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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry day 1
16 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology
Audio: SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry
27 Oct 2020: SMU Vice Chancellor inquiry: analysis of witnesses statements
13 Oct 2020: SMU Vice Chancellor inquiry: way forward
18 Aug 2020: SMU Vice Chancellor allegations; with Ministry
17 Jul 2020: SMU Vice Chancellor inquiry ...
Transport
Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: public hearings day 1
16 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport, February 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Transport convened on a virtual platform to receive submissions on the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill from the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa and Mr Rennie van Zyl, an aviation consultant.
The Airlines ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Mangosuthu University of Technology on governance & related matters
12 Feb 2021
Video: PC on Higher Education, Science and Technology, 12 February 2021
Audio: Mangosuthu University of Technology on governance & related matters
The Committee met with the Council of the Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and the suspended Vice-Chancellor in a virtual meeting to receive briefings on its governance and ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: DoT response & deliberations; National Road Traffic A/B: public hearings planning
10 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Transport
The start of public hearings on the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill was set provisionally for 10 March 2021. More than 7000 submissions had been received, including over 100 submissions from stakeholders who requested to make oral presentations to the Committee.
The Committee received the ...
Transport
Transport Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report
25 Nov 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered its 2019/20 Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report.
The Committee Content Advisor presented the report with the changes made in the deliberations of the previous meeting. Committee Members requested the addition of a recommendation to the South African Civil Aviation Authority to ...
Transport
Economic Regulation of Transport Bill: deliberations; Transport BRRR; National Road Traffic Amendment Bill: consideration of submissions; COSATU memorandum
24 Nov 2020
Documents handed out: COSATU Memorandum
2020 BRRRs
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWxUkw6VAjg
The Committee deliberated on the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill. Members raised questions about the adequacy of public input on the Bill and argued that it would not solve the underlying land issues which caused high transport prices. They expressed support ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Follow-up meeting on allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NSFAS response to Committee questions & NEHAWU briefing
6 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (NA) 06 Nov 2020
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Allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NEHAWU briefing & NSFAS response |
In a follow-up virtual meeting, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2019/20 Audit outcomes of DHET: AGSA briefing; DHET Annual Report; ; with Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the higher education and training portfolio. The 2019/20 outcomes were:
-Unqualified with no findings: FPM Seta, PSETA, SAQA, QCTO, NIHSS, CHE, TETA
-Unqualified with ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2019/20 DSI Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DSI Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
In this virtual meeting, the Office of the Auditor General (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and its portfolio of entities: National Research Foundation (NRF); Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC); Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Saving the 2020 academic year: DHET, USAf & SAUS briefings; with Minister
23 Oct 2020
The Minister said that the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown had created complex challenges in the Post School Education and Training (PSET) sector. The effects of Covid-19 had exposed inequalities but the Minister reiterated his commitment to transformation. The Minister said that the academic year was not being saved for ...