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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME

To this end, a total of two hundred and ninety (290) cases have Population and Development
been reported to the Department and four (4) serious cases have
been investigated comprehensively. As such, a forensic report was During the year under review, the Department conducted eight
produced recommending how to proceed with the matter further. (8) training sessions on Population Migration, Human Rights
The Department received feedback from FIC on the list of NPOs that and Sustainable Development. The training took place in six (6)
were suspected to be used as conduits for fraud, money laundering provinces namely, North-West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State,
and terror financing. FIC is currently analysing the data and the Limpopo, and Western Cape. The training enhanced the knowledge
findings will be share with the Department. of sixty-seven (67) municipalities to manage and respond effectively
to migration issues.
Development of Regulations for NPOs
In order to enhance NPO regulation to be able to respond to new Furthermore, the Department capacitated provincial population
challenges and improved efficiency, the Department is in process units on the integration of the Population Policy issues into the
to amend the Non-profit Organizations (Act No.71 of 1997), District Development Model (DDM). As a result, provinces provided
as amended Act, 2000 (Act No.17 of 2000). To this end, the NPO technical inputs into the diagnostic, demographic and people
Amendment Bill has been developed, and Gazzeted for public development sections of some of the DDM One Plans. Similarly,
comments. fifty-two (52) One Plans were assessed and reports were presented
at the national DDM Quality Assurance Panel. A draft Framework
NPO Investigations Email on the Integration of the Population Policy into the DDM was
In order to improve access to the services by the Non-Profit developed. The framework will guide and be used as a standard
Organisation unit by the public, a complaints email has been approach for population units in providing hands on support to
activated wherein complainants can liaise directly with compliance municipalities.
officials and to deposit documents. Since it is a two-way email,
officials are able to communicate back and seek more clarity on During the reporting period, the Department produced three (3)
the cases raised. This has increased response time as compared in monitoring reports for the implementation of the population policy
the past. in the country.
i. “Population and Sustainable Development, in sustained and
NPO Funding Coordination inclusive economic growth” was produced for reporting at the
During the reporting period, the Department developed a 54th session of the United Nations Commission on Population
comprehensive funding framework to guide the management of and development.
transfers to NPOs, the second set of guidelines, namely SFP Guideline ii. A Youth Perception Study on the Socio-Economic, Health and
02 (Managing applications and concluding agreements), including Gender on the impact of COVID-19 study was conducted and
corresponding tools, were developed through consultations with three (3) survey reports were produced. The findings provide
provinces. Provinces are capacitated on an ongoing basis, on the targeted insights into the implications of the COVID-19
policy and guidelines, through various platforms, including senior pandemic for youth in South Africa.
management forums. iii.The South African Commitments to Nairobi Summit ICPD+25
Progress Review Report which reports initiatives that are
During the period under review, the Department’s officials were linked to the National Development Plan, the governments
also capacitated on DSD-NPO Partnership Model. The Department, Mid Term Strategic Plans 2019-2024, and the government
through this unit participated in the Northern Cape MEC Roadshow priorities 2019-2024.
for Strengthening Partnerships with Civil Society Organisations.
Some of the key aspects of this engagement related to the Policy During the period under review, the Department convened a national
and the DSD-NPO Partnership Model. Representatives from fifty- Migration Conference from 26 - 30 July 2021.The conference covered
four (54) NPOs attended the roadshow under the theme, “Building a themes such as “international migration, internal migration and
compliant, sustainable, progressive NPO sector”. urbanisation, substantive issues and migration policies”. A Forum on
migration and urbanisation in South Africa was officially launched
The Department continues to provide financial support in the form at the conference which aims to coordinate and consolidate the
of transfers to NPOs that render developmental social services. evidence-based for migration policy, and to provide guidance
For the 2021/22 financial year, a total of twenty-two (22 ) national on migration and Urbanisation Policy decisions and plans in the
bodies (NPOs) were funded at national level through various country.
programmes and in line with the mandate of the Department. In
an endeavour to simplify the funding process, the Department
commenced with the development of a prototype and a baseline
NPO payment system with standard modules which have also
been tested for functionality. The system is aimed at centralising
the payments for effective monitoring and reporting and it will be
implemented across all the provinces.

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