The Portfolio Committee on Social Development has called on the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to ensure that all beneficiaries have access to Postbank sites so that they can migrate to the new Postbank Black Cards before the deadline to receive their March 2025 social grants. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, Ms Bridget Masango, has called on the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to restore the suspended Electronic Know Your Client (eKYC) system to allow eligible beneficiaries to verify and receive their grants. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

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. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

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 Disabilities. The theme for this year is “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Economics Cluster Media Briefing: 2 Dec 2024 Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

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. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

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. The committee received a briefing from the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) on its research studies and findings on the scope of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa. MRC reported that its 2020/2021 research study revealed that the percentage of femicide cases where the investigation did not identify a perpetrator had increased to 44% from 30% in 2017. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

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. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

The committee oversees the work of the Department of Social Development and its entities. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa