Alexandra Lilian Amelia Abrahams

Committee appearances

• CDA Board Vacancies CDA: Committee Recommendation and Report 13 Nov 2020

  Ms A Abrahams (DA) asked whether consideration was given to where all candidates were based in the country.

• Department of Social Development Quarter 2 2019/20 performance 28 Oct 2020

  Ms A Abrahams (DA) said that Ms B Masango (DA) had left the meeting due to a bereavement in her family, so she would ask Ms Masango’s questions on her behalf. She asked what the Department was doing to include people in townships and rural areas in its new ...

• Employment of social work graduates; Foster Care court order progress & application for extension of deadline 21 Oct 2020

  Ms A Abrahams (DA) stated that Departments such as the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Department of Health and Department of Basic Education need to report to the Portfolio Committee of Social Development as to why it has not complied with the Cabinet Resolution. Ms Abrahams requested that these ...

• Update on response to Covid19 pandemic issues: DSD briefing 14 Oct 2020

  Ms A Abrahams (DA) thanked the Department, SASSA and NDA for their presentations. She said that it is her belief that alcohol serves as a form of escape for many people and extra measures should be taken to curb the abuse of alcohol. She asked if the Department is engaging ...

• Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD briefing 6 Oct 2020

  Ms A Abrahams (DA) asked if clause ten gave way for review of the mediation by a court, as it was unclear. Clause 12 stated that a child, if mature, may express its views regarding parental responsibility should parents divorce -- who decides a child’s maturity?

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Questions

• Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 16 Oct 2020

  (1)What were the reasons that her department procured 80 000 1L alcohol-free hand sanitisers for welfare service facilities in the nine provinces from a certain company (name furnished) to the value of R6 716 000,00 instead of alcohol based sanitisers containing a minimum of 60% alcohol as prescribed ...

• Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 16 Oct 2020

  (1)Whether (a)(i) her department and (ii) its entities reporting to her, (b) the SA Social Security Agency and (c) the National Development Agency utilised a certain law firm (name furnished) over the past five financial years ending on 31 March 2020; if not, what is the position in ...

• Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education 28 Sep 2020

  What (a) total number of social workers who have been recruited by her department across the Republic are currently employed in each (i) province, (ii) school district and (iii) school and (b) is the ratio of social workers to learners in each (i) school and (ii) province?

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Plenary appearances

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