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Health
Department of Health 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan, with Deputy Minister
21 Apr 2023
Basic Education
Learner Dropouts in the System (Statistics, Trends, Tracking and Tracing); BELA Bill: proposal for improved public hearings; DBE Budget: Committee Report; with Minister
18 Apr 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met virtually with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) regarding the Learner Dropouts in the System (Statistics, Trends, Tracking and Tracing). The Department reported that the rate at which learners drop out of school in South Africa improved by 10% in the 2022 ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: opposition postponement request to seek legal opinion
29 Mar 2023
Basic Education
Umalusi & SACE 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan
28 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) met jointly on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Annual Performance Plans of the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) and ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; BELA hearings postponement, with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the 2020/21-2024/25 Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Performance Plan (APP) 2023/24. The Department briefed the Committee on the renewed focus of actions and efforts which resulted in learning and instructional effectiveness on outcomes ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: deliberations on Legal Advisors input; with Deputy Minister present
22 Mar 2023
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI)) Bill: Parliamentary Legal Services & State Law Advisors input
15 Mar 2023
Basic Education
DBE Annual Performance Plan (postponed); BELA Bill: public hearing concerns
14 Mar 2023
Since the Department of Basic Education Annual Performance Plan (APP) presentation arrived the day before the meeting and the APP was tabled in Parliament only on the day of the meeting, the Committee made the decision to postpone its consideration to the following week despite the Ministry ...
Basic Education
Capacity building of STEM educators: DBE briefing; with Minister & Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform. It was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the capacity building of South African educators for learners' improvement in maths, science and technology.
The Department of Education’s presentation covered the pass rates in science, technology, ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education Quarter 3 2022/23 Performance
28 Feb 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education Quarter 3 performance 2022/23 indicated achievement by DBE improving on the shortfalls of Quarter 2.
In the discussion, Committee members enquired about the integrity and credibility of the November 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination, the End School-Related Gender Based ...