Parliament, Thursday, 7 December 2023 – The Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities today adopted its programme and an advert on the filling of vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE).
The committee will undertake a process of recruitment to fill six vacancies of commissioners in the CGE. The recruitment of commissioners will be guided by the CGE Act, and the processes would be in line with the Employment Equity Act and Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the Constitution.
The committee resolved to use an electronic application system through Google form on the parliamentary website. A link to the online form will be included in the advert and there will be a dedicated WhatsApp number for applicants and requests for the link.
The committee further resolved to publish candidates’ résumes on the parliamentary website taking into consideration the prescripts of the POPI Act. The public will be provided an opportunity to make and submit comments on the shortlisted candidates as part of the public participation process.
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, MS NONHLANHLA NCUBE-NDABA
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