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Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: Department of Social Development response to submissions by stakeholders; with Minister
16 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee, the Department of Social Development (DSD) gave a briefing on the responses received in all the oral and written submissions from stakeholders during public consultations on the Children’s Amendment Bill.
Members asked several questions on the rights of fathers and 50-50 ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation Petition; Government implementation of National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide; with Minister and Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2022
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence & Femicide
The Portfolio Committee received a presentation in a virtual meeting on the "Post Office to Parliament" petition by the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation (UMF), which urged that the Committee and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services urgently intervene to ...
Basic Education
Status Report on ECD Migration: DBE & DSD briefing; with DSD Minister & DBE Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Social Development (DSD), briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the updated Status Report on the Migration of Early Childhood Development (ECD) to DBE. The Minister of Social ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: SALGA response to issues raised during public hearings
4 Mar 2022
Parliament: Key Themes Emerging from provincial hearings
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by SALGA on the issues raised during the public hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill.
SALGA’s presentation raised four issues. Firstly, there was a lack of support by municipalities to the Early ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: DHA & DoJ & CD input on issues raised during public hearings, with Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
2 Mar 2022
Parliament: Key Themes Emerging from provincial hearings
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was addressed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the issues raised during public hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill. They were then addressed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) about the ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD response to issues raised during public hearings (postponed)
23 Feb 2022
DSD response to to issues raised during public hearings (document not made public)
In this virtual meeting, the Department was supposed to brief the Committee on its response to issues raised during the public hearings.
However, Members voiced concerns that many of the issues raised in the public hearings were ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: legal expert on harmonisation of age; Committee Report on provincial public hearings
16 Feb 2022
The Committee received a briefing by the law expert on children’s rights, Prof Ann Skelton, on the harmonisation of age in the Children’s Amendment Bill. Members raised comments made at the provincial public hearings where some parents felt that the law removed their role of protecting their children such ...
Social Development
Social Development BRRR; Committee Report Quarter 3 & 4 Performance of Department and entities
24 Nov 2021
2021 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development went through its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report for the social development portfolio for the 2020/21 Financial Year. Members resolved to have a follow-up meeting with the Department of Social Development and the ...
Social Development
Follow-up: DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Annual Report
12 Nov 2021
10 Nov 2021 |
Social Development Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Annual Report |
A virtual follow-up meeting of the Portfolio Committee was held to finalise consideration of the annual reports of the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities, the South African Social ...
Social Development
Social Development Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DSD, SASSA & NDA 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister
10 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a report from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes for the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities for the 2020/201 financial year. This was followed by the presentation of the 2020/21 annual reports ...