Question NW113 to the Minister of Social Development

Reply:

The Minister of Social Development was involved in various Departmental and outreach programmes during the 2015/16 financial year. The additional funding allocated as part of the 2015 Adjusted Estimates process, was mainly for the following activities:

May 2015

• Post National Council of Provinces (NCOP) budget vote event, in Parliament, CPT
• Opening of an ECD, KwaLanga CPT
• DSD NCOP Budget vote
• Post NCOP Budget vote, Parliament, CPT
• MINMEC meeting
• Child Protection Week Activities

June 2015

• Opening address on the Day of the Africa Child
• International Day on Families
• DSD youth day celebration

July 2015

• International Day Against Substance Abuse, Eersterust ,PTA
• World Population Day

August 2015

• Launch of Cooperatives, Popo Molefe Informal Settlement, Rustenburg
• Launch of Food Security programme, Free State

September 2015

• National Summit on Social Development White paper, Boksburg
• 70th session of the UN general debate, at General assembly, NY (New York)

October 2015

• Active Ageing Programme
  • International day to Old Persons
  • Grandparents day
  • Ministerial Luncheon with Gauteng struggle veterans
  • 3rd National Parliament for Older Persons
  • 1st National Choir Festival
  • AGM of South African Older Persons Forum/ Conference of Older Persons

November 2015

• HIV/Aids Awareness Campaign
• Disability Month activities
• Launch of Community Nutrition and Development Centers (CNDC’s)
• Meetings of Minster and MEC (MINMEC)
• Various provincial Mikondzo Imbizos (DSD Services)
• 7th African Population Conference

December 2015

• Anti – Substance Abuse Festival Campaign, Durban