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Children’s Amendment Bill: motion of desirability; Canada Study Tour Report
29 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee discussed the Motion of Desirability on the Children’s Amendment Bill, and decided that the proposed legislation was not desirable at this stage, and should be deferred to the Seventh Parliament for consideration.
Its view was that extending partial care for six or fewer ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: DSD input on budget allocation & deliberations; with Minister
22 Nov 2023
This meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development centred on the Children’s Amendment Bill [B19 – 2023] – a Private Member’s Bill introduced by the DA’s Ms B Masango. The Department presented the budgetary aspects, emphasising challenges due to the absence of financial allocations and capacity constraints. The ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: Hon Masango (DA) briefing & Department response; with Minister
15 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development was briefed in a virtual meeting on the Children's Amendment Bill [B19-2023]. The Bill, introduced by Ms B Masango (DA), aims to regulate micro-partial care facilities with six or fewer children. It addresses gaps in the Children's Act 2005, proposing amendments that empower ...
Social Development
Employment of Social Workers and probation officers: DBE & DoJ&CS briefing; with DBE Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development convened a virtual meeting to receive briefings from the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) regarding its strategies for employing social workers and probation officers. The meeting also included ...
Social Development
Unemployed Social Workers Petition – Deputy Minister present
1 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development convened to address issues raised in a petition submitted by unemployed social workers. The petition highlighted the shortage of qualified social workers in the country, with over 9 000 vacant positions within the Department of Social Development. Unemployment among graduate social workers was discussed, ...
Social Development
Statistics, Interventions & Programmes relating to violence and murder of children: SAPS briefing
25 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development held a virtual meeting to address issues related to violence and murder of children. The Deputy National Commissioner of Crime Detection of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General S Sibiya, emphasised SAPS’ commitment to addressing crimes against women and children and presented ...
Social Development
National Development Agency (NDA) Annual Report 2022/2023
13 Oct 2023
The meeting was set for the Portfolio Committee to be briefed by the National Development Agency (NDA) on their annual performance report for the 2022/2023 financial year. The presentation by the NDA covered the achieved and failed key performance indicators and detailed the reasoning for their ...
Social Development
Social Development Portfolio Audit Outcome; DSD&SASSA 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Ministry
11 Oct 2023
Meeting Summary
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met virtually with the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to consider and engage on their annual reports for the 2022/23 financial year. The Committee was also briefed by the Auditor-General of ...
Social Development
SASSA payment delays; Department of Social Development Q1 2023/24 Performance
20 Sep 2023
The agenda of the Portfolio Committee's virtual meeting with the Department of Social Development (DSD) was amended to allow discussion on the recent delays in the payment of grants to South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries.
The DSD said that its executive had been meeting daily to troubleshoot ...
Social Development
SASSA update on non-payment of grants; DSD, SASSA & NDA Action Plans Responding to AGSA Audit Findings and Recommendations for 2021/22; with Minister and Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received briefings on the findings of the audits done in the 2021/2022 financial year from the Department of Social Development (DSD), the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and the National Development Agency (NDA). The presentations were meant to guide Members on the ...