Politician Profile Page
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture on Committee recommendations made during oversight between 2014-2017; with Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Portfolio Committee and the Department of Arts and Culture met to address issues raised at the oversight visits from 2014 to date.
The Committee raised concerns on how the Department of Arts and Culture resolves issues raised by different entities, and if the Minister of the Department plays a ...
Social Development
SASSA progress report on implementation of Constitutional Court order, with Minister
28 Feb 2018
SASSA told the Committee that there had been some changes since the previous week’s meeting. It appeared that the March 2017 Constitutional Court judgement had ruled that SASSA could accept a tender from Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). CPS had filed an application at the Constitutional Court in February to request ...
Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture Quarter 2 and 3 performance
27 Feb 2018
The Department of Arts and Culture briefed the Committee on its Quarter 2 and 3 performance.
Among matters needing immediate attention were updates on the National Heritage Monument programme. Accomplishments on the building of monuments of liberation struggle leaders were announced.
The Department committed to investing in other monumental projects ...
Social Development
SASSA progress report on implementation of Constitutional Court order
14 Feb 2018
The purpose of meeting with the Department of Social Development and SASSA had been to report on progress in implementing the Constitutional Court Order but media statements by the Minister's spokesperson and the media statement that SASSA had applied to the court to extend the Cash Paymaster Services contract for ...
Arts and Culture
Committee Reports on Mpumalanga Enyokeni Cultural Precinct & Kwazulu-Natal Museum oversight
13 Feb 2018
The Committee considered and approved three outstanding reports with amendments. The Committee also adopted several outstanding minutes.
Arts and Culture
Arts and Culture Venture Capital Fund; PANSALB public hearing report on multilingualism & official languages
6 Feb 2018
Document handed out: Arts and Culture Venture Capital Fund [awaited]
The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) noted some performance milestones such as 919 transactions worth R9.2 billion and disbursement of about R6.2 billion since inception. The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) had entrusted the NEF through a tender process to ...
Social Development
Foster Care System: Progress Report by Department of Social Development, with Minister
22 Nov 2017
The Committee invited the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) to give progress reports on the foster care system in South Africa. Highlights of the brief by the DSD included the total number of children receiving foster child care grants; the use of ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
IMC on resolution of SASSA/SAPO impasse, with Minister in the Presidency
21 Nov 2017
The Inter-Ministerial Committee briefed a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on resolutions reached towards an agreement between South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and South African Post Office (SAPO) on payment of social grants.
Minister in the Presidency ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA)
Inter-Ministerial Committee briefing on SASSA and SAPO impasse, with Ministers present
8 Nov 2017
The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Social Development briefed the Joint Meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development. The briefing related to the request by the Committee for a National Treasury review of the SASSA/SAPO procurement process, as well as to attend ...
Arts and Culture
SA Cultural Observatory impact in Arts and Culture sector
7 Nov 2017
Information that the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture had been waiting for since the start of their term was presented by the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO), which reported on the development of the South African Festivals Economic Impact Calculator (SAFEIC) -- a free online tool specifically for cultural ...