Portfolio Committee on Social Development
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE CALLS FOR COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GBVF
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development calls for coordination and collaboration amongst government departments that are responsible for the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on gender-based violence (GBV) and Femicide to ensure that the fight against GBVF makes meaningful impact.
COMMITTEE CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND FINALISATION OF LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development calls for the finalisation of the Policy on Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities. This policy will inform the development of legislation that will govern the department’s services for people with disabilities. Today the world is commemorating the International Day of Persons with…
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COMMITTEE WELCOMES PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REPORT ON SRD GRANT SYSTEM WEAKNESSES
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development welcomes the preliminary investigation report confirming the validity of the findings about the vulnerability assessment and penetration testing challenges on the South African Social Security Agency's (SASSA) Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant application and payment system.
COMMITTEE EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER 44% FEMICIDE CASES WHERE PERPETRATORS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development calls on law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders to urgently finalise the National Integrated Strategy on the Prevention of Femicide in South Africa, which seeks to strengthen the legislation and develop femicide-specific policies and guidelines to prevent and respond to femicide, among other objectives…
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON WELCOMES COURT ORDER TO RESOLVE FUNDING CHALLENGES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, Ms Bridget Masango, welcomes the Johannesburg High Court Order instructing the Gauteng Department of Social Development to resolve funding challenges of non-profit organisations.
COMMITTEE CALLS ON NATIONAL TREASURY TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR GAUTENG NPO’S
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WANTS MINISTER TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO SRD GRANT SYSTEM
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE CALLS FOR CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT FOR SASSA OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN MATERIAL IRREGULARITIES.
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT RESOLVES TO REFER CHILDREN’S AMENDMENT BILL TO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR RE-D
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT RESOLVES TO REFER CHILDREN’S AMENDMENT BILL TO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR RE-D
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CALLS ON GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO MEET THE RISING LEVEL OF DRUG ABUSE
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CALLS ON GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO MEET THE RISING LEVEL OF DRUG ABUSE
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.
Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, 28 September 2022
(National Assembly), [Enhancing the Contribution of Small Businesses in Times of Crisis: Stakeholder Perspective Analysis; Consideration and adoption of Committee Minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-13:00
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 02 September 2022
(National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the Motion of Desirability on the Fund Raising Amendment Bill [B29 – 2020]; Committee deliberations and consideration of inputs on the Fund-raising Amendment Bill [B29 – 2020]; Adoption of minutes], Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:30-12:30
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 31 August 2022
(National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Social Development and its entities on the action plans responding to Auditor General of South Africa’s (AGSA) audit findings and recommendations; Consideration and adoption of the Motion of Desirability on the Fund Raising Amendment Bill [B29 – 2020]; Committee Deliberations and consideration of…
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 14 Sept 2022
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Briefing on a petition from residents of Tembisa, Gauteng province, calling on the Assembly to investigate the provision of proper and safe offices for the South African Social Security Agency in their area. (Ms B S Masango); Briefing by the National Development Agency…
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 6th July 2022
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the B-Bill of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18 – 2020]; Consideration and adoption of a committee report on the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18 – 2020]], Virtual Meeting Platform
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 29th June 2022
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, (National Assembly), [Consideration and adoption of the B-list (clause by clause) of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18 – 2020]; Adoption of the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18 – 2020] as amended and report of the committee on the Bill; Consideration and adoption of the committee on…
Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 24th June 2022
The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities.