MEDIA ALERT – 15th MAY 2020
PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO BE BRIEFED BY NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Parliament, Friday, 15 May 2020 – The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities will today be briefed by the National Youth...
JOINT MEETING OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEES RECOMMEND DEPARTMENT SHOULD IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL GRANTS
Parliament, Friday, 8 May 2020 – A joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and of the Select Committee on Health and Social Services has emphasised the need for the Department of Social Development to improve communication and education of the...
HEALTH COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON CALL FOR NATIONAL COMMAND CENTRE TO INTERVENE IN THE WESTERN CAPE
Parliament, Friday, 8 May 2020 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr. Sibongiseni Dhlomo, calls for urgent intervention of the National Command Centre in the Western Cape as the province has become the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic in South...
Feedback on September AGM
THE CBM SECTION WAS OPENED BY MARCELINO JULIESHe welcomed everyone.2. Attendance Wendy NefdtShanaaz AbdolGavin MaggotRustim AriefdienSaadiqah BarendsRyan ThysMaselino JuliesUndere Deglon 3.ApologiesShona McDonaldCare Career Connection.Rida DesiaPhathiswa...
Chairpersons report – August 2019
Change is a difficult thing. It always has been and undoubtedly will remain so. While the world changes and adapts around us, it is easy to be disheartened in the Disability Sector. With our sector comparatively slower evolution than others, we must be all...
National Minimum Wage – Implementation Update
The long awaited National Minimum Wage Act (NMWA) came into effect on 1 January 2019.The Chamber's Human Resources Portfolio Committee will be hosting an interactive discussion with Mr David Esau, the Department of Labour's Western Cape Chief Inspector and...
RUSTIM ARIEFDIEN – PERSONAL PROFILE
Rustim was born with a disability. At birth, he was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy ad uses a wheelchair, as an assistive device. Rustim is an entrepreneur and has a achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Disability Studies at UCT.His primary focus is the...
THE DEATH OF A MR RIAD MASOET
The Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Manpower is deeply saddened by news that Mr Riad Masoet, a former Board Member, died in the past few days. He was a valued member of the organisation and champion of Disability Rights. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his...
IPDM: The Chairmans reflections
Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Manpower take giant strides into identifying gaps in the employment market for people living with disabilities The Chairperson of the Institute for the Promotion of Disabled Manpower (IPDM) takes this opportunity of...
IPDM Capacity Building Meetings
The first Capacity Building Meeting (CBM) for the year under the theme Theories of Change was hosted at the offices of Edit Microsystems in Sea Point On 17 March 2016 the first Capacity Building Meeting (CBM) for the year under the theme Theories of Change...