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Sport, Arts and Culture
Status of South Africa's compliance with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); DSAC 2023/2024 Q1 performance, DSAC audit outcomes; With Minister
10 Oct 2023
The Committee met virtually for a briefing by the Minister on the status of South Africa's compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a briefing by the Department on its 2023/2024 1st Quarter Report, a briefing by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the audit outcomes of the sport, ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: adoption; with Deputy Minister
26 Sep 2023
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered and later adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The Bill proposes to amend the South African Schools Act (SASA) of 1996 as well as the Employment of Educators Act (EEA) of ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill national report on submissions & proposed amendments
12 Sep 2023
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
he Portfolio Committee intended to address the missing submissions on the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill. However, the Committee had received the document only at 6 pm the previous night, leading to a lack of enthusiasm by most Committee members ...
Basic Education
Inclusive Education: DBE briefing
5 Sep 2023
The Committee received a progress report from the Department of Basic Education on the implementation of Inclusive Education.
The Department reported that since 2001, South Africa has been developing an inclusive education schooling system from a White Paper, which only articulates Policy Aspirations rather than imperatives, thus limiting the ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: legal opinion
29 Aug 2023
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee for Basic Education met to deliberate the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill in Parliament. The Committee also received a legal opinion briefing covering the processing of the BELA Bill.
The legal opinion raised issues with the public ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Minister
16 Aug 2023
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor advised the Committee on the process for making amendments to sections of the South African Schools Act (SASA) that were not included in the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill such as to sections 16 and 16A dealing with functions and responsibilities ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: National Public Hearings Report; with Deputy Minister
8 Aug 2023
The Committee proposed that the consideration and adoption of the National Public Hearings Report on the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill be postponed as the Committee had received the report late. Other Committee members suggested that the report be presented and clarity-seeking questions. Then consideration and adoption of ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: Northern & Eastern Cape Public Hearings Reports
1 Aug 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted the two Provincial Public Hearings Reports on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill).
In the Northern Cape Province, the public participation comments were summarized and presented by the Committee Content Advisor. Held across three municipalities from 2 to ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
Robben Island Museum 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
23 May 2023
Under the new leadership, Robben Island Museum (RIM) said it had adopted an improved vision and mission that promotes victory of the human spirit over adversity and injustice while preserving RIM's cultural and natural resources. In efforts to recover from COVID-19 effects, RIM recorded a surplus ...
Sport, Arts and Culture
RSA Agreements with Kenya, Nigeria and France on Audio Visual Co-Production
12 May 2023
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) gave brief presentations about its agreements with Kenya, Nigeria and France on audio-visual co-production. Members asked for the Department's view on the reported atrocities in Kenya, and how that had impacted the agreements between the two countries. They were also concerned ...