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Basic Education
Safety & Security in Schools: briefing by DBE and SAPS, with Minister of Basic Education
10 Sep 2019
Safety in Schools: DBE & SAPS briefing; Feedback on KZN Oversight Visit
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and Portfolio Committee on Police met jointly to receive a briefing from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) on safety and security in schools. The ...
Basic Education
AGSA Capacity Building & DBE First Quarter Performance; with Deputy Minister
3 Sep 2019
The committee, in the presence of the Department of Basic Education met to be briefed by the Auditor General of SA(AGSA) for capacity building and the first quarterly performance of 2019/20. The AGSA outline the mandate of the Chapter nine of the constitution, the audit process, audit opinions, root causes ...
Basic Education
SACE & Umalusi 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
27 Aug 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee was briefed on annual performance plans by South African Council for Educators (SACE) and Umalusi which provided details of their mandates; programmes, plans and performance indicators; as well as their financial information.
Members commended the good work performed by ...
Basic Education
DBE 4th Quarterly Performance Report & Impact of SONA, with Deputy Minister
20 Aug 2019
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) described its fourth quarter performance as a slight improvement in things achieved, but a vast improvement in how things had been done. It provided details of its achievements, with a particular focus on the incorporation of Early Childhood Development in the DBE, and how ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister
9 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented its annual performance plan (APP) for the 2019/20 financial year, including a broad overview by the Minister highlighting some of the challenges, including shortcomings in respect of resources. She outlined the shape and the size ...
Basic Education
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee convened to elect its Chairperson. Ms B Mbinqo-Gigaba (ANC) was nominated unopposed. She accepted the nomination as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic
Public Service and Administration
National School of Government Breaking Barriers to Entry (BB2E); NYDA Grant and Scholarship Funds; Deputy Minister present
13 Mar 2019
The Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration, met to be briefed on the National School of Government’s (NSG) Breaking Barriers to Entry (BB2E) program and the impact thereof. The presentation addressed where the BB2E program had its roots, targets groups and evaluation of ...
Public Service and Administration
Local Government monitoring; Jobs / Investment Summits, Presidential Stimulus package: DPME update; Minister present
6 Mar 2019
The Committee, in the presence of the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, met to firstly be briefed on Economic Interventions to Support Growth and Investment: Stimulus Package, Job Summit and Investment Conference. The overarching focus is on job creation and limit job losses. This requires re-prioritisation ...
Public Service and Administration
Public Service Commission Amendment Bill [B21D-2015]: consideration & adoption
27 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP’s) proposed amendments to the Public Service Commission Amendment Bill.
Clause 1 sought to amend Section 4 of the Principal Act. The NCOP had thus expanded on the criteria put in place by the Portfolio Committee, stating that the ...
Public Service and Administration
Committee Legacy Report & Performance Reports
28 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee considered and adopted its Committee Legacy Report for the Fifth Parliament.
Further, the Committee report on the quarterly performance of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Statistics South Africa.