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Expropriation Bill [B4-2015]: Chapter 4 proposed amendments, with Deputy Minister
21 Oct 2015
The Committee continued deliberations on the official list of committee proposed amendments to the Bill (A-list) accompanied by the B version which incorporated all the proposed amendments into the Bill. Chapter 4 on Intention to Expropriate and Expropriation of Property was completed.
A DA member suggested that the Department should ...
Social Development
South African Social Security Agency on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Minister present
15 Oct 2015
[Note: South African Social Security Agency 2014/15 Annual Report [358MB] email info@pmg.org.za]
Representatives from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) presented the 2014/15 Annual Report of the Agency. The Agency had received an unqualified opinion, with findings on predetermined objectives and compliance.
The Minister was present for the SASSA's presentation ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & National Development Agency on their 2014/15 Annual Reports, with the Minister; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
Representatives from the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) presented the 2014/15 audit outcomes of the Department of Social Development (DSD) and its entities. The Department had received a clean audit, while the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the National Development Agency (NDA) had received unqualified opinions, with findings on ...
Social Development
Children’s Second Amendment Bill [B14-2015]: public hearings
23 Sep 2015
Various bodies and entities gave public submissions on the Children's Second Amendment Bill (the Bill) which proposes quite extensive changes to the Children's Act (the Act)
The Children’s Institute said Constitutional Court had declared sections 151 and 152 of the Children’s Act unconstitutional and thus proposed amendments should rephrase sections ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment & Second Amendment Bill [B13-2015] & [B14-2015]: public hearings Day 2
4 Sep 2015
A social work lecturer at the University of Pretoria made a submission on Section 150(1)(a), noting that the use of the word ‘ostensibly’ in the amendment was ambiguous and would make it difficult for children to access the foster care grant (FCG). He spoke about the current crisis in the ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment & Second Amendment Bill [B13-2015] & [B14-2015]: public hearings Day 1
2 Sep 2015
The National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW) was in support of the amendment of section 120 of the Children’s Amendment Bill (B13-2015) on the national child protection register. A proposal was made to align the section with the final draft of the Sexual Offences Act. It submitted that the ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development on its 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance
18 Aug 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development took a briefing from the Department of Social Development (DSD), covering programmes 1 to 4 of its first quarter 2015 financial and performance report. The Department was asked to return in the following week with an updated presentation and to brief the Committee on ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill [PBM 2-2015]: briefing by MP Walters
12 Aug 2015
Hon Walters Bill seeks to amend the Children’s Act to provide for a person, other than a child in terms of the Sexual Offenses Act 1957 (Act number 23 of 1957) or the Criminal Law (Sexual Offenses and Related Matters Amendment Act 2007 be deemed to be found unsuitable to ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development on 2014/15 4th quarter performance
17 Jun 2015
The Department of Social Development provided an appraisal of their five programmes for the final quarter of 2014/15: Administration, Social Assistance, Social Security and Administration, Welfare Service Policy Development and Implementation, and Social Policy and Integrated Service Delivery. The Social Assistance programme was pinpointed by the DSD as the most ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development & SASSA on their 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance, in presence of Minister
3 Jun 2015
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) presented its 3rd quarter 2014/15 performance report. The key priorities were geared to reducing income poverty, improving social delivery, improving internal efficiency and institutionalising social grants payment system within SASSA. A particular objective was to reduce inclusion and exclusion errors and improve the management ...