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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality 2022/23 Annual Report
13 Oct 2023
Commission for Gender Equality
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) on its annual report for 2022/23. It reported that the financial year 2022/2023 was characterised by a leadership change from a secretariate and Commissioners level. Notably, one ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Women Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DWYPD 2022/23 Annual Report
10 Oct 2023
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the audit outcomes of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and the National Youth Development ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: finalisation; with Deputy Minister
29 Sep 2023
The Committee met virtually to consider and adopt the Bill. The drafting of additional proposed amendments to clauses 6 and 7 was presented. In clause 6, the number of members of the board of the Council changed from not 'more than 13' to 'not more than 15' as well ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: clause by clause deliberations
27 Sep 2023
The Committee was presented with the A-List and B-Bill of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill. Going clause by clause, it adopted all of the clauses along with their amendments. The Department was given ‘homework’ to conduct research on Clause 14 Committees of Board to establish if ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: DWYPD Response to Public Submissions
12 Sep 2023
In Parliament, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities briefed the Portfolio Committee on its responses to the 17 oral and 52 written submissions on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NGBFV) Bill.
All the Members of the Committee voted in favour of the Bill and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on GBVF Bill: response to submissions; with Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2023
In a physical meeting the Portfolio Committee discussed and deliberated on the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD). There were concerns about the Department's overly summarised response to the provincial consultations and it was advised that ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Committee Programme
15 Jun 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Caucus’s third term programme.
The Caucus was mindful of the short time period for the third term, and Members requested that some key matters be discussed in order to prepare for the incoming seventh ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide Bill: Public Hearings
13 Jun 2023
The Committee convened in Parliament for public hearings on the Gender-Based Violence & Femicide (GBVF) Bill. Three different organisations, namely, Action Society, Gender Equity Unit and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, presented their submissions for the Bill.
The Gender Equity Unit expressed that its view is that ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
DWYPD Q2, 3 & 4 2022/23 Performance (incl Audit Risk Committee input); with Minister
9 Jun 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) presented its second, third and fourth quarterly reports for 2022/23, as well as an amended annual performance plan (APP) for 2023/24. This was a follow-up meeting from last ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide Bill: public hearings
6 Jun 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
Ms Pinky Ngcobozi
The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities began its public hearings on the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Bill in Parliament. It invited stakeholders from various sectors, including civil society, Chapter Nine and academic institutions, ...