1. The Joint Monitoring Committee on the Improvement of the Quality of Life & Status of Women
   2002 ANNUAL REPORT
   COMMITTEE:
   Chairperson: Ms Lulu Xingwana
   Period from 23 August 2002 to date
   Deputy Chairperson: Mrs Priscilla Themba
   Period from September 1999 to date
   
   1.2 MISSION: To monitor and evaluate progress with regard to the improvement in the quality of life and status of women in South Africa, with specific reference to the Government’s commitments -
   (i) to the Beijing platform of action; and
   (ii) with regard to the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; and
   (iii) to any other applicable international instruments
   eg SADC Declaration on Gender and Development
   1.3 VISION: Achieving improved quality of life and status of women and gender equality across the social and racial spectrum in South Africa
    
   1.4 OBJECTIVES: - Monitor and ensure that gender sensitive policies and programmes are implemented in all
   ministries and departments
   Monitor all legislation including the Budget for compliance with the Beijing Platform for Action and Cedaw
   Monitor all our ministries and departments to ensure they have mainstreamed gender in all their programmes and budgets
   1.5 List of Entities overseen by Committee: Refer to Joint Rules, Constitution and Beijing Platform for Action
    
   SUPPORT:
   2.1 Control Committee Secretary: Tenda Madima
   Period from 2002 to present
   2.2 Committee Secretary: Ms S Pauw
   Period from Oct 1999 to present
   2.3 Committee Assistant: Mr Fuad Holiday
   Period from 2001 to present
   2.4 Secretary to Chairperson: Ms Kim Davids
   Period from 1998 to present
   Researcher (Research Unit): No permanent researcher allocated
   
   Period from to
   2.6 Legal Support: Parliamentary legal advisers
   Period from to
   3. COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE (Include dates of appointment and discharges)
   Membership

Bill No.	Short title	Public Hearing	No of Submissions	Amendments	No of hrs spent

Document	Action to be taken	Date Discussed	No of hrs spent
Gender Policy Framework (GPF)             Mainstreaming gender in DTI AGOA   CGE National Programme Women’s Empowerment Unit briefing               -OSW’s Report of the Mini-Consultative Meeting of the National Gender Machinery held in April 2002 -Additional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. the African protocol itself and the constitutive Act of the AU protocol to the African Court Gender Audit The Optional Protocol     Masimanyane Cedaw report to JMC (2002)   Government support to nonprofit organisations providing services to women experiencing gender violence - CSVR                   Women’s Budget Initiative             GPF briefing by OSW SA Law Commission (SALC) - Briefings on Sexual Offences legislation Customary Law of Succession legislation           Ministry of Labour Sectoral Determination – domestic workers’ conditions of service Skills Development Programme	Committee intends to monitor the implementation of the GPF in local & provincial government as well as civil society, also have workshops in various provinces.       Follow-up meeting in 2003         - Workshop about the Committee’s work – MPs’ role in HIV and including smaller legislatures - Budget workshop           To be decided by National Gender Machinery Information and monitoring   Briefing to the Committee on the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights in 2003       Briefing by OSW on Gender Audit in 2003 To be signed and ratified by the South African Government   To be considered by Committee     Budget Information and monitoring The Committee agreed that members needed to go out into their constituencies to get first-hand knowledge of the issues confronting women and those organisations dealing specifically with violence against women and collect data with regard to violence against women. Briefing by CSVR on final report on Government support to NGOs       -Research to be taken forward -Women's Budget Initiative to undertake further research -Briefing by Case and African Gender Institute (AGI) on research undertaken     Follow-up meeting – briefing on Gender Audit SA Law Commission briefed the committee on what has happened to date and that a draft report would be sent to the Minister on 7 November 2002 – Follow-up meeting early 2003             Follow-up workshop to be held 2003	Delegation of Committee meets quarterly at Gender Machinery meetings and during Committee meetings.   12 March 2002     13 March 2002                   8 May 2002                           8 May 2002     15 May 2002                         15 May 2002             18 October 2002 18 October 2002                   6 November 2002

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   REPORTS TABLED

Title	Objective/s	Result/Outcome
Violence Against Women	The objective of the hearings were to: Identify what and where the blockages are which impede women who have been victims of all forms of violence, from having access to justice. Determine the varied ways in which such obstacles to justice can be addressed and eliminated.	Debated Recommendations made to various departments and institutions.
The Impact of HIV-AIDS on women and girls	To examine: the extent and nature of the crisis HIV/AIDS poses to all South Africans. some of the contributing factors to the spread of HIV/AIDS in SA. the impact of HIV/Aids on women and girls	Debated Recommendations made to various departments and institutions

1. APPEARANCES BEFORE COMMITTEE
   6.1 Cabinet / Deputy Minister: 2
   6.2 Government Officials: 3
   C.E.O.s of Statutory Bodies and Public Entities:
   Office on the Status of Women in the Presidency 4
   Commission on Gender Equality 3
   South African Law Commission 3
   6.4 Any other:
    
   REVIEW / ANALYSIS / SCRUTINY
    
   Annual Departmental/Entity Report

Title	Date of Publication	Comments/Key Issue	No of hrs spent
South African Law Commission Report on Sexual Offences legislation, the UIF, Customary Law of Succession legislation,		Committee expressed impatience with the slow progress of the Customary Law of Succession legislation
Report of Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and National Network on Violence Against Women about their Presidential Pardon Campaign Report of CSVR on an investigation into Government support to nonprofit organisations providing services to women experiencing gender violence	Ongoing advocacy – report not final       February 2002	Ask Portfolio Committee on Justice to look into the report and comment Refer to Minister of Justice CSVR to table final report to Committee

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   Auditor-General's Report

Title	Date of Publication	Key Issues	No of hrs spent

Subject	Date considered	Publication Date of Report	Key Issues	No of hrs spent
Report of the Independent Complaints Directorate in terms of section 18(5)(c) of the Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No 116 of 1998) [RP 199-2002].			Referred to Committee after Closing of Parliament, on 15 November 2002

Subject Matter	Date	Number of Attendants	Venue	No of hrs spent
Women’s Empowerment Unit Enhancing the Gender Agenda in the Legislative Sector	September 2002	10	Johannesburg

Subject Matter	Date	Number of Attendants	Venue	No of hrs spent
Management Meetings Subjects: Committees Annual Budget Annual Reports Annual Programme of Action A.O.B.	Monday mrngs	8	Chairs Office	1-2 hrs

Subject Matter	Date	Number of Attendants	Venue	No of hrs spent
Consultation of the National Gender Machinery	June	5	Centurion
Gender Machinery Consultation	July	1	Braamfontein
Delivering paper on Status of Women	July	1	Klerksdorp
Seminar on Cross-border Migration of Women	July	1	Centurion
SA Law Commission seminar hearings on new Children’s Act	Oct	1	Gordons Bay
GCE 16 Days of Activism Campaign on "No Violence Against Women". Paper delivered	November	1	Bloemfontein

Subject	Date	Public Hearings Held	Total Submissions	No of hrs spent

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   Oversight and Fact Finding Activities

Oversight Activity	Date	Title of Report	Date Tabled in the House
Committee commissioned Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre to research into the Implementation of Cedaw, Beijing Platform of Action in South Africa Refer to national visits to provinces below	Presented to Committee in May 2002	Cedaw study Report	Not considered by committee – only received briefing

Period	Purpose of visit e.g. Fact finding investigations	Number of Members	Number of Staff	Date Report Tabled	Costs
April-May 2002	Provincial Workshops on HIV-AIDS and Violence against Women	10			R 56 210
June 2002	Consultation of the National Gender Machinery	5	0		R 23 025
July 2002	Gender Machinery Consultation	1	0		R 3 017
July 2002	Delivering paper on Status of Women	1	0		R 5 000
July 2002	Seminar on Cross-border Migration of Women	1	0		R 200
November 2002	Provincial visits to KZN and Free State to monitor implementation of the National Instruction on the Domestic Violence Act and the Maintenance Act Monitoring the status of National Gender Focal Points Liaising with sister committees in legislatures	12	4		R 102 000

Period	Purpose of visit e.g. Fact finding investigations	Number of Members	Number of Staff	Date Report Tabled	Costs
April 2002	Representing Committee at a Gender Seminar in Berlin	1	0	Report to be tabled in 2003	R 25 627

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   MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION

Date	Legislation	Report	Date Tabled
November 2002       November 2002	Provincial visit of JMC to Richards Bay, Durban and Pietermaritzburg to monitor the implementation of the National Instruction on Domestic Violence Act and the Maintenance Act, and the status of the OSWs, national gender focal points in departments, and to liaise with the committee’s sister committees in legislatures A delegation also visited Bloemfontein and Phutaditjaba in Free State Province for the same purpose.	To be considered by Committee in 2003       To be considered by Committee in 2003

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   MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PFMA

Date	Department or Entity	Report	Date Tabled

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   TABLING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS

Title/Topic	Publication Date	Date Reported
Violence Against Women	13 June 2002	29 May 2002
HIV-AIDS Report	8 February 2002	14 November 2001

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   PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES/INTERACTION WITH INSTITUTIONS

Organisation

Subject Matters

Date Reported

Free State: NAPWA CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CGE LEBONI HOUSE MPL Frankfort AIDS Forum Gauteng: Nnuku Ruele and Dikeledi Khoali (Sedibeng), Phindi Twala (Lesedi) Dot supporter, Soweto HIV/AIDS Counsellors Association, SOS Children’s Villages, MEC Mary Metcalfe, Gladys Mthembu, Fanny Makhoba, Nancy, MPL Barbara Creasy, Department of Safety and Security Mpumalanga: Idos Mokoena - Dienjie Advice Centre Eva Mnisi - Yinhlelentfo Young Women's ClubDebrah Letau-Mabena - Department of EducationMpumalanga Provincial Legislature - Portfolio Committee on Education, Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture North West Province: Life line Youth Commission PAA Trauma Centre Phuti Miracle Healers Association NAPWA POPCRU Department of Social Services University of North West SAPS Provincial Legislature Tumelong People Against Abuse Seventh Day Adventist Church Naledi life skills, AIDS and information Centre Network on violence against women Northern Cape: Thembi Mazibuko- Planned Parenthood Association of South Africa (PPASA) Limpopo province: Elewani Ramaite - Gender Empowerment Unit Mrs. Livhuwani - Far North Network on Violence Against Women, Edith Mukwesha - World Health Organisation, M.D. Ravhengani - Munna Ndi Nnyi - Consumer Affairs Office, Mr. Neluvhola - Representing Traditional Healers, Abashoni Ratombo – Person Living with HIV/AIDS, National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS KZN: Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness,Office on the Status of Women, South African Police Service - Child Protection Unit Western Cape: ACDP WOMEN OF DESTINY AZAAD YOUTH SERVICE CHE SCOTTSDENE CGE ANC MPLS NACOSA CAPE WOMEN’S FORUM NNP WOMEN ACTION ISLAMIC SOCIAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION WC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NNP MPL NICRO WC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UDM AWEPA LIFE LINE/CHILD LINE NAPWA WOMEN ON FARMS PROJECT MEN AGAINST VIOLENCE GETNET WOLA NANI CAFDA WOMEN’S LEGAL CENTRE PARLIAMENTARY RESEARCH UNIT ZIPHILELE YOUTH   KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier, KZN Office on the Status of Women Dept of Land Affairs, SAPS, Commission on Gender Equality, Dept of Education, Dept of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, Dept of Transport Dept of Traditional and Local Government Affairs. ----------- Msunduzi Municipality and District Council Gender Desk Justice and Women , JAW (NGO) University Law Clinic Centre for Criminal Justice New Hanover Support Centre Directorate of Public Prosecutions Midland Women’s Group FAMSA Department of Justice ANC Women’s League The Haven (Shelter) Phindile Nglobo, victim South African Police Services KZN Director General Chatswsorth Community Care Centre Advice Desk for the Abused Open Door Crisis Centre Pinetown Ethekwini Municipality Speaker’s Office Pinetown court official Wings of Love (NGO) Rainbow Crisis Centre Careline crisis and Trauma centre MPL KZN Legislature, Ms V V Tambo Msobovu Youth Sigma Chamicals Matuzela Vusithathe Woman’s Club Dept of Welfare Dept of Justice Umhlanthuze Municipality Free State Office of the Premier Dept of Sport, Arts, Culture, Science and Technology SA Police Services, Department of Justice, Independent Complaints Directorate Department of Agriculture, Commission on Gender Equality Thusanang Advice Desk

HIV workshops in rural areas April and May 2002 All provinces except Eastern Cape                                                                                                                                                                         November 2002 Provincial visit of JMC to RichardsBay, Durban and Pietermaritzburg to monitor the implementation of the National Instruction on Domestic Violence Act and the Maintenance Act and the status of the national gender focal points in departments, and to liaise with the committee’s sister committees in legislatures A delegation also visited Bloemfontein and Phutaditjaba in Free State Province for the same purpose.

Reports submitted to Committee

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   SPONSORSHIP

Donor	Purpose	POs Approval Date	Amount
European Union	Commissioning Masimanyane to research Government’s Implementation of Cedaw	2001	R170 000,00