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Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Commission for Gender Equality: Selection process postponed
7 Feb 2017
The Ad Hoc Committee for the filling of vacancies of Commissioners for the Commission for Gender Equality firstly considered and adopted the minutes of 30 November and made a follow up on the previous discussions.
The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, referred to two recent incidents where young girls had ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Committee Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan for 2016/17; First Term Programme
31 Jan 2017
The Committee considered and adopted all outstanding minutes from 2016.
The Committee also also discussed and approved its first term programme. There was consensus in holding departments and such officials more accountable in 2017. It was agreed that this should be done through more active and vigorous engagement with various ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Committee Programme & Committee Business
30 Nov 2016
Documents handed out: Committee Programme
The Committee adopted the Committee Programme. The Committee would advertise the posts from 11 December until 13 January and Human Resource would also have to assist the Committee in terms of verification and vetting of qualifications of the candidates.
Members asked about the total number of ...
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality
Election of the Chairperson
23 Nov 2016
The Committee met to elect the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies for Gender Equality. The Committee decided to meet the following week to adopt its programme.
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Decriminalisation of adult sex work & SALRC Project 107 Adult Prostitution: Deputy Minister of Justice briefing; Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Strategic Plan 2016
2 Nov 2016
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development briefed the Multi- Party Women's Caucus (MPWC) on the concerns raised at a previous meeting held on 17 August 2016 that focused on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and efforts to reform the laws on decriminalization of adult sex work. ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Maiden bursary investigative report at Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
25 Oct 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) presented a report to the joint committees on its investigation into a government-funded bursary administered by the uThekela District Municipality (UDM) that was restricted to girls who were virgins, and who had to undergo virginity testing. The CGE ruled that the conditions imposed in ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women in the Presidency Budgetary Review Recommendations Report
19 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency considered the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR). The Committee Content Advisor gave a brief overview of the mandate of the Committee, a description of the core functions of the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP) and the Commission on ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its 2015/16 Annual Report
12 Oct 2016
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) achieved 89% of its strategic objectives in the past financial year, reflecting a year-on-year improvement since 2014. The clean audit report reflects responsible financial management, however decreasing revenue and the solvency ratio show that there is clear room for improvement. The CGE noted that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women on its 2015/16 Annual Report; Auditor-General on Department & Commission on Gender Equality audits, with Minister in attendance
11 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee met to receive the 2015/16 annual report of the Department of Women in the Presidency (DWP), as well as briefings from the Auditor General’s office, Parliamentary researchers and a Parliamentary content advisor.
The advisor and researchers all echoed that the DWP was performing poorly, as the Department ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Treasury on gender mainstreaming; gender responsive budgeting, Department of Women & CGE budget allocation
13 Sep 2016
The National Treasury briefed the Committee with reports on gender mainstreaming, gender responsive budgeting and the allocation of funding to the Department of Woman in the Presidency and the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE).
The atmosphere was notably tense, with underlying political and racial differences being articulated in certain remarks, ...