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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Skills Fund investigation: Ministerial Task Team Review & Forensic report; Implementation of audit action plan; with Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to receive briefings on the reports of the Ministerial Task Team on the review of the National Skills Fund (NSF) and its forensic report into the misappropriation of R5 billion from the Fund. The Department reported ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
PP Inquiry day 34: Evidence Leader Recusal Application
20 Oct 2022
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
AGSA briefing on audit outcomes of DSI and its entities; Department of Science and Innovation, HSRC & South African National Space Agency Annual Reports 2021/22
19 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science, and Innovation received a briefing from the Auditor-General of South Africa on the audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Innovation and its entities, and briefings by the Department itself, the Human Sciences Research ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET Annual Report 2021/22
12 Oct 2022
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET & DSI financial & audit performance: FFC & AGSA inputs
12 Oct 2022
The FFC emphasised the urgency for finding a new funding model for higher education that has been mentioned in the 2022 Division of Revenue and that it should be addressed swiftly to introduce the new funding model in 2023/24. The Commission is happy with the performance of DSI and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
HESTIIL Review Report; SMU Vice-Chancellor Inquiry Report
30 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in the National Assembly convened virtually for a briefing on the Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Institutional Landscape (HESTIIL) Review Report which was presented by the HESTILL Ministerial Committee on behalf of the Department of Science ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)
28 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually to receive a briefing from the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) on matters related to governance, management and skills development interventions in the construction sector. However, the Committee was not pleased that the Ministry was not present as some of the questions required its ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Postponement: National Skills Fund: Task Team Review, Investigation Report & implementation of audit action plan; Ministerial Task Team on funding of PSET; with Deputy Minister
21 Sep 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to receive submissions and presentations on the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) on the Student Funding Model, the National Skills Fund (NSF) Forensic Investigation report and the NSF entity report. Matters became problematic turn when the Chairperson ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Transformation at University of Pretoria
14 Sep 2022
The Committee met to receive a progress report on the transformation journey of the University of Pretoria and its stakeholders, the Student Representative Council (SRC), the Institutional Forum, and the labour unions at the institution.
The University dealt with a range of issues covering its strategic goals, enrolments, funding, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Climate Change initiatives and programmes: DSI & CSIR briefing
9 Sep 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in the National Assembly convened a virtual meeting for a briefing on climate change initiatives and programmes by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), and a delegation of the ACCESS Research Programme, affiliated with the Council for Scientific and ...