People's Assembly

2023-w731 - 24 March 2023

Nazley Khan Sharif to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What (a) is the status of developing the Gender-Based Violence Prevention Strategy and (b) total amount has her Office spent on developing the specified Strategy to date?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

(a) The Comprehensive National Prevention Strategy on Gender Based Violence and Femicide was developed during the last quarter of 2021/22 financial year.

(b) The Department did not spend money to develop the strategy.

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2023-w727 - 24 March 2023

Luyolo Mphithi to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Whether her Office has any plans in place to deal with the homelessness of young persons across the Republic, particularly in metropolitan municipalities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

The Department of Social Development (DSD) is the lead department in the provision of social protection services for vulnerable individuals, groups, and communities. This question may be directed to the Minister of Social Development.

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2023-w495 - 24 March 2023

Magdalena Duduzile Hlengwa to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

Considering the call by the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and People with Disabilities for State Entities to increase aid and expedite relief efforts meant to assist women and children who were severely affected by the 2022 floods, what is the detailed overview of (a) how her Office has practically aided the relief efforts for flood victims, especially related to capacitating homeless shelters and transport to schools and (b) how will her Office assist the CGE in their efforts to provide aid for the victims of the recent floods?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

a) During the 2022 floods, the following was practically implemented by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities through the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Social Development to expedite relief efforts to women, youth and persons with disabilities:

i. 1 000 Sanitary Dignity Packages were distributed which comprised of 10 sanitary pads, wash cloth, toothbrush, toothpaste, roll-on and body lotion. These were donated ...

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2023-w260 - 24 March 2023

Michéle Odette Clarke to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What total number of (a) places of safety sponsored by her Office are in place for the homeless women, youth and persons with disabilities in (i) Ekurhuleni, (ii) Johannesburg and (iii) Tshwane and (b) non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been put in place in terms of the issue that receive government grants to assist with the day-to-day running of the specified NGOs?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

The Department does not sponsor places of safety for homeless women, youth and persons with disabilities. This question should be directed to the Department of Social Development for reply.

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2023-w100 - 24 March 2023

Thandeka Moloko Mbabama to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) cost and (e) purchase date of all the official vehicles purchased for (i) her, (ii) the former Minister, (iii) the Deputy Minister and the (iv) former Deputy Minister of her department since 1 June 2019?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

(i) MINISTER

Not applicable.

(ii) FORMER MINISTER

Make – Audi
Model – Q5
Year of manufacture – 2020
Cost R800 000 inclusive of security features
Date of purchase – June 2020

(iii) DEPUTY MINISTER

Not applicable.

(iv) FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER

Make – Audi
Model – Q5
Year of manufacture – 2020
Cost R800 000 inclusive of security features
Date of purchase – January 2020

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2023-w298 - 24 March 2023

Magdalena Duduzile Hlengwa to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

With reference to the report titled “How to Include the Missing Perspectives of Women of All Colours in News Leadership and Coverage”, which is the third in a series of Missing Perspective reports commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and its finding that less than two in five editors-in-chief in the Republic are women, what are the full, relevant details of how her Office’s monitoring has championed gender transformation in senior leadership positions across industries, especially in the media and communications industry?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 24 Mar 2023

The Department has in the past two financial years compiled a monitoring report on the empowerment of women, youth and persons with disabilities focusing on levels of equity, employment, ownership and participation women, youth and persons with disabilities.

The report records the participation of women in senior leadership as follows:

1. Women Magistrates were 48.7% in 2020/21 and increased to 52.1% in 2021/22.

2. ...

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2022-w3469 - 17 October 2022

Magdalena Duduzile Hlengwa to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

What (a) steps has her department taken to monitor that women are equipped and empowered in order for women entrepreneurs to gain access to relevant business networks and funding opportunities and (b) initiatives, besides awareness campaigns, has her department supported to practically equip women entrepreneurs with the necessary skills they need in the business environment?

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 17 Oct 2022

The DWYPD assesses the draft APPs of departments to ensure that the plans are responsive to the priorities of WYPD and annually monitors the government progress towards the economic empowerment and promotion of the rights of WYPD. The 2019-2022 report has the following findings among others:

Women in Energy (WiE) Programme was developed to promote access to information and support women to participate in ...

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2022-w3470 - 17 October 2022

Magdalena Duduzile Hlengwa to ask the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

(1)How has her department collaborated with other relevant departments to address the gaps in legislation and noncompliant employers in order to ensure that women who are domestic workers do not lose their income for the months that they are on maternity leave; (2) whether her department intends to advocate for measures to be put in place to ensure that some form of health-care benefits is granted to domestic workers by their employers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4275E

Reply from the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on 17 Oct 2022

1. The Department is engaging with the Department of Labour and Employment on the issue of Domestic Workers. In August 2022, the DWYPD participated in a dialogue session organized by the Department of Labour and Employment, where its main purpose was to bring together policymakers and partners to build and/or strengthen strategic partnerships that will collaboratively work towards improving access to the Unemployment Insurance ...

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