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Children’s Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
11 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development
Audio: Children’s Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
The Committee began public hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill. Eight organisations made oral submissions.
Stakeholders highlighted challenges relating to Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres registration, availability of sites, and challenges rural-based ECD centres encounter.
Real ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: Legal Advisor on status of ECD clauses that were not contested & summary of public comments
7 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on how to handle clauses relating to Early Childhood Development (ECD), in the Children’s Amendment Bill, since this function would be migrating to the Department of Basic Education by April 2022. The Committee was told, based ...
Social Development
SASSA & NDA 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
5 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development
The Committee met virtually to receive a briefing to consider the Strategic Plans, the Annual Performance Plans (APP), and the Budget Votes of the National Development Agency (NDA) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
The SASSA is an agency ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2021/2022 APP; with Minister & AGSA Input
4 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development
The purpose of this virtual meeting was for the Committee to receive a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the Annual Performance Plan of the Department of Social Development and its entities. The Committee also considered the Department’s Strategic ...
Social Development
AGSA on Special COVID-19 Audit Reports; DSD 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance; Children’s A/B: discussion on contested ECD clauses
17 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 17 March 2021
COVID Audit Report 2
COVID Audit Report 1
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the special reports on COVID-19, to consider the third term quarterly performance report ...
Basic Education
ECD Migration from DSD to DBE: progress report with Ministers
16 Mar 2021
With both Ministers present, a joint virtual technical progress report was given of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme migration from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) that requires all nine provinces to be on board and compliant with the function shifts as ...
Social Development
Committee Programme
16 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered its programme for next term. Members were taken through the public participation process around the Children’s Amendment Bill. National and provincial public hearings would be held. The Committee must ensure a closed meeting when interacting with the children and for the disclosure of information ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Water and Sanitation Quarter 1 Committee Report: Water and Sanitation Quarter 2 & 3 performance; with Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water, and Sanitation was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on its third-quarter report; Giyani Water Intervention Progress Report; Status update on the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works and Temba Water Treatment Works; 2020/21 first quarter report.
The overview ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: Pre-introduction consultation process; Temporary Disability Grant re-applications & overcrowding at SASSA; with Ministers
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 05 March 2021
03 Feb 2021: Temporary disability grant reapplications & overcrowding at SASSA: update with Minister
20 Jan 2021: Lapsed temporary disability grants, reapplications, overcrowding at SASSA offices: with Minister
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Social Development responded to questions raised ...
Social Development
Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill: DHA briefing; Pre-introduction consultation process with stakeholders: DSD briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 03 March 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was addressed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the implications that the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18-2020] would have on the Department. The Department of Social Development also addressed the Committee on the Bill’s ...