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Joint Standing Committee on Defence
DoD briefing on 1, 2 and 3 Military Hospitals upgrades, with Ministry; Mid-term Report Committee Report on SANDF
15 Sep 2022
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the Committee) convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Defence (DoD) on the Repairs and Maintenance Project (RAMP) plan at 1 Military Hospital and on the background, status and challenges with upgrades at 2 and 3 Military Hospitals. ...
NCOP Social Services
Children’s Amendment Bill: briefing with Minister
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Minister and Department of Social Development (DSD) gave a briefing on the Children’s Amendment Bill with needs to be passed by Parliament before 27 November 2022.
During the discussion, Members pointed out that the big elephant in the room was the inadequate number of ...
Joint Standing Committee on Defence
Appointment of Reserve Force Council & Chief Defence Reserves; DoD response to the Succession Planning Discussion; with Minister
8 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence was briefed by the Minister of Defence, on the appointment of the Reserve Force Council and the Chief Defence Reserves, and by the Department of Defence in response to the Succession Planning Discussion – status quo, challenges, and the ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
ECD shift; Teacher Assistants, Matric Exam readiness, with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) gave a status report on the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative achievements and way forward; the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function shift as well as learner readiness and the examination system and examined the readiness of both the learners and schools for the upcoming exams. ...
NCOP Social Services
Children’s Amendment Bill Processing Programme
6 Sep 2022
The Committee considered is programme for processing the Children’s Amendment Bill.
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Decadal Plan: briefing by Department of Science and Innovation
31 Aug 2022
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) outlined the philosophy underlying the Decadal Plan and the importance of adapting to rapid technological change. The presentation outlined the progress made as well as the next steps of the Decadal Plan.
Committee Members asked for the timeline of the plan and ...
NCOP Social Services
Child Support Grant Top Up for orphans in the care of relatives: update with Minister
30 Aug 2022
The Minister, SASSA and the Department provided the background to, rationale for and overview of the Child Support Grant Top Up introduced in June 2022 and for which over 7 000 applications had already been received. Also covered was the legislative framework, target group, documents to accompany applications, implementation ...
Joint Standing Committee on Defence
DFSC 2021 Annual Activity Report; Feedback on engagement between the DFSC and the Minister of Defence; Presidential letter on the extension of SANDF deployment in KZN
25 Aug 2022
Presentation on proposed study tour by the Joint Standing Committee on Defence and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (internal document)
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence received a briefing on the Defence Force Service Commission 2021/22 Annual Activity Report. The Commission surrendered ...
NCOP Social Services
Social Relief of Distress Grant progress report by Minister
23 Aug 2022
The Minister of Social Development, along with the Department of Social Development (DSD), gave a progress report on the third Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant that started from 1 April 2002 ending 31 March 2023. The briefing outlined the implementation timeline by the South African Social Security ...
NCOP Social Services
NYDA 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
16 Aug 2022
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met for the first time with the newly-appointed National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) board. It was briefed in a virtual meeting on the Agency's 2022/23 annual performance plan (APP) and five-year strategic plan.
The Chairperson expressed the Committee's excitement at finally ...