Dr Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

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Sophie Suzan Thembekwayo

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Multi-Party Women’s Caucus SALRC Adult Prostitution Report: Summit Recommendations; IEC initiatives on gender quotas for 2019 elections
    30 May 2018

    Document handed out: Report on Summit with Stakeholders on SALRC Report Project 107 Sexual Offences Adult prostitution; Draft Report of Summit with Stakeholders on the SALRC Report Project [Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once available]

    The Multiparty Women’s Caucus (MPWC) met to consider its reports on the SA Law Reform ...

  • Health National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill: adoption
    30 May 2018

    The Committee met to consider and adopt the National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill.  The Bill was discussed clause-by-clause, and amendments were made, where necessary.

    Clauses were amended replace “Minister of Health” was replaced with “Cabinet member responsible for health”. Several changes related to ensuring the composition and integrity ...

  • Science and Technology Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Digital Economy: brief by Department of Science and Technology
    30 May 2018

    The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on its position on the 4th Industrial Revolution and the Digital Economy. Also, on the agenda was the convergence of digital technologies which included autonomous robots, Cybersecurity and the Industrial Internet of Things. The risks regarding companies like Uber, Airbnb and ...

  • Science and Technology Science, Technology & Innovation Institutional Review: Department briefing & way forward
    16 May 2018

    The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on the Review of the South African Science, Technology and Innovation Institutional Landscape (STIIL) Report. Minister Naledi Pandor had appointed the STIIL Panel in November 2015 to deal with a number of key questions, including whether the current structure and function ...

  • Health Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill [B34-2017]: Bill rejected
    9 May 2018

    The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill, tabled by Ms C Dudley (ACDP) as a Private Member’s Bill, was considered and rejected by the Committee. The Committee was unanimous in the view that the Bill was fatally flawed, not practical and would place huge financial burden on the Department ...

  • Science and Technology Science and Technology Budget: Committee Report
    8 May 2018

    The Committee met briefly to consider the final draft Report of the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology on Budget Vote No 30. The Committee made no further amendments to the document and it was approved. It was agreed that the report was a fair representation of the discussions that ...

  • Health Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill: briefing; National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill
    2 May 2018

    Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health met to deliberate on the National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA) Bill, and to receive the response from the National Department of Health (NDoH) on the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill.

    Amendments were proposed to a few clauses of ...

  • Ad Hoc Committee on Parliament and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme Election of Chairpersons; Committee Mandate; Medical Aid Scheme Act: Content Advisor/Reseacher input
    2 May 2018

    The Committee Secretary said the Ad Hoc Committee had been jointly established by the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Province (NCOP) to inquire into the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme (Parmed) Act 28 of 1975. Because the meeting had started an hour late, it was decided ...

  • Health Committee DOH Budget Report
    25 Apr 2018

    Members of the Portfolio Committee on Health were concerned at the inconsistencies between the Committee’s Budget Report and the Department of Health’s (DOH’s) annual performance plan (APP) on the implementation and objectives of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. They cautioned against changing the meaning of the DOH presentation and ...

  • Science and Technology CSIR & SA National Space Agency 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
    25 Apr 2018

    The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research briefed the Committee on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plan for 2018/19.  One of the highlights of the report was one of the strategic objectives of the organisation which was to conduct relevant research to foster industrial development. The key areas here were ...