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Social Development
Children's Amendment Bills B13/2015 and B14-2013: Departmental briefing, in presence of Minister
9 Mar 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD), with the Minister present for part of the time, took the Committee through the proposed amendments that had been suggested by the Committee, following the public hearings, for the Children's Amendment Bill B13-2015 and the Children's Second Amendment Bill B14-2015. The Department explained the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
South African National Parks (SANParks) on its 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
8 Mar 2016
South African National Parks (SANParks) presented the 2nd and 3rd quarter performance report, audit matters and financial positions to the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs. The report indicated several important findings in relation to gross operating tourism revenue, the third quarter fund-raising policy, progress on wildlife conservation and an assessment ...
Social Development
Department report postponed due to absence of DG; Children's Amendment Private Member Bill; Committee Report on Northern Cape
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD) was expected to give a presentation on the progress of some of the programmes from April to June 2015, but the Director General had sent an apology, since he was attending an imbizo, and the delegation was led by the Chief Financial Officer. Members ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Department of Environmental Affairs 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance (continuation); Analysis of State of the Nation Address: briefing
1 Mar 2016
The Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to complete its presentation on the performance of quarter three for three programmes, namely, Climate Change and Air Quality, Biodiversity and Conservation and Chemicals and Waste Management. The presentation covered the performance indicators, status of second and third quarter targets ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
iSimangaliso on 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarter performance
26 Feb 2016
The Committee was briefed by the iSimangaliso Wetland Park on their second and third quarterly report where Members were informed of the entity’s vision and mission, high-level structure and synopsis of the second quarter results.
In summary, iSimangaliso had two targets which were a work in progress, while the other ...
Social Development
South African Council for Social Service Professions training, accreditation & curriculum; Committee Report on Northern Cape Oversight Visit
24 Feb 2016
Committee Report on Northern Cape Oversight Visit [Committee Report available under Tabled Committee Reports once published]
The South African Council for Social Service Professions spoke to the requirements that it has set up for students who wish to register to study social work as well and adoption work. Site visits ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
SA Weather Service (SAWS); SA National Biodiversity Institute: 2nd and 3rd quarter 2015 performance briefings, with Minister present
23 Feb 2016
South African Weather Service (SAWS) presented its quarter 2 and 3 of 2015 performance reports to the Committee. SAWS strove to develop relevant products and cutting edge technology addressing climate change and variability. Some of the applications will assist with water resouce management and this is done in collaboration with ...
Social Development
First Term Committee programme: adoption
17 Feb 2016
The Committee Members went through its “Programme on the Legislation Process” for January to March 2016, and the Committee Secretary clarified that the Committee was still communicating with the Social Work Council in relation to some of the dates. There were some outstanding resolutions still to be taken and the ...
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Committee Programme 4th term proposals, Department Environmental Affairs and SANParks on their Second and Third Term Quarterly Reports 2015/16, Minister in attendance
16 Feb 2016
The Portfolio Committee agreed that the members would individually engage with the Committee’s Fourth Term Committee Programme before they decided to adopt it.
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), in the presence of the Minister, briefed the Committee on its second and third quarter reports. It would be meeting with ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Act Private Member’s Bill [PMB2 -2015]: Department of Social Development response, Department of Justice comments on alignment with other legislation
28 Oct 2015
The Committee noted that Mr M Waters had submitted a Private Members' Bill (PMB) calling for amendments to the Children's Act, specifically to section 120, in order to bring the Act into alignment with the ruling of the courts in relation to placing of the name of a child sexual ...