2024-w728 - 05 January 2024

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether, with reference to the recent increase in the national minimum wage, and against the background that the implementation of a national minimum wage has already forced many sheltered employment workshops attached to various non-governmental organisations to close their doors as they cannot afford to pay the national minimum wage to their employees with disabilities, she has been or intends monitoring the impact of the national minimum wage increases on vulnerable groups for the purpose of making recommendations to Cabinet that will exempt the sheltered employment workshops from implementing the national minimum wage; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 5 Jan 2024

Sheltered employment workshops form part of the skills development programmes coordinated by the Department of Employment and Labour in collaboration with the Department of Social Development. This question may be directed to these relevant Departments for reply.

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2024-w2783 - 05 January 2024

Nazley Khan Sharif to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Considering that youth and persons with disability programmes run by her Office have been merged into one programme which is underfunded, what are the details of the plans of her Office to protect the (a) budgets allocated to and (b) integrity of the programmes of the two critical components of the mandate of her Office?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 5 Jan 2024

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has obtained approval from the National Treasury to split the Youth and Persons with Disabilities into two separate programmes effective 1 April 2024.

The allocation of funds to departments from the fiscus is a mandate of the National Treasury. This question may be directed to the Ministry of Finance for reply.

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2024-w3227 - 05 January 2024

Nazley Khan Sharif to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Given that the SA Police Service (SAPS) remains the first line of defence in the fight against the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), (a) how does her Office work with the SAPS to ensure that proper training on GBVF is done and (b) will she furnish Ms N K Shariff with evidence of the work done?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 5 Jan 2024

a) The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS) has developed a Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and sexual offences action plan. This plan is grounded on the priorities of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP on GBVF) with one focus on training and development. The training which is provided by ...

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2024-w1394 - 04 January 2024

Eleanore Rochelle Jacquelene Spies to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether, with reference to the reply to question 268 on 3 April 2023 from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, she and/or any member of her Office has met with any representative of any public and/or private company, nonprofit company, association and/or organisation in the tobacco industry and/or a company with an interest in public policy related to the import, export, distribution and/or control of tobacco-related products since her appointment as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a)(i) on what date and (ii) where did each such meeting occur, (b) who was present at each meeting, (c) at whose request did each meeting take place and (d) what was discussed at each meeting?

2024-w3844 - 04 January 2024

Michael Steven Bond to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What are the reasons that the Commission for Gender Equality is slow to address the audit (a) findings and (b) action plan?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 4 Jan 2024

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is a Chapter 9 Institution that is accountable directly to Parliament in terms of Section 181(5) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) which states that "These institutions are accountable to the National Assembly, and must report on their activities and the performance of their functions to the Assembly at least ...

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2024-w3845 - 04 January 2024

Michael Steven Bond to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

How has the Commission for Gender Equality’s failure to obtain a certificate from the Legal Practice Council impacted on women who needed legal representation from the Commission for Gender Equality?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 4 Jan 2024

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is a Chapter 9 Institution that is accountable directly to Parliament in terms of Section 181(5) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) which states that "These institutions are accountable to the National Assembly, and must report on their activities and the performance of their functions to the Assembly at least ...

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2024-w3733 - 04 January 2024

Nokulunga Primrose Sonti to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What are the reasons that the formation of the National Youth Development Agency does not include (a) LGBTQI+ persons and (b) persons with disabilities on their board?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 4 Jan 2024

Members of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) board are appointed in terms of Section 9 of the NYDA Act (Act No. 54 of 2008) by the President based on a recommendation from Parliament. This question may be ventilated with the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities as the primary process holder.

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2024-w2973 - 04 January 2024

Ntokozo Khonziwe Fortunate Hlonyana to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What monitoring steps of intervention has her Office taken regarding the reports of forced and coerced sterilisation?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 4 Jan 2024

The Department of Health is the custodian of the National Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Policy. This question may be directed to the Department of Health for reply.

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2024-w1395 - 04 January 2024

Marie Elizabeth Sukers to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether, with reference to the reply to question 73 on 3 April 2023 from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, she has ever met two certain persons (names furnished) and/or any other person who is or has been a director, associate and/or employee of a certain company (name furnished) and/or any company trading under the name of the specified company; if not, what is the position in each specified case; if so, in each case, (a)(i) on what date and (ii) where did each such meeting take place, (b) who was present at each meeting and (c) what was discussed at each meeting?

2024-w1393 - 04 January 2024

Eleanore Rochelle Jacquelene Spies to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

(1) Whether, with reference to the reply to question 267 on 3 April 2023, from the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, her office, any organisation and/or association in which she has or had any interest of any kind and/or in which she exercises or exercised influence or control ever received a donation in money or in kind from a certain company (name furnished) and/or any company trading under the specified name and/or any person(s) (names furnished) and/or any other person who is or has been a director, associate and/or employee of the specified company and/or any company trading under the specified name; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether she complied with all statutory requirements relating to the disclosure of each such donation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 4 Jan 2024

I have not received donations from the referenced company and/or individuals.

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