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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: briefing
28 Feb 2023
A delegation from the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill (B31-2022). The Bill seeks to establish a statutory body known as the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, in line with the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Briefing by the Audit & Risk Committee of the NYDA for 1st, 2nd & 3rd quarterly reports for 2022/23
21 Feb 2023
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Women in Science; CGE Investigation on Gender Transformation in TVET colleges; HSRC study
17 Feb 2023
Gender Transformation Investigation in TVET colleges 2022
The National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) told the Committee in a virtual meeting that they had seen progress in the participation of women in science and technology, but wanted to reach more of the targets they had set for an increase ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Investigating DWYPD comments on the certification of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill
29 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee met to discuss the correspondence received from the Parliament bill’s office and the Office of the State Law Adviser on the certification of the National Council on the Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill.
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disability ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Update on GBVF-related matters: DWYPD (with Minister), SAPS & DoJ&CD input
24 Nov 2022
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus convened on the eve of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to engage on gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) related matters. The idea of the campaign is to integrate the outcomes into the overall national strategy, to combat crimes against women and to eliminate the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Youth Development Agency Amendment Bill: DWYPD briefing
22 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) on the amendment of the NYDA Bill.
The proposal to amend the Act was intended mainly to address the challenges related to the execution of its broad legislated mandate. It was also geared ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Update on programmes related to GBVF: GBVF Council briefing; Supplementary report on the filling of CGE vacancies; with Minister
15 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities received a briefing on the Secretariat on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) and an update on the proposed National Council on GBVF. The Committee also discussed a supplementary report on filling vacancies on the Commission ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Progress made on SADC Protocol on Gender and Development and amending Article 20(1) of the CEDAW: DWYPD & DIRCO Input
8 Nov 2022
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on (i) amendments to Article 8 of the Southern African Development Protocol on Gender Development, which outrightly prohibited marriage between people under the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
NYDA Q1 2022/23 Performance; Progress report on Presidential Youth Employment Interventions; with Minister
4 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on their performance for the first quarter of the 2022/23 financial year. The Presidential Youth Initiative (PYI) also provided a progress report on the Presidential youth employment interventions.
Before the NYDA made its presentation, the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
CGE Vacancies: Recommendation & Committee Report
26 Oct 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities considered and adopted its report on candidates recommended to fill vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality.