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PART C: GOVERNANCE

DATE OF THE PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
MEETING MEETING
02 June 2021 Fund-Raising • The committee congratulated DSD for finally launching the Central Drug Authority (CDA) Board
Amendment Bill: • DSD gave a briefing on the Fund-Raising Amendment Bill [B29-2020].
briefing; with • DSD to reconvene with the Committee to clarify which regulations were made and how they were
Minister managed
• DSD noted that the lack of access to dormant relief funds.
• The Committee gave a progress report for public hearings in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
• Committee members to meet in Johannesburg at 12:30 on Saturday, 05 June.
• The Committee to decide how to proceed after consultation with Free State Health Department as
it had been advised to postpone the trip until COVID-19 infections had settled down.
• The Committee was concerned that the Committee secretariat was not responsible for planning
and attendance at the public hearings.
* This Bill would amend the Fund-Raising Act of 1978 to consolidate the money disbursed from
the Disaster Relief Fund, State President’s Fund, Refugee Relief Fund, Social Relief Fund and
South African National Defence Force Fun into the National Social Development and Relief
Fund.
* DSD to help the board to plan and mitigate against disasters.
* Timeline of the Bill would depend on the Portfolio Committee and the NCOP.
* DSD wanted the entire National Social Development and Relief Fund to be accessible to every
affected person in the country, without stipulating a certain category.
* DSD to share the public comments received, which would allow the Committee to see how the
input was incorporated into the Amendment Bill
* On duplication of the NDA work, DSD reminded the Committee that the Bill dealt with disaster
mitigation. DSD to delineate the two mandates.
* The Bill allowed the Board more agility and responsiveness during disasters, so that DSD
would not have to go to individual funds.
* The dormant funds had been invested and were earning interest
* The Committee were briefed on the plans for the upcoming provincial public hearings tour
• The Committee adopted the minutes of 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 and 19 May
18 August Children’s • The Committee considered its report on its oversight visit to KZN and Gauteng to access the
2021 Amendment Bill: impact of the civil unrest on the work of DSD, social development services and the Department’s
Committee Report response for urgent food relief in the affected communities.
on public hearings; • The Committee questioned whether the Department had moved to an electronic monitoring
Committee report system to prevent “double dipping”
on oversight • DSD to ensure that there is a realignment within Social Development and the South African Social
visit to KZN Security Agency (SASSA) systems in order to address the issues of double dipping
and Gauteng; • The committee suggested regular status updates on the progress made in reconstructing the
Committee Department offices and implementation of the Committee recommendations
Programme • The Committee considered its report on the national hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill
• The committee raised a point concerning the budget for food aid in KZN and highlighted that the
cost of food was the largest portion of the KZN aid budget. They seek more information regarding
the budget estimation
Committee Report of the National Hearings on the Children’s Amendment Bill
• DSD to produce the reports from the provincial visit and distribute them
• Report debated in the House will contain all of the clauses, recommendations and observations
proposed by the Committee
• The Committee highlighted the feasibility of placing the social workers within communities and
amongst others:
* About the plan for Wednesday, 25 August, when the Portfolio Committee of Social Development
and the Portfolio Committee of Basic Education would receive an update on the ECD programme
* Committee to fix the timetable referred to the ‘Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund’ as the ‘Nelson
Mandela Children’s Foundation’.
* Committee to receive regular updates on the foster care backlog from the DSD or SASSA.
• Regarding the Committee minutes dated 2 June 2021. Two resolutions were made:
* DSD must present the Disaster Relief and National Social Development Fund to the Committee.
* They also requested comments on the fund, which the Secretary had already forwarded to the
Committee.
• The Committee suggested approaching the Children’s Institute or other networks to seek out a
referral to a child psychologist
• DSD and other departments will be called to participate in the provision of feedback regarding the
Victims Support Services Bill
• The Committee elected Mr Stock an acting chairperson since Mr M Gungubele (ANC), had become
a Minister [in the Presidency]

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