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Social Development
DSD, SASSA, NDA Covid-19 Special Adjustments Budget; with Deputy Minister
8 Jul 2020
Video: DSD on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan; Update on response to Covid-19 matters
Committee members sent heartfelt messages to Chairperson Mondli Gungubele, wishing him a speedy recovery from COVID19.
The Department of Social Development (DSD) and its agencies reported on the reprioritisations made to their original budgets ...
Social Development
COVID-19 NGO food distribution; SRD R350 grant; with Ministry
29 May 2020
Video: PC on Social Development and SC on Health and Social Services,29 May 2020
Audio: NGOs on the Covid19 food security programmes; DSD on its Covid 19 response Part 2
Four NGOs – Solidarity Fund; Red Cross Society; FoodForward South Africa; Gift of the Givers – briefed a ...
Social Development
DSD report on COVID19 responses and progress report to address backlog in the Foster Care System & meet North Gauteng High Court deadline with Minister
21 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 21 May 2020
The Department of Social Development (DSD) updated the Portfolio Committee on its COVID19 response and on the progress of the backlog in the foster care system in a virtual meeting.
COVID19 response Update
The DSD has distributed 720 000 food ...
Social Development
DSD, NDA & SASSA on action plan progress to respond to AG audit findings; with Deputy Minister
13 May 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 13 May 2020
Audio: DSD, NDA & SASSA on action plan progress to respond to AG audit findings and BRRR
The Deputy Minister of Social Development assured the Committee that the COVID-19 draft regulations did not aim to prohibit the provision of cooked food ...
Social Development
DSD & SASSA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans; with the Minister
8 May 2020
Audio: DSD & SASSA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plans
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
Briefing the joint Committee on its Annual Performance Plan, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) said it had agreed to utilise marshals to assist the elderly and people with disabilities ...
Social Development
Social Assistance Amendment Bill: briefing; DSD Audit & BRRR action plan; with Deputy Minister
13 Nov 2019
The Deputy Minister encouraged the Committee to process the Social Assistance Amendment Bill as quickly as possible so that it can enable DSD to provide better social security and reach more in the fight against poverty and create security for children that are raised by their own extended families.
She ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development 2018/19 Annual Report
12 Nov 2019
The Department of Social Development told the Committee that the implementation of a portfolio approach had become a key focus area, as this would facilitate collaboration with other entities such as the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the National Development Agency (NDA). The Mikondzo project, ...
Social Development
AGSA workshop; High Level Panel Report: DSD response; with Deputy Minister
11 Sep 2019
The Committee was briefed by Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) on its new mandate, the audit process, the five audit opinions it expresses, root causes of poor audit outcomes, key recommendations and the role of oversight. Emphasis was put on AGSA’s extended mandate following amendments to the Public Audit Act which ...
Social Development
Foster Care System backlog: progress report; with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2019
The Department of Social Development and six of the nine provinces briefed the Committee about progress in meeting the court order deadline of 28 November 2019 to ensure foster care orders for thousands of in children in foster care who received foster care grants, do not lapse. This matter had ...
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 ...