MONITOR July 2016

                       

   A monthly newsletter to keep communities informed about what is happening in Parliament July 2016

 

 

Local Government Elections

According to the IEC, there is a 65% increase in the number of parties since the 2011 local government elections and a 12% rise in the number of candidates. More...

 
 

 

 

 

Did you Know?

South Africa’s population has increased to 55,7 million in 2016 from 51,8 million in 2011, an increase of over three million. More...

 
 

 

Socio Economic Rights for All

 

 

Child- and youth-headed households

In 2015, Stats SA’s General Household Survey showed that there are about 90 000 children in 50 000 child-headed households. More...

 
 

 

 

 

Water and Sanitation

The South African Human Rights Commission 2014 Report on Right to Access Sufficient Water and Decent Sanitation stated that “those areas which lack water and sanitation mirror apartheid spatial geography.” More...

 
 

 

 

 

National Minimum Wage

Government and its social partners have been negotiating the question of a national minimum wage since 2014. More...

 

 

 

   

 

Grants

In response to a question about the development of a policy on the universalisation of the older persons and child support grants, the Minister of Social Development replied that the promise of basic care for the poorest older persons and children still faces challenges. More...

 

 

 

Call for Comment

Here are three opportunities to participate. More..

 

 

 

MP Corner

People’s Assembly conducted an interview with Ms Beauty Dlulane (ANC), MP and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Sports and Recreation. Read it here...

 

 

 

The Good Governance Learning Network, a network of NGOs promoting participatory, pro-poor, accountable and local governance, launched its 2016 State of Local Government publication titled (Re)Claiming Local Democratic Space.
Included is a profile on People's Assembly.

 

 

 

Infographic

The second 2016 parliamentary term under review. More...

 

 

 

 

 

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