i) amendments to Article 8 of the Southern African Development Protocol on Gender Development, which outrightly prohibited marriage between people under the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
NYDA Q1 2022/23 Performance; Progress report on Presidential Youth Employment Interventions; with Minister
4 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their performance for the first quarter of the 2022/23 financial year. The Presidential Youth Initiative (PYI) also provided a progress report on the Presidential youth employment interventions.
Before the NYDA made its presentation, the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
21 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). The Content Adviser informed the Committee that the deadline for compiling such a comprehensive report was very tight, and Parliament should reconsider the current timeframe.
Members requested certain recommendations ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Youth Development Agency Annual Report 2021/22
18 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) on the organisation’s annual report for 2021/22. The ARC reported that overall there was no particular concern that needed to be red flagged ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality Annual Report 2021/22
14 Oct 2022
Commission for Gender Equality
The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities convened on a virtual platform to receive a briefing by the audit and risk committee (ARC) of the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on the organisation’s annual report for the 2021/22 financial year. Thereafter, the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DWYPD Annual Report 2021/22; with Minister
11 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities met on a virtual platform to receive briefings from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and the Commission for Gender ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality Q1 2022/23 Performance
13 Sep 2022
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) briefed the Committee on its first quarter (Q1) performance for 2022/23. The CGE’s audit and risk committee was also present in the virtual meeting.
In the briefing by the CGE’s audit and risk committee, Members were informed that a recurring theme had ...