Status
Draft Bill
Parliamentary Documents
| Date | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-02 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020]: DSD Introduction |
| 2020-10-06 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020]: DSD Study Group |
| 2020-10-06 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020]: Summary |
| 2020-10-06 | Press Statement | Committee Calls for Additional Presentation on Adoption Clause in the Bill |
| 2021-02-17 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020]: Implications Relating to Adoption Services |
| 2021-03-03 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020]: DHA Implications |
| 2021-03-03 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020]: Pre-Introduction Consultation Process |
| 2021-03-05 | Press Statement | Social Development Committee Hears Submission from Department of Home Affairs on Children's Amendment Act Bill |
| 2021-03-17 | Briefing Paper | Children's Amendment Bill [B18-2020] - Clauses Relating to Early Childhood Development Services |
Further Information
Sabinet Monitoring Articles
| Parliament Briefed on Rejected ECD Clauses in Childrenās Amendment Bill | SabinetLaw | 2021-03-26 |
| Social Development Committee Rejects ECD Clauses in Childrenās Amendment Bill | SabinetLaw | 2021-03-11 |
| DSD Briefs Parliament on Childrenās Amendment Bill | SabinetLaw | 2021-02-26 |
| Draft Childrenās Amendment Bill on Track | SabinetLaw | 2019-02-27 |
| DSD Clarifies Position on Proposed Adoption Fee Amendment | SabinetLaw | 2019-01-17 |
| Comment Sought Childrenās Amendment Bill | SabinetLaw | 2018-11-02 |
News Articles
| Pause Childrenās Amendment Bill ā Bridget Masango | Politicsweb | 2021-03-13 |
| ECD clauses in Childrenās Amendment Bill rejected | Graaff-Reinet Advertiser | 2021-03-08 |
| Fears adoption will drop further with proposed amendment bill | IOL | 2020-06-15 |
| https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/local/peoples-post/speak-up-against-children-amendment-bill-20190304 | Suid-Kaap Forum | 2020-04-25 |
| Speak up against Children Amendment Bill | News24 | 2020-03-05 |
| New bill set to change the face of adoptions in SA | IOL | 2020-03-04 |
| Government to facilitate adoptions | IOL | 2020-01-24 |
| āBill will hamper adoption rateā | Cape Argus | 2019-06-15 |
| We cannot stop fighting for adoption | Politics Web | 2019-04-04 |
| MEC Fritz condemns Childrenās Amendment Bill | IOL | 2019-03-01 |
Opinion Pieces
| Concerns over āflawedā Childrenās Bill | Cape Argus | 2021-03-16 |
| Adoption amendments threaten vulnerable children | Politics Web | 2020-01-14 |
| Regressive and deeply flawed, the Childrenās Amendment Bill is rushed to the new Parliament | Daily Maverick | 2019-05-29 |
| An Act of wanton cruelty | Politics Web | 2019-01-27 |
| Access to adoptions will decline if Childrenās Act amendments are passed | Daily Maverick | 2019-01-07 |
Speeches and Statements (Non parliamentary)
| Legislation: Childrenās Bill ECD provisions removal update | Legalbrief | 2021-03-23 |
| Media Statement: Stakeholders welcome to make oral submissions on certain ECD clauses when public hearings on Childrenās Amendment Bill start | Parliament | 2021-03-18 |
| Legislation: ECD provisions removed from Childrenās Bill | Legalbrief | 2021-03-09 |
| DSD Committee rejects ECD clauses in Children's Amendment Bill | Political Analysis South Africa | 2021-03-08 |
| ECD clauses in Childrenās Amendment Bill rejected | South African Government News Agency | 2021-03-08 |
| COMMITTEE CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION ON ADOPTION CLAUSE IN THE BILL | Parliament | 2020-10-06 |
| MEC Albert Fritz condemns amendments to adoptive laws | South African Government | 2020-01-21 |
| MEC Albert Fritz calls on citizens to lobby against Anti-Adoption Bill | South African Government | 2019-04-11 |
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