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Water and Sanitation
Sanitation backlogs in schools: DBE briefing; Sanitation Technologies and Innovations: Water Research Commission briefing
7 Nov 2018
The Department of Basic Education presented the implementation plan to address sanitation backlogs at schools to the joint Portfolio Committees. It highlighted that of the country’s 23 334 active schools, 3 898 still had pit latrines as the only form of sanitation. The provinces with the highest number of pit ...
Basic Education
High Level Panel Recommendations: Department of Basic Education progress report
30 Oct 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to present the report of the High-Level Panel (HLP) on the assessment of key legislation and the acceleration of fundamental change in South Africa’s education system.
Pertinent aspects of the presentation included school dropout rates, where it was noted that ...
Basic Education
Initial Teacher Education Programmes; Teacher Development
23 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from a trilateral panel consisting of representatives from the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the South African Council of Educators (SACE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on initial teacher education (ITE) programmes and teacher development
The DBE said there was ...
Basic Education
Basic Education BRRR; ELRC Collective Agreements; Current matters affecting Basic Education Sector
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a briefing from the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), updating it on the ELRC’s collective agreements and current matters affecting – and of interest to -- the basic education sector.
The main issue that was ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Boards state of governance: Department briefing, with Minister
16 Oct 2018
In the presence of the Minister and Water Boards, the Department reviewed the state of governance of Water Boards. The responsibilities of the Minister as the shareholder for each Water Board included the appointment of board members, the conclusion of a binding shareholder compact, and the approval of the strategic ...
Basic Education
Whole School District Approach: NECT progress report; Basic Education BRRR
16 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
This was a roundtable meeting with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT), which was given an opportunity to present an updated report on the impact and challenges of its programme.
The NECT said that there had been growth in the programme, but ...
Basic Education
Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC); 2017 National Senior Certificate Consolidated Results, with Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign is geared to mobilising stakeholders to play a role and take responsibility for the attainment of quality learning and teaching. The QLTC has been repositioned to respond to the dictates of the Education Action Plan to 2019: Towards the Realisation of Schooling 2030. Some ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
South African Rugby Union briefing
28 Aug 2018
The Committee met to be briefed by the South African Rugby Union on its governance, finances and related matters.
It heard that SA Rugby Union had been on the brink of collapse in 2016 because of failing to meet its transformation targets. ABSA had withdrawn its sponsorship for the Currie ...
Basic Education
Safety in Schools; ETDP-SETA collaboration with Department
22 May 2018
Equal Education presented their submission on safety at schools, and focused their presentation on the research that they had conducted on school safety and school violence, which showed that one in five learners were victims of violence each year. It had come before the Committee because it was of the ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Sport & Recreation Annual Performance Plan: AGSA input; Committee Report: SRSA Budget; with Deputy Minister present
16 May 2018
The Auditor-General of South Africa’s Business Executive, Mr Lourens van Vuuren, briefed the Portfolio Committee on the Review of the Annual Performance Plan and Budget for Programmes 2 and 5 of the Department of Sport and Recreation, and Programmes 2 and 3 of Boxing SA. The Committee was advised that ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Committee Reports on SRSA budget & Quarter 2 performance
9 May 2018
The Committee met to deliberate on the 2018/19 Budget Vote Report. Before the deliberations the Chairperson first informed the Committee about the email she had received from Mr Mhlongo of the Democratic Alliance, who was complaining about the changes in the Committee programme,
On the report, Members of the Committee ...
Basic Education
Edenvale Residents petition about lack of schools
18 Apr 2018
The Committee heard and interacted with the Greenstone Petition from the residents of Greenstone. Mr M Waters (DA) was the petitioner on behalf of the residents of Greenstone. The Member of the Executive Council was in attendance.
The Department responded to the Petition and answered questions. The areas of concern ...