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Social Development
SASSA weekly progress report
17 May 2017
The Committee had decided at its previous meeting to seek legal opinion on the existing SASSA annual performance plan (APP) that had been sent to Parliament during the budget process. It had asked about the need to revise the APP based on the orders of the Constitutional Court. The parliamentary ...
Arts and Culture
Copyright & Performers Protection Bills: sectoral impact briefing
16 May 2017
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on the sectoral impact of the Draft Copyright Bill and the Draft Performers Protection Bill
DTI gave the background to the development of the two bills and the objectives behind the amendments. They recommended that the Committee should take note that the bills did ...
Social Development
SASSA and Minister on Constitutional Court order & Pretoria High Court ruling
10 May 2017
SASSA with the Minister briefed the Committee on its progress in implementing the Constitutional Court order. SASSA paid the grants on the 1 April as it promised. The only challenge faced was robbery at the ATMs and merchants, however law enforcement agencies are handling the matter. SASSA is also working ...
Arts and Culture
Market Theatre; Boer Republic War Museum & KZN Museum on their Annual Performance Plan
4 May 2017
The KwaZulu-Natal and War Museum with the Market Theatre Foundation presented their Annual Performance and Strategic Plan for 2017/18.
The Portfolio Committee wanted all entities to be in the same meeting so that each would learn from one another and actually see what it can improve on. The presentations were ...
Social Development
DSD & National Development Agency Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2017
The Committee expressed dissatisfaction over the absence of the Minister, Deputy Minister and NDA CEO. Members stated that this has become a routine for the Minister not to be present when required due to the Wednesday Cabinet meeting. The Committee should take a stand in holding the Minister to account. ...
Social Development
SASSA weekly report; Social Development Quarter 3 performance; East Rand underfunded child welfare organisations petition
15 Mar 2017
A petition from the residents of East Rand arising from the huge under-funding of child welfare organisations in the area was presented to the Committee by Mr M Waters (DA) as a result of his findings during a constituency visit. The consequence of this under-funding was that children were not ...
Arts and Culture
Heritage Foundation forensic report: SAHRA update; White Paper & Department’s funding model: DAC briefing
14 Mar 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture convened to deliberate the White Paper and the Department’s funding model with the Department of Arts and Culture. The implementing agency, South Africa Heritage Resource Agency, presented findings of its Forensic Report as well.
The delegation from the South Africa Heritage Resource Agency ...
Social Development
SASSA weekly report; Social Development Quarter 2 performance & new organogram, with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2017
SASSA provided a weekly progress report on the 1 April grant payments. SASSA and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) had engaged in negotiations which took place from 1 to 3 March 2017. An in-principle agreement was reached where CPS indicated willingness to work with SASSA. Terms and conditions will be made ...
Arts and Culture
Nelson Mandela Museum governance: status report; Department of Arts and Culture on its Quarter 3 performance
7 Mar 2017
Two reports were presented to the Committee for adoption. Comments from the report concerning the Renovation Project addressed the issue of the Renovations Project being halted. The Committee requested clarity on why it had been stopped. A Member queried how the identity of the Wall Museum could be maintained whilst ...
Social Development
Social grant payment system: SARB on their role, position & readiness; SASSA weekly report
1 Mar 2017
The South African Reserve Bank briefed the Committee on its role, position and readiness in the implementation of SASSA’s institutionalisation of its social grant payment system. SARB was not involved in the planning and implementation of the current SASSA grant payment system launched in 2012. CPS acquired the Grindrod Bank ...