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Social Development
DSD, SASSA & NDA 2019/20 Annual Reports; with Minister
25 Nov 2020
Video: Joint Meeting: P C on Social Development and S Co on Health and Social Services
In this joint virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and Select Committee on Health and Social Services, Members were briefed on the 2019/20 financial year Annual Reports ...
NCOP Public Petitions and Executive Undertakings
Executive Undertakings: DSD; Lesawell Petition; with Minister
18 Nov 2020
Video: Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings, 18 November 2020
The Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings met virtually to oversee and scrutinise the implementation of the Executive undertakings made by the Minister of Social Development.
Further, the Committee considered and adopted the Lesawell Petition ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development Quarter 2 2020/21 performance; with Minister
28 Oct 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Social Development, the South Africa Social Service Agency and the National Development Agency on their second quarter performance for the 2020/21 financial year.
The Minister of Social Development said that she had signed the performance agreement, which outlined the responsibilities of the ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD briefing
6 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Social Development on the various clauses of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18 – 2020]. In a virtual meeting, the Department’s specialist in legislative drafting and review presented a quarter of the clauses at a time, in a page-by-page fashion, for the ...
Social Development
DSD, NDA & SASSA on progress with 2018/19 audit findings; COVID-19 Update; with Ministry
2 Sep 2020
Social Development
Plan to address GBV and Femicide: DSD briefing; Curbing alcohol abuse linked to GBV; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Aug 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly) 19 Aug 2020 Part 2
The Minister and the Department presented the Committee with the Department’s comprehensive plan to address Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in line with the National Strategic Plan on GBVF, Family Preservation Programmes, and ...
Social Development
National Drug Master Plan: DSD briefing; CDA challenges & recruitment process; with Minister and Deputy Minister
18 Aug 2020
The Department of Social Development briefed the joint Committees in a virtual meeting on the National Drug Master Plan for 2019-2024, and the filling of the Central Drug Authority’s board vacancies.
The briefing on the National Drug Master Plan centred mainly on the formulation of the plan, and the methods ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development COVID-19 update; with Minister
31 Jul 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (NA) 31 July 2020
The Portfolio Committee was addressed by the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities on the status of its COVID19 interventions, and was told by the Minister that money must not be lost to corruption in the procurement of ...
Social Development
Implementation of food distribution programmes: MECs and HODs briefing; Update on progress made to respond to Covid19 pandemic issues; with Minister
25 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development 25:06:2020
The Committee was briefed by the national Department of Social Development (DSD) and representatives of the provincial DSDs on the implementation of food distribution programmes. The Department also updated the Committee on preparations for the reopening of early childhood development (ECD) services. The ...
Social Development
DSD 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance; Progress made to respond to Covid19 pandemic issues; with Minister
11 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 11 JUNE 2020
The Committee was addressed by the Department of Social Development (DSD) on its fourth quarter performance, and by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on the progress that had been made in responding to the impact of COVID19.
Despite ...