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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DWYPD 2022/23 Annual Report
10 Oct 2023
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Youth Development ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
29 Sep 2023
The Committee met virtually to consider and adopt the Bill. The drafting of additional proposed amendments to clauses 6 and 7 was presented. In clause 6, the number of members of the board of the Council changed from not 'more than 13' to 'not more than 15' as well ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: clause by clause deliberations
27 Sep 2023
The Committee was presented with the A-List and B-Bill of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill. Going clause by clause, it adopted all of the clauses along with their amendments. The Department was given ‘homework’ to conduct research on Clause 14 Committees of Board to establish if ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Statistics Amendment Bill: StatsSA briefing; with Deputy Minister
22 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee was informed by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) in a virtual meeting that the Statistics Act No.6 of 1999 had to be amended due to a conflict with South African domestic laws. They had conducted study tours and made a comparative analysis of statistical legislation in countries ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Establishment of a cooperative bank (for women, youth, and persons with disabilities)
21 Sep 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus (MPWC) was briefed by the Minister and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on establishing a cooperative bank (for women, youth, and persons with disabilities). The Minister, along with her team, spoke extensively in respect of all questions raised to the other ...
Public Enterprises
Alexkor implementation of turnaround strategy; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: deliberations
19 Sep 2023
The Committee met in Parliament for clause-by-clause deliberations on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Amendment Bill. The Department and the State Law Advisor presented the drafted Committee proposed amendments to the Bill.
On whether this Section 75 Bill should be changed to a Section 76 Bill ...
Public Enterprises
Denel implementation of turnaround strategy; with Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2023
Public Enterprises
Minister’s response to allegation of irregularities in SAA sale
12 Sep 2023
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: DWYPD Response to Public Submissions
12 Sep 2023
In Parliament, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities briefed the Portfolio Committee on its responses to the 17 oral and 52 written submissions on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NGBFV) Bill.
All the Members of the Committee voted in favour of the Bill and ...