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Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence: Lead departments’ report-back; 2021 Women’s Parliament preparatory briefing; with Ministers and Deputy Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender-based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) was developed by a steering committee comprised of a variety of government stakeholders, including the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) and the Department of Social Development (DSD). It provided a multi-sectoral strategic framework that ...
Finance Standing Committee
Fiscal Responsibility Bill: legal briefing and discussion of public submissions
25 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing on legal issues arising from public submissions on the Fiscal Responsibility Bill, a Private Member’s Bill sponsored by Mr G Hill Lewis (DA). Thereafter the Committee discussed the public submissions, with further input from National Treasury.
Parliamentary legal services reported ...
Finance Standing Committee
Pension Funds Amendment Bill: briefing on public submissions & discussion
24 Aug 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Parliamentary Legal Advisor on the public comments regarding the Pension Funds Amendment Bill. The Committee received submissions from the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA); Banking Association of South Africa (BASA); Batsetsa Council of Retirement Funds for ...
Finance Standing Committee
SARB & Prudential Authority 2020/21 Annual Reports
18 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to receive a briefing on the annual reports of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Prudential Authority for the 2020/21 financial year.
SARB opened the briefing with a presentation on South Africa’s macroeconomic outlook. Following the shock of the ...
Finance Standing Committee
Draft Tax and Rates Bills: National Treasury & SARS briefing
17 Aug 2021
2021 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB)
2021 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill (TALAB)
2021 Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (Rates Bill)
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by National Treasury (NT) and the South African Revenue Services (SARS) ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill: finalisation
2 Jun 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Finance, 02 June 2021
The Committee conducted a clause by clause review of the Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill (FSLAB), along with the provisional amendments to clauses 6, 8, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 51 of the FSLAB. The Bill, with the changes highlighted in the ...
Finance Standing Committee
Fiscal Responsibility Bill: public hearings
1 Jun 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Finance, 01 June 2021
The Standing Committee on Finance met to discuss the DA-proposed Fiscal Responsibility Bill. The Bill proposed a debt ceiling for South Africa. The Bill sought to promote “fiscal responsibility” by obligating government debt exposure reduction, as well as introducing fiscal rules for ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Follow-up briefing by DWYPD on implementation of Gender Responsive Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework; Women’s Month activities; with Deputy Minister
27 May 2021
Video: Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, 27 May 2021
The Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC) met virtually with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) to receive a follow-up briefing on the progress made with regards to the implementation of the Gender-Responsive Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework (GRPBMEAF). ...
Joint Multi-party Women’s Caucus
Preparatory session for full MPWC meeting
27 May 2021
Video: Multi-Party Women’s Caucus, 27 May 2021
The Steering Committee for the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC) met virtually with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities for a preparatory session preceding the full MPWC meeting to be held thereafter.
The Department outlined that what it would be presenting ...
Finance Standing Committee
Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill: National Treasury & SARB response to submissions
26 May 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Finance, 26 May 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by National Treasury (NT) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on their response to the Financial Sector Laws Amendment (FSLA) Bill submissions.
Treasury agreed to the amendments to clauses 6, 8, 32, 34 ...