2023-w1483 - 30 June 2023

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

Whether her Office is responsible for putting measures in place to ensure that areas in the uThukela District Municipality, such as Ladysmith, are accessible to persons who use wheelchairs; 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 30 Jun 2023

The Department of Women Youth and Persons with Disabilities is not the implementing department for the rollout in municipalities to ensure areas are accessible to persons who use wheelchairs. This is the responsibility of respective National and Provincial Departments of Transport and municipalities.

However, the Department of Women Youth and Person with Disabilities has developed and workshopped the Universal Design and Access Framework that ...

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2023-w1574 - 30 June 2023

Lorato Florence Tito to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What total number of (a) Quality Assessment Learners Programmes are there for persons with disabilities in each province and (b) successful placements were done in the 2022/23 financial year?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 30 Jun 2023

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) is not the custodian of Quality Assessment Learner Programmes, as these fall within the purview of the Department of Basic Education. The Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (SIAS) programme and guidelines were developed and published by the Department of Basic Education.

This question may be directed to the Department of Basic Education for reply.

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2023-w1939 - 30 June 2023

Ciliesta Catherine Shoana Motsepe to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What are the relevant details of the recent assistance that has been provided to protect the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and intersex community to exercise their rights without infringement?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 30 Jun 2023

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities does not have the relevant details for the recent assistance provided.

This question may be referred to the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services which coordinates the National Task Team (NTT) on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) persons and leads in the National Intervention Strategy for LGBTQI+.

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2023-w1796 - 30 June 2023

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

(a) What are the full relevant details of the interventions that her Office will make to ensure that the target of 5% women-owned small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) will be prioritised and (b) in what sectors would the SMMEs be?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 30 Jun 2023

The Department of Small Business Development is responsible for the prioritisation of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME’s) and this question may be directed to that department for a detailed response.

Be that as it may, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has provided input to the Department of Finance on the Public Procurement Bill toward legislating public procurement set asides ...

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2023-w1110 - 21 April 2023

Magdalena Duduzile Hlengwa to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

With regard to solar-powered cinemas being used to engage young persons across the Republic in dialogues about health issues and other challenges they are facing in their communities, and noting that a series of over 20 film screenings have already taken place across Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, with further events planned in the Eastern Cape (details furnished), what plans does her Office have in place to join the specified initiative?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 21 Apr 2023

There is currently no partnership between Sunshine Cinema and the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) on this initiative.

Notwithstanding the above, the NYDA has been requested to consider this initiative as part of its partnerships plan.

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2023-w720 - 21 April 2023

Gobonamang Prudence Marekwa to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What progress has her Office made in monitoring the extent of the financial inclusion of women in the financial sector transformation in which mainstreaming of women in the economy is critical for women's empowerment?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 21 Apr 2023

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has developed a Women’s Financial Inclusion Framework (WFIF) aimed at accelerating the participation of women in the mainstream economy.

The framework serves as a guideline for the development of intervention strategies to enhance the economic empowerment and participation of women in South Africa for institutions both within government and the private sector to tailor, ...

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2023-w713 - 21 April 2023

Makoti Sibongile Khawula to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Following the recent destruction caused by floods in various provinces in the Republic, what specific monitoring interventions has she made to provide relief to women, children and persons with disabilities who were affected by the floods?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 21 Apr 2023

As the Department of Social Development (DSD) is mandated to provide social relief, intervention was coordinated through those departments in the respective provinces affected by the floods. The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), works with the Office on the Status of Women which is situated within the Office of the Premier in all provinces as an entry point for coordination ...

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2023-w653 - 24 March 2023

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

What are the relevant details of the monitoring steps her Office has taken to initiate job creation opportunities for women, youth and persons living with disabilities in the Eastern Cape?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) through its Agency, the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), has in the first three quarters of the current financial year processed 251 grants to youth owned enterprises in the Eastern Cape Province. In addition, in the first three quarters of the current financial year created and sustained 827 jobs through supporting entrepreneurs and enterprises ...

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2023-w478 - 24 March 2023

Thandeka Moloko Mbabama to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What (a) is the salary of each (i) chief executive officer and (ii) top executive position in each state-owned entity reporting to her Office and (b) total amount does each get paid to attend a meeting?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

a) Each salary at the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) of each:

(i) Chief Executive Officer – R 2 547 020.04 per annum

(ii) Top Executive Positions viz:

  • a) Executive Chairperson – R 1 205 796.00 per annum
  • b Executive Deputy Chairperson – R 1 023 387.00 per annum

b) The Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairperson and Executive Deputy Chairperson are not remunerated ...

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2023-w721 - 24 March 2023

Carol Mokgadi Phiri to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Considering that 8 March 2023 is the International Women’s Day, commemorated under the theme DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality, what is the approach of her Office in dealing with the prevalent digital gender divide?

Reply from the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is partnering with various stakeholders on developing a 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Youth Skills and Employment Initiative. This Initiative seeks to equip the youth with digital skills, so that young people (including young women and youth with disabilities) can participate in the digital economy.

This Initiative is a solution which seeks to prepare the youth ...

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