Mrs Beverley Lynnette Abrahams

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Beverley Lynnette Abrahams

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Sport, Arts and Culture Committee Reports
    4 Dec 2018

    The meeting was dominated by the Committee’s concern over the delay in receiving the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Inquiry Report from the Minster of Sport and Recreation, Ms Tokozile Xasa. The Minister had informed the Chairperson that the report would be ready by Friday 7 December ...

  • Sport, Arts and Culture National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill briefing; with the Minister
    20 Nov 2018

    The Committee heard that the National Sport and Recreation Bill seeks to adopt and introduce key elements that would assist with the promotion and development of sport and recreation. The Bill aims to strengthen the role of the Minister in delivering the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) mandate. Disputes ...

  • Social Development 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 ...

  • Sport, Arts and Culture Department of Sport and Recreation Quarter 2 performance; with Minister
    13 Nov 2018

    The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Sport and Recreation (SRSA) for the presentation of their second quarter performance report, ahead of which the Minister highlighted exciting current and future developments, such as Caster Semenya’s success at the recent Sports Award ceremony, and South Africa’s bid for the 2023 ...

  • Social Development 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. ...

  • Social Development 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 ...

  • Sport, Arts and Culture Cricket South Africa 2017/18 Annual Report & T20 Tournament
    30 Oct 2018

    Cricket South Africa (CSA) presented its annual report for 2017/18, and provided the Committee with details of the new Mzansi Super League (MSL) T20 competition to be launched around the country in November.

    CSA said its efforts were focused on two aspects – awareness of cricket, and making the game ...

  • Social Development 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 ...

  • Sport, Arts and Culture Committee Report on Western Cape oversight visit
    23 Oct 2018

    The Committee met to consider its draft Report on the oversight visit to the Western Cape, from 13 to 14 September 2018, and Committee minutes dated 4 September 2018, 9 October, 16 October and 18 October 2018, with amendments.

    On the Report on the Western Cape oversight visit, Members discussed ...

  • Sport, Arts and Culture Sport & Recreation Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
    18 Oct 2018

    The Committee met to consider and adopt a revised version of its Budget Review and Recommendations Report. The Content Advisor took Members through which parts of the Report were amended and which remained the same. The Report now outlined additional policies relevant to the Department, Committee recommendations made in March ...