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Social Development
Minutes and reports
20 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met to consider and adopt outstanding minutes and reports.
The 2nd and 3rd Quarterly Reports were adopted.
Minutes for 20 February 2019 was adopted with amendments. Minutes of 6 March 2019 and 13 March 2019 were adopted.
Members and Parliamentary Staff were thanked for ...
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Substance Abuse Treatment Centre in Free State construction delays; DSD lease agreement
13 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met with representatives from the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Social Development (DSD) to discuss the causes of delay in securing suitable premises.
DPW said the Head Office of DSD is situated in the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) Building ...
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SASSA progress report; Committee Legacy Report; Committee Report on petition
13 Mar 2019
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gave a progress report on the migration process successes and challenges, measures to combat corruption, and the way forward. Members were informed that SASSA is now in a post-transition phase and their main focus is to stabilise the new environment. This includes a ...
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High Level Panel recommendations: Department of Social Development response
27 Feb 2019
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented their response to the findings and recommendations of the High Level Panel (HLP), providing insight into their intermediate and long-term action plans to achieve the acceleration of fundamental change to meet the goals of the Panel. The focus of the presentation was broken ...
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SONA impact & latest developments: Minister briefing; Worker Employment Grant: Department briefing
20 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee of Social Development met for a briefing from the Department of Social Development on the Second and Third Quarter Financial And Non-Financial Performance Report for the 2018/19 financial year as well as the draft organogram of the Department. However, the draft organogram was not available, having been ...
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Western Cape oversight report; 1st Term Committee programme
13 Feb 2019
The Committee deliberated on their First Term programme which would take them to the end of the term. It was highlighted that work still had to be done on the Quarterly and Legacy reports. The programme document would be for the new Members who will continue with the Committee.
Members ...
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Food Security: reports by provincial implementing agencies
14 Nov 2018
The Department of Social Development spoke about the implementation of the Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme and the role of provincial food and nutrition implementing agents. Provincial implementing agents were in attendance and each gave a briefing on their organisations; giving the location of feeding and development centres, the ...
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SASSA progress report on Constitutional Court order, SASSA strike action
7 Nov 2018
The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) reported that it has implemented the court order and fulfilled the obligations set by the Constitutional Court. SASSA was tasked to phase out Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) by the end of September 2018 and to decommission the old SASSA cards by December 2018. ...
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SA Council for Social Service Professions funding; BRRR
31 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee of Social Development met to receive a briefing from the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) on its funding support from the Department of Social Development. The Department of Social Development was also invited to brief the Committee on this matter.
Before commencing with the ...
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4th Term Committee Programme
24 Oct 2018
The Chairperson said she would be seeking an opportunity for the new Minister of Social Security to brief the Committee on social security matters and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) processes involving the Department.
The absence of a Committee Member through ill health prompted a discussion on ...