Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Sanitary Pads Initiative & Gender-Based Violence Summit update
4 Sep 2018
The Chairperson informed Members that the briefing of the current state of the National Gender Machinery Summit had been postponed due to the unavailability of Minister Bathabile Dlamini and the difficulties with getting hold of the people that were supposed to be working with her on this particular matter.
She ...
Police
Crimes against women and children: SAPS, COSATU, Civil Society input; with Minister of Police
29 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committees on Police and Women in the Presidency met jointly for the second of a two-day special focus on the Domestic Violence Act and crimes against women and children. Minister of Police, Mr Bheki Cele, was present.
The SA Police Service (SAPS) presented on the progress made by ...
Police
Domestic Violence Act Reports: Civilian Secretariat & SAPS briefing with civil society input
28 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committees on Police and Women in the Presidency met jointly for the first of a two-day special focus on the Domestic Violence Act and Gender-Based Violence in SA. The South African Police Service (SAPS) presented its biannual report in terms of Section 18 (5) (d) of the Domestic ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women Quarter 1 performance, with Minister
21 Aug 2018
The Department of Women (DoW) presented its first quarter performance report for the 2018/19 financial year, with the Minister in attendance. The Minister stressed that a combined government and society-wide effort must be made to address the multi-dimensional issues of women.
The presentation covered the overall Departmental performance, as well ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women 2017/18 Quarter 3 & 4 performance
12 Jun 2018
The Department of Women (DoW) presented its quarter three and four performance for the 2017/18 financial year. The comprehensive presentation covered the strategic focus of the Department, organisational and budget programme structure, newly created posts and rationale for creating these posts. A comparison of the performance for quarter two and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 9 Institutions amalgamation: OISD progress report; with the Minister
5 Jun 2018
Members and representatives of the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) met with officials from the Office of the Institute Supporting Democracy (OISD) on the progress report dealing with the amalgamation of Chapter 9 Institutions, with special reference to the CGE.
The OISD said that two task teams had been formed ...
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 ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women & Commission for Gender Equality Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Committee observed that the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP) had tabled its annual performance plan (APP) late, which would result in a finding against the Department, as confirmed by the Auditor General, and it wanted an explanation for this. The DWP had also not implemented some of ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women Annual Performance Plan: Content Adviser and Researcher input
2 May 2018
The Committee Researcher reported that the expenditure report indicates under Vote 13 that the Department for Women has spent R150.2 million of its available budget of R206.2 million. The expenditure represents 98.3% of the R152.8million projected expenditure for this period. Strategic objectives include the promotion of strategic leadership, gender knowledge, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
CGE & Department of Women Annual Performance Plan: AGSA analysis & CGE briefing
24 Apr 2018
The Auditor-General South Africa briefed the Portfolio Committee on its review of the 2018/19 draft Annual Performance Plan of the Department of the Department of Women in the Presidency. The Auditor-General had not undertaken a review of the Annual Performance Plan of the Commission for Gender Equality. The purpose of ...