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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Elimination of child pregnancies & protection of children against sexual exploitation: Department briefings (with Minister & Deputy Ministers present)
30 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Multiparty Women’s Caucus received briefings from the departments of Social Development, Basic Education and Health on the elimination of child pregnancies and the protection of children against sexual exploitation. The departments all agreed that the issues must be dealt with through a multi-sectoral approach, ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
NYDA Amendment Bill: proposed amendments; with Deputy Minister
21 Nov 2023
This was a short meeting for the Committee to formally adopt the Committee proposed amendments (A-List). At the next meeting, it will consider and adopt the B-version. The Committee will apply to the National Assembly for permission to add an amendment to a section in the prinicpal Act that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
NYDA Amendment Bill: DWYPD response to public submissions continued; with Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee held a virtual meeting to continue its discussions on the responses of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) to oral and written submissions received on the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Amendment Bill.
The Committee considered what the correct classification of the ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Youth Development Agency 2022/23 Annual Report
17 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities met to consider the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) 2022/2023 Annual Report. The NYDA indicated that 100% of performance and a clean audit outcome had been achieved against the approved Annual Performance Plan (APP) ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
29 Sep 2023
The Committee met virtually to consider and adopt the Bill. The drafting of additional proposed amendments to clauses 6 and 7 was presented. In clause 6, the number of members of the board of the Council changed from not 'more than 13' to 'not more than 15' as well ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Hearings on unauthorised expenditure: DMRE, DoT, DBE, DWYPD & DCS
20 Sep 2023
The Committee called the following departments for briefings on their unauthorised expenditure: Minerals and Energy, Transport, Basic Education, Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Correctional Services. This meeting followed the June 2023 interaction with National Treasury which submitted a schedule of unauthorised expenditure. This task was initially planned in ...
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 GBVF Bill: response to submissions; with Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2023
In a physical meeting the Portfolio Committee discussed and deliberated on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD). There were concerns about the Department's overly summarised response to the provincial consultations and it was advised that ...
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 ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
9 May 2023
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met virtually with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) for a presentation on the Department's annual performance plan and budget for 2023/24.
The Department said it had shifted its focus from advocacy to implementation, particularly in poorer ...