Rules of the National Assembly
Rules Subcommittee Report on Rule 53A Physical removal of Members, Deputy Speaker ruling on quoting of judgments amended, Committee Report on Review of Rules
24 May 2016
The Chairperson of the Subcommittee dealing with the revision of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules) took the Committee through the changes that had been made to Rule 53A since the last Rules Committee meeting. Essentially, a new subrule 14 had been inserted, which in terms drew the distinction between ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
CEDAW Implementation 5th Report 2009-2014: Department of Women in the Presidency briefing
24 May 2016
The Department of Women in the Presidency (the Department) presented South Africa’s 5th Periodic Report on the Implementation of the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), during the period 2009-2014. The history and background of the signing and ratification of the instrument, and the years in ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
19 Apr 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented its annual performance plan and budget for the 2016/17 financial year. The Commission’s programmes had been informed by the national legislative frameworks and international treaties that South Africa had ratified, together with the Constitution.
The Commission would undertake to develop its education officers ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
12 Apr 2016
Department of Women in the Presidency 2016 Strategic Plan [198MB]
Department of Women in the Presidency 2016 Annual Performance Plan [197MB]
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The Department of Women in the Presidency (the DOW) presented its 2016 Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan. There had been some organisational structure changes. ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency 2016 Annual Performance Plan: Auditor-General recommendations
5 Apr 2016
Auditor-General South Africa provided recommendations for an effective implementation of the annual performance plan (APP) for the Department of Women in the Presidency for 2016/17 to ensure gender mainstreaming and gender responsive budgeting. For the Committee to gage the relevance of the targets in the APP, it would need to ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women in Decision making positions: Department of Public Service & Administration and Public Service Commission briefings
15 Mar 2016
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) briefed the Committee on the current figures of women in senior management service (SMS) posts in the public service in general and in these two entities also. The DPSA aimed to provide a professional, productive and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality ‘one woman, one hectare of land’ report
8 Mar 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality presented a report on the ‘One Woman, One Hectare of Land’ initiative to the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency.
The Commissioner gave an overview of the mandate and functions of the Commission, and the legislation governing the Commission, and provided an introduction to ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on 2015/16 3rd Quarter performance
23 Feb 2016
The Committee's Content Advisor and Researcher briefly outlined some points that the Committee may wish to discuss from the 3rd quarter 2015 performance reports of the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). Members wondered why there was so little evidence of racial diversity or consideration from the issues raised, and why violence ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency on its 2015/16 2nd & 3rd Quarterly performance, with Minister present
16 Feb 2016
Minister Shabangu noted that the Department of Women in the Presidency had progressed but that challenges like those attached to the restructuring and budget still remained. The Department was innovative in the implementation of its mandate.
The Department of Women briefed the Committee on its Quarter 2 and 3 Reports ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of National Assembly Rules: consideration of Subcommittee Report
20 Nov 2015
The Rules Committee met to consider the Subcommittee Report on the Review of the National Assembly Rules. The ANC supported the proposed new criteria for the processing of motions without notice. The criteria were now that at least five parties including the majority party and the largest minority party should ...