Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech 2014
By Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene
Honourable Speaker Mister President Deputy President Cabinet Colleagues and Deputy Ministers Governor and Governor-Designate of the Reserve Bank MECs of Finance Honourable Members Fellow South Africans
It is my privilege to present the 2014 Medium Term Budget ...
Mangosuthu University of Technology and the University of Limpopo recently briefed the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on the recent student protests at both institutions. Students were dissatisfied with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, particularly its inability to secure enough funds for students in financial need. As ...
With the sharp rise in the number of rhinos being poached and killed in the past few years, South Africans will be pleased that Parliament is doing its part to address the situation. The Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs has organised public hearings in three provinces (the KZN hearings were ...
Recently, the Department of Higher Education and Training briefed the Higher Education Portfolio Committee on its Annual Performance Plan for 2014/15. The report looked at the state of tertiary education with particular focus on the improvement of access to higher education institutions, and the increase in the budget allocation.
In ...
With all the Portfolio Committees meeting the deadline to finalise their Budget Vote Reports by last Friday (and some already published in the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports (ATC)), the focus now shifts to the budget vote debates that will commence tomorrow (Tuesday, 15 July 2014) and run for ...
A matter of concern raised by students during the 2014 elections was the lack of employment opportunities for qualified graduates. The current skills market has undergone various changes in line with the future needs of the economy.
In the briefing by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to ...