2025-w979 - 07 January 2025

Nompumelelo Matildah Gasa to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether there are any specific plans to ensure that learners who are living with disabilities are provided with skills after they finish school; if no, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 7 Jan 2025

Pleasr refer the question to the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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2025-w728 - 07 January 2025

Helen Ntombi Lentheng Mekgwe to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What (a) total number of consultants are currently utilised within the core programmes of her department, (b) is the total cost incurred and (c) is the (i) time frame set for the use of consultants and (ii) reason for sourcing the consultants?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 7 Jan 2025

The consultants are appointed through the EU GEWE donor funding. The “term” consultants is used due to the fact that the appointments are done on donor funding, and these individuals are not appointed in terms of the Public Service Act as normal public servants. This is to minimise the challenge of fringe benefits, etc as the appointments are project based and linked to funding.

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2024-w1600 - 20 December 2024

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Noting her department’s implementation of a communication strategy to provide the public with timely, accurate and clear information about its policies, programmes, plans, services and initiatives in a non-partisan way, how effective has she found the specified communication strategy to have been when the visibility of her department on the ground remains poor with a lack and/or limited understanding by the public of the mandate of her Office?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 20 Dec 2024

Our communications unit continues to implement the five years approved communication strategy to deliver on the APP deliverables of the department in line with the cabinet approved communication policy

The department continues to use various channels of communications such as physical meetings; print, audio, and social media platforms to profile the department’s work and programmes. In this regard, there are issue based and policy ...

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2024-w1962 - 20 December 2024

Sanele Greegory Mwali to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

(1) What concrete steps has her Office taken to ensure that the education system and skills development initiatives are aligned with the demands of the job market as a response to the youth unemployment that is reaching crisis levels; (2) whether she has found that the Government has failed to create adequate opportunities for the youth, particularly in historically marginalised communities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3304E

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 20 Dec 2024

1) The Department supports initiatives by other line function departments to respond to the youth unemployment that is reaching crisis levels. In this regard, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), releases the National List of Occupations in High Demand. The National List of Occupations in High Demand, aims to improve the responsiveness of the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system’s alignment to ...

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2024-w2082 - 20 December 2024

Tebogo Kgosietsile Solomon Letlape to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

(1) Whether, in view of the upcoming 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign from 25 November to 10 December 2024, and the planned performance in South Africa by Chris Brown, who has a conviction for assaulting his former partner and fellow R&B artist, Rihanna, her Office intends to take steps to not allow Chris Brown who has a known history of gender-based violence (GBV) to perform in the Republic immediately following a nationwide campaign dedicated to combating violence against women and children; if not, (a) why not and (b) what message would her Office’s lack of action in this regard be sending to victims of GBV and the broader public; if so, what are the relevant details of the steps her Office will take; (2) What specific additional steps is her department undertaking to address and reduce the prevalence of GBV and sexual assault, particularly in the context of raising awareness and enforcing a zero-tolerance stance during and beyond the 16 Days of Activism campaign. (3) What (a) are the full details of any recent legislative and/or policy advancements aimed at (i) supporting GBV and sexual assault victims and (ii) strengthening consequences for perpetrators and (b) partnerships or initiatives are being enhanced or introduced to better prevent GBV and support community-led interventions?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 20 Dec 2024

1. The issue of whether Chris Brown should be allowed to perform in South Africa is complex and contentious. His upcoming concerts have sparked controversy, with a petition launched to ban his performances due to his history of abuse. The department notes that it does not have the mandate to ban Chris Brown from performing; such a decision would involve various criminal justice system ...

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2024-w637 - 20 December 2024

Nobuntu Lindumusa Webster to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What support structures does her have in place to ensure that women, youth and persons with disabilities are not only beneficiaries but also active participants and leaders in water supply projects driven by the private sector and non-governmental organisations?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 20 Dec 2024

Section 27(1) of the South African Constitution (the Constitution), guarantees everyone the right to access sufficient water. Furthermore, Parliament provided for this right by enacting the Water Services Act (WSA), Act Mo. 108 of 1997. Section 3(1) of this Act states that: ‘Everyone has a right of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation.’ Furthermore, section 3(2) states: ‘Every water service institution ...

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2024-w573 - 20 December 2024

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What is the (a) breakdown of total number of learners in each province who are benefiting from the Sanitary Dignity Implementation Framework (SDIF) and (b) overall assessment of what the impact of the SDIF has been in each province in the last five years?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 20 Dec 2024

a) The 2023/24 breakdown is as follows:

PROVINCE          

Girl learners reached in Q1-3 schools

Girl learners with disabilities reached in special schools 

Girl learners with disabilities reached in mainstream schools

Grand Total

1. Mpumalanga 

93 819

2 767

0

96 586

2. Gauteng                        

21 559

2 030

0

23 589

3. KwaZulu-Natal

1 364 866

1 305

0

1 366 171

4. Eastern Cape                  ...

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2024-w1603 - 09 December 2024

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether, given that her department noted that the Women Economic Assembly is regarded as a game‑changer that is forging alliances with provincial governments to integrate women into strategic sectors (details furnished), her department will furnish Ms LL van der Merwe with relevant evidence to support the specified claim; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

2024-w1604 - 09 December 2024

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

(1) Whether, reflecting on the performance of her department and what was outlined in the Strategic Plan 2020-2025, she has found that her department can be commended for having done the four interventions to support economic empowerment and participation of women, youth and persons with disabilities each year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what was the nature of the specified interventions; (2) (a) where is the evidence to support that the interventions were successful and (b) what is the measure of success for such interventions. (3) How has her department tracked the impact of the interventions with the participants who attended the interventions. (4) whether the interventions have been scaled up so that the once-off initiative not only

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 9 Dec 2024

1. The Department has launched four annual interventions to support economic empowerment for women, youth, and persons with disabilities in agriculture, sanitary dignity, trade, and the green economy. These efforts are tracked through performance reports and participant feedback. Each intervention targets specific barriers and opportunities, contributing to inclusive economic growth. The four interventions exposed women owned and led enterprises to economic opportunities such as ...

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2024-w1368 - 09 December 2024

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether she has considered any programmes to monitor the impact on people living with disabilities of defunding of nongovernmental organisations that are looking after people with disabilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 9 Dec 2024

Yes, the Department is aware of the potential challenges that people with disabilities may face due to the defunding of certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Our department has closely monitored the implementation of the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We have found that the performance information on support to NGOs and DPOs is not forthcoming, making it difficult to ascertain the ...

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