Whether her Ministry has any frozen vacant positions; if so, (a) how many of the specified positions are vacant, (b) what are the designations of the specified positions and (c) for how long have the specified positions been vacant?
Not applicable.
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Whether she has entered into a performance agreement with the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, with regard to the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014-2019; if not, why not; if so, (a) which key indicators and targets from the MTSF are reflected in the agreement, (b) how many performance assessments has she undertaken in consultation with the President since the agreement was signed, (c) what progress has been made in meeting the key indicators and targets from the MTSF, (d) what are the key obstacles to implementation and (e) what is the plan to address such obstacles?
Yes, Ministers are all subject to Performance Agreement with the President.
a) The Performance Management Framework for Ministers is the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for 2014-2019, which is the first 5-year implementation plan of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030. The performance targets and indicators are derived from the 14 Outcomes which government seeks to achieve.
These outcomes and targets constitute government’s Programme of Action ...
(1) Why has the Government not ratified the<a href="http://www.conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?CL=ENG&NT=210"> </a><a href="http://www.conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?CL=ENG&NT=210">Council of Europe Convention </a><a href="http://www.conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?CL=ENG&NT=210">on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic </a><a href="http://www.conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?CL=ENG&NT=210">Violence, a</a>lso known as the Istanbul Convention; (2) what steps will he take to ensure that the specified convention is ratified soon?
South Africa is not in Europe. I suggest that the Honourable Member familiarise herself with Istanbul Convention.
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(1) Whether her department, in line with its responsibility to oversee issues affecting women, compiled any statistics of incidents of human trafficking involving women across the border with the Kingdom of Lesotho in the Smithfield district in the Free State; if so, how many incidents of the trafficking of women took place in the specified area in the (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 financial years; (2) whether her department has provided any form of assistance in the fight against human trafficking; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in terms of the assistance provided to (a) the SA Police Service and (b) women who are victims of human trafficking in the specified area in this regard?
The Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 7 of 2013 (TIP Act), comprehensively and holistically addresses the scourge of trafficking in persons. It came into operation on the 9th August 2015.
The TIP Act allocates the responsibility to compile data on incidents of human trafficking involving women to the following Departments:
- Justice and Constitutional Development
- South African Police Services
- Social Development
- Health ...
Has her department, together with the Departments of (a) Social Development and (b) Basic Education, undertaken any (i) studies and/or (ii) interventions to address female learners’ inadequate access to (aa) sanitary towels and (bb) proper sanitation facilities in schools, including sanitary bins in bathrooms; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(a)(i) What total amount did her department spend on her travel costs between Gauteng and Cape Town in the 2014-15 financial year and (ii) how many trips did she undertake between Gauteng and Cape Town in the specified financial year and (b) what total amount did her department spend on (i) hotel and (ii) residential or other accommodation for her in (aa) Cape Town and (bb) Pretoria in the 2014-15 financial year?
Has her department, together with the Departments of (a) Social Development and (b) Basic Education, undertaken any (i) studies and/or (ii) interventions to address female learners’ inadequate access to (aa) sanitary towels and (bb) proper sanitation facilities in schools, including sanitary bins in bathrooms; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Department of Women has not undertaken studies or interventions on the issue of sanitary towels and/or sanitation facilities in schools.
However, the Departments of Social Development and Basic Education are engaged in this matter.
In addition, there are a number of initiatives on this matter, emanating from the private sector and the non-profit sector.
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(1) Whether, in light of the fact that (a) the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is obliged by section 181(5) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to report to the National Assembly on its activities and performance once a year and (b) the CGE’s budget formed part of Vote 8: Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities in the Estimates of National Expenditure in February 2014, her Ministry is responsible for oversight and ensuring that the CGE accounts to Parliament; if not, why not; if so, (2) what (a) projects, (b) legal cases and (c) investigations of complaints is the CGE currently pursuing; (3) (a) how many (i) full-time and (ii) part-time positions at the CGE are currently filled and (b) how many vacancies does the institution have; (4) (a) what long-term projects is the CGE currently undertaking and (b) what is each project’s expected date of completion; Friday, 18 September 2015 1329 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 38 - 2015 (5) (a) has the CGE considered or (b) will the CGE consider doing an audit of all national legislation pertaining to (i) women and (ii) the promotion of gender equality with the goal of (aa) streamlining the specified pieces of legislation and (bb) preventing an overlap and/or gaps in legislation?
(1) With regard to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics intervention outlined in the revised strategic focus document of her department which states that, 2 000 women in each year are to be inducted and trained in the specified fields, what (a) funding sources have been identified for this intervention and (b) projected funding figures have been detailed for the (i) current and (ii) any other financial years already planned for;
(2) What plans are in place to ensure that the women who receive their qualifications through this intervention are eventually employed afterwards?
(a)(i) What total amount did her department spend on her travel costs between Gauteng and Cape Town in the 2014-15 financial year and (ii) how many trips did she undertake between Gauteng and Cape Town in the specified financial year and (b) what total amount did her department spend on (i) hotel and (ii) residential or other accommodation for her in (aa) Cape Town and (bb) Pretoria in the 2014-15 financial year?
(a) (i) The department spent R275, 905 on travel costs between Gauteng and Cape Town in the 2014-15 financial year for the Minister.
(ii) The Minister undertook 27 trips between Gauteng and Cape Town in the 2014-15 financial year
(b) (i) (aa) Not applicable.
(ii) (aa) Not applicable.
(i) (bb) Not applicable.
(ii) (bb) Not applicable
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