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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: DWYPD Response to Public Submissions
12 Sep 2023
In Parliament, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities briefed the Portfolio Committee on its responses to the 17 oral and 52 written submissions on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NGBFV) Bill.
All the Members of the Committee voted in favour of the Bill and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: Department response to submissions: follow-up meeting
5 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee met in person with the Department with of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) to present its responses to the submissions on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill. The Department went the proposed amendments from the public submissions that it had accepted. ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide Bill: Public Hearings
13 Jun 2023
The Committee convened in Parliament for public hearings on the Gender-Based Violence & Femicide (GBVF) Bill. Three different organisations, namely, Action Society, Gender Equity Unit and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, presented their submissions for the Bill.
The Gender Equity Unit expressed that its view is that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
DWYPD Q2, 3 & 4 2022/23 Performance (incl Audit Risk Committee input); with Minister
9 Jun 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) presented its second, third and fourth quarterly reports for 2022/23, as well as an amended annual performance plan (APP) for 2023/24. This was a follow-up meeting from last ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill: public hearings
6 Jun 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Ms Pinky Ngcobozi
The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities began its public hearings on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Bill in Parliament. It invited stakeholders from various sectors, including civil society, Chapter Nine and academic institutions, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Postponed: DWYPD Q2, 3 & 4 2022/23 Performance (incl Audit Risk Committee input); with Deputy Minister
30 May 2023
This was a virtual Portfolio Committee meeting where tensions ran high. This was because the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities had failed to submit all the quarterly reports they were required to submit. The Committee found this unacceptable, and demanded an explanation, an apology, and an ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing
25 May 2023
The Multi Women’s Caucus met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the National Council on Gender-based Violence and Femicide Bill [B31-2023], and discussed its provisions with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
During the Caucus’s interaction with the Department, Members unanimously agreed that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
DWYPD, NYDA & CGE Budgets: Committee Report
16 May 2023
The Committee met on a virtual platform to review and discuss the draft Budget Vote Committee report on the annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities. The report was read out to the Members throughout the meeting, and amendments ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality 2023/23 Annual Performance Plan
9 May 2023
In a physical meeting, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) met with the Portfolio Committee to present its 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The Committee identified that an error of appointing five instead of six Commissioners needed to be rectified. The Committee expressed its disappointment at how the CGE’s APP ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
5 May 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee discussed the findings of their site visits to Mpumalanga and Kwa-Zulu Natal with the Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities (DWYPD). It raised their concerns about the absence of the Department's officials during the visits, ...