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Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on 4th Quarter 2013 & 1st Quarter 2014 Performance
9 Sep 2014
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) reported that the fourth quarter (Jan-March 2014) was marked by heightened activities towards the realisation of the Gender Summit, as well as the adoption of planned activities and the budget for the next financial year. The CGE, through its various departments, had implemented several ...
Basic Education
Inclusive Education: progress report; DBE on its 1st Quarter 2014 performance
9 Sep 2014
The Department of Basic Education presented the performance indicators and targets for each of its five programmes and reported actual outputs as at the end of the 1st Quarter of 2014/15. Programmes 1, 2 and 4 are the most problematic. The Financial Report indicated that DBE has underspent for the ...
Basic Education
Teacher Development: Department of Basic Education and SACE briefings
26 Aug 2014
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) appeared before the Portfolio Committee to brief it about the purposes and successes of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) and implementation of the Continual Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) system.
The DBE informed the Committee that the main purpose of the IQMS was to ...
Basic Education
DBE, DPME & Department of Social Development on progress in the introduction of African languages and Early Childhood Development programmes
19 Aug 2014
Presentations were made to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the progress of the Incremental Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) pilot programme and the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme by the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Department of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the Department of Social ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Commission for Gender Equality on its 2014 Strategic Plan
29 Jul 2014
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) told the Committee its national accomplishments included the promulgation of anti-discriminatory laws such as the Employment Equity Act, the Sexual Offences Act, the Trafficking in Person’s Act, the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, the Maintenance Act, the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act and ...
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Minister and Department of Human Settlements on its 2014 Strategic Plan
3 Jul 2014
The Committee had its first meeting and briefing with the Department of Human Settlements and its entities. The Minister gave a political outline of where the Department was and where it would be heading in the next five years. The entities were also given a chance to introduce themselves briefly ...
Health
Department of Health on its 2014 Annual Performance Plan
3 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by the Department of Health on its Annual Performance Plan for the period from 2014/15 to 2016/17. The presentation explained the purpose, strategic objectives of the Department’s six programmes, and the total budget allocated to each programme for 2014/15 financial year.
During discussion, ...
Health
Department and Minister of Health briefing: Strategic Plan 2018 & Annual Performance Plan 2014
2 Jul 2014
The Minister and Department of Health presented the Strategic Plan 2018/19 and Annual Performance Plan 2014/15 to 2016/17. Alignment between the National Development Plan (NDP) to 2030, the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) and the National Department of Health (DOH) Strategic Plan 2014 – 2019, was clarified, and various aims ...
Health
Budget vote process, health sector overview and policy priorities: briefing by Committee staff
2 Jul 2014
The Secretariat made a presentation to the Committee on the processing of the budget vote, an overview of the health sector, and policy priorities. Members’ questions included the budget allocation to primary health care (PHC), the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot sites, the co-infection rate of HIV/AIDS and TB, and ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Department of Women in the Presidency 2014 Strategic Plan: Briefings by Committee section, Minister of Women and new Department
1 Jul 2014
The Chairperson, in her opening remarks, appreciated the wide representation from different age groups, commented on the need to work closely with men and emphasise respect and proper understanding of the roles and importance of women in society. It was noted that the new Department of Women in the Presidency ...
Basic Education
Minister of Basic Education on Department's 2014 Strategic Plan
1 Jul 2014
The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga, said the Department had focussed on both long and short term strategies, with “non-negotiable” interventions that would be implemented in the second term. The focus had also been on repositioning of the Department to assess what needed to be done. Infrastructure had ...
Basic Education
Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education’s first meeting of the Fifth Democratic Parliament was convened to introduce the new Chairperson and Members and for formal adoption of the Committee programme. Ms N Gina (ANC) had been elected as the Committee Chairperson prior to the meeting time of 11am.