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Social Development
Central Drug Authority Board role, composition, challenges & appointment process, with Minister & Deputy Minister
27 Aug 2019
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development and the Select Committee on Health and Social Services met jointly to receive a briefing on the process of appointing candidates to serve on the Central Drug Authority (CDA) Board. The presentation also highlighted the role, composition and challenges facing the Board. The Minister ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development Quarterly performance, with Deputy Minister
21 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department on their Quarterly 2018/2019 performance in the period 1 January - 31 March 2019. The Deputy Minister said that this period was chosen to avoid duplicity and the DSD was scheduled to present its Annual Report to the Committee in two weeks' time. ...
Social Development
Social Development Budget: Committee Report
10 Jul 2019
The Committee convened to consider and adopt its report on the budget for the Department of Social Development (DS). Members pointed out that the recommendations of the Committee had not been implemented by the staff of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). It was important for SASSA and the ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & National Development Agency 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
3 Jul 2019
The Department of Social Development (DSD), SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Development Agency (NDA), with the Minister, present briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance Plans (APPs). In her opening remarks, the Minister touched on a number of matters such as government stepping up across the board, changes ...
Social Development
Election of Committee Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee convened to elect its Chairperson. Mr M Gungubele (ANC) was nominated. Ms B Masango (DA) nominated herself as Chairperson. Due to the fact that there was more than one nomination, as the Rules of the National Assembly stipulate, the decision went to a vote where Mr Gungubele received ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Property Practitioners Bill: Negotiating Mandates & Department Response
19 Mar 2019
The Select Committee meeting was called to receive provincial negotiating mandates for the Property Practitioners Bill [B21B-2018]. Members, with the mandate of their provinces, voted unanimously in favour of the Bill but several provinces had queries, required clarification or required amendments to the Bill.
Officials from the Department of Human ...
Constitutional Review Committee
2016 public submissions: finalisation; 2017 & 2018 public submissions: consideration
7 Mar 2019
The Committee reviewed and put on record their decisions for all 67 submissions received from the public in 2016, six for 2017 and five for 2018.
Most of the recommendations and legal opinions received were adopted, except in some cases where the Democratic Alliance and the African Christian Democratic Party ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: deliberations and finalisation
6 Mar 2019
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) appeared before the Select Committee on Education and Recreation to give responses to written submissions from external organizations pertaining to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Amendment Bill. These organizations include Universities of South Africa (USAf), the South Africa Institute of Chartered Accountants ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill [B16B-2017]: final mandates; with Minister
26 Feb 2019
The Select Committee on Social Services met to consider the final mandates on the National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill [B16B-2017].
The Committee noted that the Bill had been referred to it on 28 August 2018, and from that time a briefing had been received, advertisements for public ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill [B16B-2017]: negotiating mandates & department response
19 Feb 2019
The Committee convened to consider negotiating mandates on the National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill [B16B-2018]. The Minister of Health and the Department were in attendance to give their responses to the mandates, highlighting areas of agreement and disagreement.
All Provinces voted in support of the Bill with ...