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(Subcommittee) Central Drug Authority Board interviews Day 2
4 Nov 2020
Video: Sub-committee on the filling of vacancies to the Central Drug Authority Board, 4 November 2020
On the second day of interviews, the Committee interviewed eight candidates for the Central Drug Authority (CDA) Board. These were conducted in person by a sub-committee of the Social Development Portfolio Committee. Candidates flew ...
Social Development
(Subcommittee) Central Drug Authority Board: interviews Day 1
3 Nov 2020
Video: Sub-committee on filling of vacancies of Central Drug Authority Board 3 November 2020
The interviews of seven candidates for the Central Drug Authority (CDA) Board were conducted in person by a sub-committee of the Social Development Portfolio Committee. Candidates flew in from different provinces and were all asked the ...
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
Employment of Social Work graduates; Foster Care court order progress & application for extension of deadline
21 Oct 2020
The Portfolio Committee of Social Development was briefed by the national and provincial Departments of Social Development on the employment of social work graduates. It was then briefed by the national Department on an update of the foster care court order.
On social work graduates, the provincial Departments of Social ...
Social Development
Update on response to Covid19 pandemic issues; with Deputy Minister
14 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly) 14 Oct 2020
The Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities took the Committee through a comprehensive update on the measures put in place by to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Committee was pleased by the in-depth reporting and appreciated ...
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
Foster Care court order progress; DSD Quarter 1 performance; with Deputy Minister
26 Aug 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly) 26 Aug 2020
The Committee expressed its condolences on the passing of Ms Connie Nxumalo.
The Deputy Minister said Quarter 1 was not an easy quarter for the Department as the country went into Level 5 Lockdown, the demand for DSD services ...
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 ...