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Social Development
Fourth National Plan of Action for Children; DSD Quarter 1 2022/23 Performance; with Minister
21 Sep 2022
Fourth National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC) for 2019 – 24
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Social Development (DSD) in a virtual meeting on the National Plan of Action for Children 2019-2024, and on the Department’s performance report for the first quarter of the ...
Social Development
Tembisa residents petition; National Development Agency turnaround strategy; Fundraising Amendment Bill; with Minister
14 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee heard the petition of Tembisa residents on the state of the South African Social Security Agency’s offices there, and was briefed by SASSA on its efforts in improving the Tembisa office challenges in managing its office space in general. It also received an update ...
Social Development
Fundraising Amendment Bill: adoption
9 Sep 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Committee on Social Development considered and adopted the A and B-lists of the Fundraising Amendment Bill (FRAB); as well as the Bill itself.
The aim of the Bill is, amongst other things, to amend the Fundraising Act of 1978 to effect ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2021/22 Quarter 4 performance; Fundraising Amendment Bill; with Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee met virtually with the Department of Social Development to receive a report on the Department's performance for the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 financial year, and to consider the A-list of the Fund Raising Amendment Bill.
The presentation covered the performance for quarter ...
Social Development
Fundraising Amendment Bill: motion of desirability& deliberations
2 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development considered and adopted the motion of desirability on the Fundraising Amendment Bill. The Committee also considered inputs from the Department's legal advisors, Parliament, and Office of the State Law Advisor. The Committee deemed the Bill desirable.
The aim of the ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Committee matters
1 Sep 2022
The Multiparty Women's Caucus met virtually to consider and approve all pending internal matters, including the adoption of minutes and the third term draft Committee programme. In her opening remarks, the Chairperson congratulated the South African national women's Soccer team, Banyana Banyana, on its many outstanding achievements and the ...
Social Development
DSD action plan in response to AGSA audit findings & recommendations; with Minister
31 Aug 2022
The Department of Social Development and its entities briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on their action plans in response to the audit findings and recommendations of the Auditor-General of South Africa.
The Minister of Social Development provided a political overview of the Ministry's view on the ...
Basic Education
Updated Status Report on ECD Function Shift; Report on DEBE Quarter 4 Performance
30 Aug 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Social Development
Differences between the Child Support Grant Top-Up and Foster Care Grant, DSD briefing with Minister
24 Aug 2022
The Department of Social Development briefed the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the differences between the Child Support Grant Top-Up and the Foster Care Grant.
The presentation highlighted the challenges that the Department had with the Foster Child Grant. The presentation provided an overview of ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: adoption, with Deputy Minister
6 Jul 2022
Committee Report on Children’s Amendment Bill
The Committee approved the 16 clauses it retained in the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18B-2020] with Committee amendments. The DA, FF+, ACDP and EFF objected to the B-Bill.
The Committee Report on the Bill with the following headings was adopted:
• Context and background; ...