Ms Bridget Staff Masango

National Assembly

Formerly: National Council of Provinces

@masangobridget1

About Bridget Staff Masango

Ms Masango is a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA). She serves as a member of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development in the National Assembly of Parliament.

2021 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 5 meetings out of 5

2020 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 35 meetings out of 37

2019 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 24

2018 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 22

2017 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 25

2016 committee attendance as mp

56% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 41

2015 committee attendance as mp

63% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 32

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

71% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 21

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Social Development — Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill: DHA briefing; Pre-introduction consultation process with stakeholders: DSD briefing — 3 Mar 2021
Social Development — Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill : SALGA briefing; Content Advisor on public participation — 24 Feb 2021
Social Development — Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill in relation to adoption services: DSD briefing, with Minister — 17 Feb 2021
Social Development — Temporary disability grant reapplications & overcrowding at SASSA: update with Minister — 3 Feb 2021
Social Development — Lapsed temporary disability grants, reapplications, overcrowding at SASSA offices: with Minister — 20 Jan 2021

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

14th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
58th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
68th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly Committees) from 15th October 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th October 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources (NCOP Committees) from June 2014 until 5th October 2015
Member at Select Committee on Education and Recreation (NCOP Committees) from June 2014 until 5th October 2015
Member at Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises (NCOP Committees) from June 2014 until 5th October 2015
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Social Services (NCOP Committees) from June 2014 until 5th October 2015
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 22nd May 2014 until 5th October 2015
28th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
87th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Glacier	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	No	Name of Company
Ordinary	100	MTN
Ordinary	70	Sasol [Inzalo]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Chesswood Holdings [Resigned]	Private Co.
Masambeni Investments	CC
Rural Shik	Private Co.
Scarlet Dawn Trading 163	CC
Swenkas Leather	CC
Emerge Communications	CC
Mkungu Transport Enterprises	Transport

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	320sq.m.	Evander
Land	+-1 000sq.m.	Devon
Land	+-1 000sq.m.	Devon

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Glacier	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R129	148	MTN	Ordinary
	70	Sasol Inzalo	Ordinary

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Khetha Communications
Rural Shik
Phase
Emerge Communications	CC
Supedi [Resigned]
Revivre [Resigned]
Scarlet Dawn [Resigned]
Tsiba [Resigned]
Mkungu Transport	Transport and coal sale

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Land - Erf 197	1 923sq.m.	Devon
Land - Erf 198	1 923sq.m.	Devon

Committee appearances

Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill : SALGA briefing; Content Advisor on public participation 24 Feb 2021

Ms B Masango (DA) asked if the concern raised on the constitutionality of the process followed by DSD will affect its processing the Bill at a later stage in the law-making process. The Bill is a response to the call for a comprehensive legal solution to the foster care crisis ...
Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill in relation to the adoption services: DSD briefing 17 Feb 2021

Ms B Masango (DA) said that her understanding was that the adoption was one of the protection services provided by government. As such, amendments to the Act would help in fast tracking and smoothing the adoption process was that more and more were moved away from foster care. This would ...
Lapsed temporary disability grants, reapplications, overcrowding at SASSA offices: follow-up meeting 3 Feb 2021

Ms B Masango (DA) questioned SASSA’s approach of physical assessments during Level 3 Lockdown putting high risk persons with disabilities in danger, who were the most impacted during COVID. She asked about the uptake of the R500 SRD to date in light of bookings continuing until 31 March. How long ...
Lapsing of temporary disability grants, re-applications, overcrowding at SASSA offices: Minister & SASSA briefing 20 Jan 2021

Ms B Masango (DA) thanked the Minister for the information as that would help her to provide information to her constituency members. She could not agree more with colleagues on the problems with communications and she had appreciated the Minister’s introduction of a plan with timelines. However, the presentation did ...
DSD, SASSA & NDA Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report; Committee Report on Quarterly Performance 2 Dec 2020

Ms B Masango (DA) said the BRRR had a list on questions that could be loosely translated as outstanding issues. It was wise to move these to the recommendation section so there could serve as guidance to the Committee and Department’s work in the next term.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 24 Feb 2021

What collaborative work is being done by her department and the Department of Justice and Correctional Services to allow for a clearer interpretation and protection for protection orders with regard to rights of children in such cases?
Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 6 Jan 2021

Whether she, her department and/or any entity reporting to her received any donation of personal protection equipment since 1 February 2020; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details of (a) the date on which the donation was received, (b) the name of the donor, (c) the monetary ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Social Development 6 Jan 2021

(1)Whether she is aware of the de-accreditation of a certain organisation (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2)whether the reasons for the specified de-accreditation are sufficiently in line with the conditions of accreditation; if not, what steps will she take to protect the best interest ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NOTICES OF MOTION 25 Feb 2020

House Chairperson, I hereby give notice of motion that on the next sitting of the House I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the House -
1) debates the status of the government's taking over the Bosasa Youth Development Centres throughout the country to protect the children receiving ...
WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2019 4 Dec 2019

Chair, hon Minister, given your commitment to keep the department and its entities out of courts and focusing on its key mandate to support vulnerable members of our society, what is the hon Minister doing to ensure that the thousands of children who could be placed on foster care are ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances