2024-w927 - 01 November 2024

Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1) Whether she has been informed about the widely publicised non-governmental organisations (NGOs) funding crisis that is unfolding in Gauteng; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether she will furnish Ms A L A Abrahams with (a) a list of (i) NGOs that have closed in Gauteng since January 2024 and (ii) the services the specified NGOs provided and (iii) a list of NGOs in Gauteng that informed her department of their pending closure and (b) a report on her department’s interventions to mitigate the crisis; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Social Development on 1 Nov 2024

Thank you honourable member for your question, however it must be noted that government is constituted into three distinct and autonomous spheres. The matter that the honourable member has raised falls within the sphere of the Gauteng provincial government. The constitution is clear on this matter. Rule 134(5)(B) states that “questions asked must relate to matters for which cabinet members are officially responsible for”.

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2024-w1017 - 01 November 2024

Mazwikayise Brian Blose to ask the Minister of Social Development

What (a) are the relevant details regarding the underspending of R4 billion allocated to the social relief grant, (b) factors specifically contributed to the significant underspending, (c) departments and/or officials were responsible for the management of the specified funds, (d) accountability measures are being implemented to address the mismanagement and/or underspending, (e) consequence management actions will be taken against the officials responsible for the underspending and (f) steps and/or plans are in place to ensure that such underspending, especially for critical social support programmes like the social relief grant, will not occur in future?

2024-w1168 - 31 October 2024

Eugene Mthethwa to ask the Minister of Social Development

Whether, following the directive of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, during the meeting that was held in 2009 at the Sandton Convention Centre, and the subsequent commitment by her department to look into a possible way to create a social benefit scheme for artists, her department has taken any steps to implement the social benefit for artists; if not, (a) how will she deal with the non-delivery by her department and (b) on what date does she intend to implement the scheme; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Social Development on 31 Oct 2024

The Department is not able to trace the undertaking referred to from 2019, however the lack of social security coverage for artists was recognised by the Department as part of a broader problem of exclusion of informal and atypical workers in the existing social security system. This is because the majority of artists do not have regular income and some do not have formal ...

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2024-w1230 - 30 October 2024

Liam Chad Jacobs to ask the Minister of Social Development

Whether the Joshlin Smith Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation (NPO); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is its NPO number and (b) since what date did it become operational?

Reply from the Minister of Social Development on 30 Oct 2024

The Joshlin Smith Foundation is not registered as an non-profit organisation (NPO) in terms of sections 13 NPO Act and has not submitted any application for registration in terms of the Act administered by the Department of Social Development.

Registration as an NPO under the legislation NPO Act is voluntary registration.

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2024-w729 - 30 October 2024

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1) What are the names of the (a) nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and (b) nonprofit organisations (NPOs) that are funded by her department in KwaZulu-Natal; (2) whether the issues regarding the late payment and/or nonpayment of NGOs and NPOs have been resolved in all provinces; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

2024-w1043 - 30 October 2024

Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams to ask the Minister of Social Development

With reference to the 2023-24 financial year, what (a) total number of cases of statutory rape has her department reported to the SA Police Service in each province, (b) number of cases covered by Form 22, which deals with reporting of abuse or deliberate neglect of child, has her department received from (i) the Department of Health, (ii) nongovernmental organisations and (iii) members of the public in each province for victims in each age group under the age of 16 and (c) how are gaps Form 22 reporting and referral pathway being rectified?

Reply from the Minister of Social Development on 30 Oct 2024

At the time of submission, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Free State and North West provinces had not responded

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There is Child Protection Register Web- Based System that seeks to monitor all the reported cases of child abuse and interventions thereof. There is Monitoring Tool of the Inter-Sectoral Protocol for the Prevention ...

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2024-w591 - 30 October 2024

Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams to ask the Minister of Social Development

(a) What total number of baby savers are in each province, (b) on what date was each baby saver established, (c) what total number of babies have been saved in each baby savers since they were opened and (d) what happened to each baby after being adopted, placed in care homes, fostered and/or catered for through any other initiative?

2024-w928 - 30 October 2024

Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams to ask the Minister of Social Development

Whether she has been informed about the widely reported pending closure of numerous Child and Youth Care Centres (CYCCs) in Gauteng as a result of budget cuts and being defunded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what (i) are the names of the affected CYCCs and (ii) is the number of vulnerable (aa) infants and (bb) children in their care who will be rendered homeless and (b) how will her department mitigate the impending crisis?

2024-w1201 - 30 October 2024

Bridget Staff Masango to ask the Minister of Social Development

Whether, with reference to the indication by the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) Chief Executive Officer, Ms Totsie Memela, in the Portfolio Committee on Social Development held on 14 September 2022 that SASSA was engaging with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to find a suitable place to build Tembisa SASSA Office, and that SASSA on its own was also engaged in identifying a suitable place, any progress has been made to identify a suitable place for Tembisa SASSA office; if not, what is the plan going forward; if so, what (a) is the exact location of the site and (b) are the timelines with regard to (i) commencement and (ii) completion of the SASSA office in Tembisa?

Reply from the Minister of Social Development on 30 Oct 2024

SASSA has identified a new office in Tembisa, through the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality (the current landlord), address portion 2 of Erf 235, Igqagqa section, Tembisa, that will replace the existing office situated 2kms away from Tembisa office (one)1 (address: Rabasotho, Erf 242, Igqagqa section, Tembisa).

Office two (2) is situated at Tembisa two (2), the address is Erf 9044, Winnie Mandela, Tembisa.

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2024-w738 - 04 October 2024

Bridget Staff Masango to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1) What was the (a)(i) purpose and (ii) position that a certain person (name furnished) was appointed in for the period of 30 April 2024 to 28 July 2024 and (b) total cost of employment. (2) whether the employment had anything to do with the specified person’s testimony at the Commissioner for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration in the matter Bandile v SASSA; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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