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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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02 May 2013
 
 
DA: Statement by Mike Waters, DA Shadow Minister of Social Development, proclaims that Social Development is failing to protect children from sex offenders (02/05/2013)
STATEMENT
The DA has been informed by the Acting Deputy Director of Welfare Services in the Department of Social Development, Conny Nxumalo, that there are only 305 names on the Child Protection Register....
 
 
24 Apr 2013
 
DA: Statement by Mike Waters, DA Shadow Minister of Social Development, on the cut in Social Development funding (24/04/2013)
STATEMENT
In a meeting of the Portfolio Committee for Social Development yesterday, the Acting Acting Director-General of the Department, Wiseman Magasela, revealed that the sub-programme for Older Persons,...
 
 
19 Apr 2013
 
SA: Angie Motshekga: Address by the ANC Women's League President, during the Charlotte Maxeke Memorial Lecture, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (19/04/2013)
SPEECH
ANC Secretary General, Cde Gwede Mantashe Family members of Cde Maxeke University staff members and students Colleagues, comrades and friends, First and foremost, allow me to thank all of you...
 
 
19 Mar 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, calls on the Social Development sector to make more resources available for social workers (19/03/2013)
STATEMENT
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development has called on the Social Development sector to make more resources available for social workers. This comes as the world observes the International...
 
 
25 Feb 2013
 
DA: Statement by Debbie Schafer, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, on Justice Minister Jeff Radebe's naming and shamimg of corrupt government officials (25/02/2013)
STATEMENT
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe yesterday said that those government officials found guilty of corruption will be named and shamed so that society will know who these “rotten apples” are. Whilst...
 
 
29 Oct 2012
 
DA: Statement by Andrew Louw, Democratic Alliance Northern Cape Leader, on ocial Development HOD Yolanda Botha's role in Trifecta dealings (29/10/2012)
STATEMENT
The latest seizure of R24 million worth of assets from Member of Parliament and former Social Development HOD Yolanda Botha cannot be ignored by Northern Cape Premier Grizelda Cjiekella.
 
 
09 Oct 2012
 
DA: Statement by Anchen Dreyer, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Works, on National Prosecuting Authority looking into potentially corrupt activities by Yolanda Botha (09/10/2012)
STATEMENT
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is currently looking into a 3000 page docket on potentially corrupt activities by ANC MP Yolanda Botha.
 
 
03 Sep 2012
 
DA: Statement by Mike Waters, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Social Development, on foster grant ruling (03/09/2012)
STATEMENT
Grandparents could stand to lose their monthly foster grant of R770 to care for their grandchildren. Last week the Johannesburg High Court ruled that grandparents should no longer qualify for...
 
 
02 Sep 2012
 
DA: Statement by Anchen Dreyer, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Public Works, on ANC MP Yolanda Botha’s case (02/09/2012)
STATEMENT
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) believes that it has a prima facie case against ANC MP Yolanda Botha relating to the improper or generally corrupt relationship between Ms Botha and Trifecta...
 
 
30 Aug 2012
 
DA: Statement by Mike Waters, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Social Development, proclaiming that Minister Dlamini ducks on holding officials accountable for illegal SASSA tender (30/08/02012)
STATEMENT
The Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini, is avoiding giving any commitment that officials involved in the illegal R10 billion tender awarded by the South African Social Security...
 
 
16 Aug 2012
 
SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, on the occasion of the Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) Summit, Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg (16/08/2012)
SPEECH
Programme Director, Minister of Social Development, Ms Bathabile Dlamini, Deputy Minister, Ms Maria Ntuli and all MECs here present, Chairperson of the Social Development Portfolio Committee,...
 
 
08 Jun 2012
 
ANC: Statement by the African National Congress, on Northern Cape new provincial leadership (08/06/2012)
STATEMENTS
The election process of the new leadership of the ANC Northern Cape has been completed.
 
 
20 Apr 2012
 
DA: Statement by Mike Waters, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of social development, on social grant fraud (20/04/2012)
Statements

The Special Investigating Unit has found 25 255 cases of abuse of the social grant system by public officials since the inception of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in 2005....

 
 
19 Apr 2012
 
DA: Statement by Mike Waters, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of social development, accusing the Department of Social Development of failing vulnerable communities (19/04/2012)
Statements

It has been reported that 924 graduated social workers, who received bursaries from the Department of Social Development, now cannot be employed as insufficient budget has been allocated for...

 
 
16 Nov 2011
 
DA: Statement by Anchen Dreyer, Democratic Alliance spokesperson on the Public Accounts Committee, on Yolanda Botha's punishment (16/11/2011)
STATEMENTS
The DA is disgusted that the ANC-dominated Ethics Committee today gave Yolanda Botha a slap on the wrist for lying under oath, submitting false evidence and showing no remorse for her misconduct.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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