Siviwe Gwarube

National Assembly

siviweg@da.org.za

@Siviwe_G

About Siviwe Gwarube

Siviwe began her career in politics as a professional staff member working in communications back in 2012. She then moved on to work for the Western Cape government as a spokesperson and the Head of Ministry for the Department of Health in the province. In the lead up to and during the 2019 elections, She was the Executive Director of Communications for the DA before seeking public office and being elected. Read more here

2019 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 13

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Health — Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan — 16 Oct 2019
Health — DoH, NHLS & SAHPRA 2018/19 Annual Reports; with Minister & Deputy Minister — 15 Oct 2019
Health — Health Sector 2018/19 Annual Reports, with AGSA, SAMRC, and FFC input — 10 Oct 2019
Health — Department of Health audit outcomes: AGSA, DPME & FCC input — 9 Oct 2019
Health — NHI Bill public hearings programme; Auditor General expanded mandate — 19 Sep 2019

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

32nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

CCOD, OHSC & SAHPRA on their Mandates & Annual Performance Plans 2019/20 4 Sep 2019

Ms S Gwarube (DA) asked them how they intended to use technology to work on the backlogs.
Engagement with the Elders on Universal Health Coverage 3 Sep 2019

Ms S Gwarube (DA) had noted two key things -- not to be afraid to overhaul the health system, and that there were deep inefficiencies in the system. As colleagues had stated, everyone was in agreement with universal healthcare but one had to be realistic about the situation in the country ...
Legacy Report; Overview of Health Sector: Department briefing 28 Aug 2019

Ms S Gwarube (DA) asked about the reorientation from Cuba to the south African healthcare system. What does this reorientation entail and how much is it going to cost? Has DoH considered if the training these students get in Cuba can be done domestically? She understands that the programme has ...
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan 4 Jul 2019

Ms S Gwarube (DA) agreed on the importance of universal health coverage. She asked about the NHI pilot project, and suggested that since the report had not been tabled, it would not be wise to ask the Committee to pass the budget for the project. This report needed to be ...
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan: Committee Researcher briefing and analysis 3 Jul 2019

Ms S Gwarube (DA) said that the NHI project was known to be long overdue, and now the new budget for the financial year was under way. She therefore asked in which phase the project was, and whether it was a success or a failure.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Health 29 Nov 2019

What number of deaths have been recorded as a result of medical negligence across the Republic in the past five years?
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 29 Nov 2019

What number of government health care facilities in each province offer reproductive healthcare, including termination of pregnancies, pap smears and mammograms?
Questions asked to the Minister of Health 29 Nov 2019

What is the current waiting period for treatment for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer from time of diagnosis to first phase of treatment?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

CLUSTER 2: SOCIAL SERVICES (Subject for Discussion) 20 Nov 2019

Chairperson, Minister, during the launch of the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum, the Council for Medical Schemes revealed that at least R22 billion a year is lost to corruption in the health sector. Further to that, the SIU confirmed that fraud, waste, abuse in the sector amount to R39 billion a ...
NEW CHIEF WHIP OF THE OPPOSITION (Announcement) 31 Oct 2019

Mr President, while we commend the commitment of an additional R1,1 billion to the fight against gender-based violence, this money will mean nothing if police cannot gather critical evidence. Two weeks ago, the Police Minister Cele missed his own deadline for ensuring that police stations in the country have ...

All Plenary Appearances

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