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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SAQA & CHE on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
26 Oct 2016
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) noted that 92% of its 50 annual targets were achieved; of which six targets were exceeded and four targets were partially achieved. It received an unqualified audit outcome and 92% of the budget was spent. Key achievements were for the year ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Telecommunications and Postal Services Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
25 Oct 2016
2016 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Acting Chairperson of the Committee presented the Committee’s draft Budget Review and Recommendations Report on the Department’s 2015/16 annual report for consideration. Members corrected various typographical, grammar and style errors. The report was adopted as amended.
The Committee then received a ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SA Post Office on its 2015/16 Annual Report
14 Oct 2016
The South African Postal Service briefed the Committee on their Annual Report for the financial year 2016.
The presentation stressed that financial year 2016 was a very challenging one for the Post Office, with the organisation experiencing considerable losses. Much of the net losses were a direct result of interest ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SITA & Broadband Infraco on 2015/16 Annual Report
13 Oct 2016
State Information Technology Agency (Proprietary) Limited Annual Report
The Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services met with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Broadband Infraco (BBI) for the presentation of their annual reports.
SITA said that changes had been made in its macro organisational structure to ensure ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training 2015/16 Annual Report: Auditor-General briefing
12 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training and the Select Education on Education and Recreation convened for a joint briefing on the audit outcomes by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA).
AGSA noted an improvement for the overall audit outcomes of this portfolio with a noticeable increase in clean audits ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
DTPS on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor General input, with Minister and Deputy Minister in attendance
11 Oct 2016
The Office of the Auditor General said the audit outcomes for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) and its entities had been stagnant for 2015/16, and the number of compliance findings had increased. Key positions remained vacant or suspended and a significant number of senior positions were being ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) & Community Education & Training (CET) sectors: DHET briefing
14 Sep 2016
The Department of Higher Education and Training, briefed the Committee on the latest developments in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector and on the state of Community Education and Training in South Africa. The Department cited from the onset that they were experiencing funding shortages with a current ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Governance, Finances & Administration: University of Zululand & University of Fort Hare briefing
7 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by the Universities of Fort Hare and Zululand on their governance, finances and administration.
The University of Fort Hare (UFH) said its Council had shown stability over the years, as the audit and risk committee had kept the institution on ...
Home Affairs
State Information Technology Agency services to Home Affairs, with Deputy Minister
6 Sep 2016
A joint sitting of the Committees on Home Affairs and on Telecommunications and Postal Services were briefed by the Department of Home Affairs and the State Information Technology Agency.
The Department of Home Affairs said it was facing network connectivity issues. Its presentation spoke to the State Information Technology Agency's ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET Jan-June 2016 performance; National Certificate (Vocational) certification backlog eradication: SITA report
31 Aug 2016
The meeting began with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) giving an insight into its performance from January to June 2016. The DHET developed a six programme plan to achieve its set targets. The period under review, was preceded by a wave of student protests in the second ...