Ms Cornelia Carol September

Formerly: National Assembly

About Cornelia Carol September

Ms September served as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training in the Fifth Parliament. She previously served as Minister of Human Settlements. She first became a Member of Parliament in 1999 and served in various Portfolio Committees including Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs & Forestry. She also served as Chief Whip in the National Assembly in 2004. She obtained a Master's degree in Economics from Warwick University. The former trade unionist worked at the Rex TrueForm factory for longer than 20 years.

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2019 committee attendance as mp

43% attendance rate

Attended 3 meetings out of 7

2018 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 35 meetings out of 40

2017 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 35

2016 committee attendance as mp

54% attendance rate

Attended 19 meetings out of 35

2015 committee attendance as mp

47% attendance rate

Attended 14 meetings out of 30

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Higher Education, Science and Technology — Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee Legacy Report — 13 Mar 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Committee Oversight Report — 27 Feb 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Current Impasse at Higher Education Institutions: stakeholder input; Tshwane South College Public Protector Report; with Minister — 13 Feb 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Committee Reports — 5 Dec 2018
Higher Education, Science and Technology — NSFAS 2018 disbursements & 2019 applications progress; PSET Funding Policy Framework — 27 Nov 2018

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (National Assembly Committees) from 5th May 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) from 26th April 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla (Ad Hoc Committees) from June 2015 until 7th May 2019
Chairperson at State Security (Committee) from June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (154): Fochville (Constituency Office) until 7th May 2019
Chairperson at Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (Joint Committees) until 5th May 2016
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (618): Athlone (Constituency Office) from 2015 until 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
72nd Candidate at African National Congress National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (618): Athlone (Constituency Office) from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 9th July 2010 until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (618): Athlone (Constituency Office) until 6th May 2014
Member at Rules of the National Assembly (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Minister of Human Settlements at National Executive (Executive) from 9th July 2013 until 24th April 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
AIM Pension	Private

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Flights	NYC
Flights	German Embassy

SPONSORSHIPS

Source	Description	Extent
N De Beer	Wine - Towards an Event	10 Boxes of Wine
SACTWU	20 T-shirts	Towards an event

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership
Previous Directorship - No longer Exists

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
HRDC - Ministry of Education of Nigeria	Glasses (Contain, Tickets	Unknown
J Killian	Serving Glass Plate	Unknown
Chair of Education in Russia - Duma - University Russia	Magnetic Globe	Unknown
Patrice Lumumba University	Flowers	Unknown
D Badenhorst	Vodka	Unknown
D Badenhorst	T-Shirt	Unknown
Chinese Embassy	Books	Unknown
Food	Glasset - TCB	Unknown
DAET - Artscape	Jacket	Unknown

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
AIMS	Private

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Visit to Berlin Education Institutions ( accommodation, Food & Flights)	German Federal Foreign Ministry

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Cape Town Ballet Company	Patron
South African International Ballet Patron
Ditsela	Trade Union Education
Newhand Capital	Company Dormant

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Sactwu	T-Shirts	30X R75.00
Food	Glass set	Unknown
SAIB	Ballet Tickets	Unknown
CT Ballet	Ballet Tickets	unknown
Surty E	Purse	Unknown
D Badenhorst	Bottle Vodka	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
House	Atlasville, Boksburg
House	Pinelands, Cape Town

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Aims	Private

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
DITSELA	Workers Education Institute [Resigned]
Newland Capital	Private Co. [Dormant]

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
O Surve	Tickets [4]
Sekunjalo	Tickets [2]
Jonathan Procter	Book
J Badenhorst	Crockery
	Garden clothing	DPSA
J Badenhorst	Russian Vodka

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Bedroomed with flatlet	Pinelands, CPT
Free standing house	4 Bedroomed	Gauteng

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
AIMS	Private

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Dasela Workers Education Institute	Workers Education [Resigned]
New Hand Capital [Director]	Private Co. [Non active]

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
D Badenhorst	Paintings	Unknown
Johannesburg Ballet	Tickets x 10	Unknown
NA Matlala	Book	Unknown
Trade Cor	2 Car mats	R3 000
Pablo De Greiff	CD's and DVD's + 3 Books	R3 000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroomed	Atlasville
House	3 Roomed Granny flat	Pinelands

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ditsela Workers Institute	Trade Union education
New Land Capital	Private Co.

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Trade Cor.	2 x garments	R3 000
JHB Ballet	8 x tickets
Transnet/Eskom	Bags, office paraphenalia
H Kaiser	Scarf
Presidency	Mandela book
Ms T Abrahamse	Book
N Booi	Book
D Badenhorst	Picture
Cuban Ambassador	Books
SA Ambassador to Cuba	Books/Frame/paraphenalia
Master Builder	Picture frame
N Hoosain	Necklace
	Hertz Car Hire
Arts & Culture	4 x Jazz Festival tickets

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Roomed flatlet	Pinelands
House	5 Roomed	Boksburg

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
ABSA	Private

BENEFITS

Source	Description
British Airways	Silver card
SAA Voyager	Platinum card
Hertz Car Hire	Gold card

SPONSORSHIPS

Source	Description
United Nations	Flight, accommodation per diem [Parliamentary workshop]

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Dasela Womens Institute	Educational non-profit business
New Hand Capital	Private Co.

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description
Hein Kaiser [Manager]	Scarf
Ms N Pandor	Fruit/Nut basket
Ms N Hoosain	Beaded necklace
Transnet/Eskom	Protective clothing
Ms D Meyeni	Jazz Festival tickets
Mr D Badenhorst	Theatre tickets x 4
Master Builder	Picture frame
Robert Waterwitch ANC Branch	Flowers
Various State own entities [Transnet/Eskom]	Bags/Office paraphenalia

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Room Flatlet	Pinelands
House	5 Rooms	Atlasville - Boksburg

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
ABSA	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nature
ABSA	Aims Investment - Pension

BENEFITS

Source	Description
British Airways	Silver Card
SAA Voyager	Gold Card
Hertz Car Hire	Gold Card

SPONSORSHIPS

Source	Description	Extent
United Nations	Flight, accommodation and per diem	Workshop in Rwanda

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Parliament	Book by Mandela	"
Publishers	Book Kader Asmal	"
Presidency	Scarf	"
Speaker Gaza Parliament	Scarves	"
Gauteng Legislature	Silver art collection	"
SAFCO	Scarf, mats, etc	"
Transnet	Jacket, protective clothing	"
Dept Agriculture	Fruit trees	"
Sanparks	Other trees	"
P Maluleke	Cellphone	"
	Book on Calan Abdullah	"
St Raphaels School	Cup/Chocolates	Unknown
Dr Ali	Book in IT	Unknown
SAA & Jeremy	Tickets - Jazz Festival	Unknown
Engel & Volker	Champagne	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Pinelands
House	Normal	Atlasville

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nature
ABSA	Investment

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Flight, Accommodation, S	UN
Flight; Accommodation	Council for European

BENEFITS

Source	Description
Discount on occupational rent	Lawyers
Gold Card - Hertz
SAA - Gold card
BA
Discount on transfer fees of house

SPONSORSHIPS

Source	Description	Extent
Trip sponsored by UN	Payment to workshop in Rwanda	Part payment for flight and accommodation and S & T
Council for European & Palestine Relations	Trip to Gaza	Flight

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Aims [ABSA]	Private

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Debbie Bunzak	Orchard...	Unknown
Roy Ainslie	Earrings	Unknown
Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries	Trees	Unknown
G Schneemann	Pen, biscuits, maple syrup	Unknown
Artscape	Carrol Boyes Butter block dish	Unknown
Venezuelan Parliament	Pin lapels	Unknown
Price Water Cooper House	Booklets, Book sleeve	Unknown
Presidency	SA Scarf	Unknown
Pep [Athlone]	School clothes	Unknown
Marketing Council	Books	Unknown
Engel	Champagne	Unknown
Lucille Viljoen	Glasses	Unknown
Dept. International Relations	Book/dvd	Unknown
SAA	Gold Card	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	1 071sq.m.	Pinelands
House	5 Bedrooms	Atlasvilla

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

BENEFITS

Source
Aids Consortium

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Newhand Capital	-

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
N Dlamini-Zuma & Rand Water	Tickets for Jazz Festival & World Cup	"
Midrand Water Co.	Wheel driven bag	Unknown
Sedibeng Municipality	Watch; T-shirt; Cap	Unknown
Bangala	Bag	Unknown
WISA	Backpack	Unknown
DWAF	Wooden framed mirror; Handcrafted ceramic plate; Painting; Deskpad	Unknown
Rand Water	Bag, jacket, Red wine, Fruit basket	Unknown
TCTA	Hot/Cold Water Cooler, H2O	Unknown
Rand Water	Tickets	Unknown
N Kumst	Clothing	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	3 Bedroom Outbuilding	Grassy park
House	5 Bedroom	Gauteng

Committee appearances

Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee Legacy Report 13 Mar 2019

The Chairperson presented the 72-page document which was structured according to matters such as placing the five-year period of the Committee in context, policy and legislation concerns, current and amended legislation, the Committee’s efforts to strengthen accountability, to deepen engagement and monitoring and intergovernmental relations. It also featured the Committee’s ...
Public Protector’s report on Tshwane South College: DHET briefing; Institutions of Higher Learning: South African Union of Students, USAf, NSFAS & DHET briefing 13 Feb 2019

The Chairperson said the Committee would deal first with the referral from the Speaker of a matter referred to Parliament by the Public Protector. She asked the Minister to talk to all matters including the referral.
Committee Minutes & reports 5 Dec 2018

The Chairperson welcomed everyone and read out the apologies from three absent Members.
NSFAS 2018 disbursements & 2019 applications progress; PSET Funding Policy Framework 27 Nov 2018

The Chairperson said it had been agreed at the previous meeting that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the Department of Education and Training (DHET) would return for two reasons. One was arising out of findings in the previous Auditor General’s (AG’s) report, which were not good, so ...
National Qualifications Amendment Bill: consideration 14 Nov 2018

The Chairperson directed Members to the latest draft bill amendments in the A-List, saying that she would go through the document clause by clause with the Committee.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education and Training 10 Sep 2018

In view of the Centres of Specialisation Artisan Programme which was launched at the beginning of 2018 as an initiative that involves the provision of apprenticeships for young people by employers, the provision of training by colleges and the provision of funding by her department to support the initiatives through ...
Questions asked to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 3 Nov 2015

Whether her department meets the Government’s 2% employment equity target for the employment of persons with disabilities that was set in 2005; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements 15 Sep 2014

MINISTRY OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NO.: 864 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 1 AUGUST 2014 Mr M H Redelinghuys (DA) to ask the Minister of Human Settlements: (1) (a) How many investigations were conducted for (i) overbilling and (ii) overcharging for goods ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2019 26 Feb 2019

House Chair, the ANC believes that no National Student Financial Aid Scheme, NSFAS, qualifying student who was registered in 2018 and who has been admitted to a university and meets the academic criteria for continuation should be prevented from registering in 2019 due to outstanding fees.
NSFAS QUALIFYING STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE PREVENTED FROM REGISTERING FOR 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR DUE TO OUTSTANDING FEES (Member's Statement) 26 Feb 2019

House Chair, the ANC believes that no National Student Financial Aid Scheme, NSFAS, qual ... [Interjection.]

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

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LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

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LAND AND PROPERTY

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

BENEFITS

SPONSORSHIPS

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

BENEFITS

SPONSORSHIPS

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

PENSIONS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

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