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Joint Standing on Intelligence
Inspector General of Intelligence: 2nd short-listing for interviews by JSCI Sub-Committee & report-back
3 Jun 2015
In this meeting that was open to the public, the Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) shortlisted three names for interviews for the position of Inspector General of Intelligence. These names were amongst eighteen nominations submitted during a second call for nominations. In the first call for ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Council for Higher Education (CHE) on its 2015/16 Strategic Plan
3 Jun 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Council of Higher Education (CHE) on its Strategic Plan, Annual Performance Plan (APP) and Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The CHE, which was an independent body advising the Minister and Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), stated that most of the work done ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department, Minister and Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation on 2015 Strategic and Annual Plans
20 May 2015
The Department of Sports and Recreation, with the Minister and Deputy Minister also present, tabled its Annual Performance Plan (APP) and the five-year Strategic Plan to the Committee. It was stressed that this was in alignment with the National Development Plan and there was an emphasis placed on the small ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education and Training on its 2015 Strategic and Annual Plans, with Minister present
14 May 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), with input also from the Minister, presented the 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan, budget and Strategic Plans for 2015 - 2020 to the Committee. The DHET had a mandate to implement post-school education and training, and noted the importance of its contribution to ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
13 May 2015
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) presented its 2015-2019 Strategic Plan and its 2015/16 Annual Performance Plan to the Committee.
The Department said it existed to preserve, protect, promote and develop South African arts, culture and heritage. It had to use its resources effectively and be able to do ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans, with Deputy Minister present
6 May 2015
The Deputy Minister of Basic Education gave a broad overview of the progress that had been made by the Department of Basic Education and the efforts that had been made to align its strategic plans with the National Development Plan.
Reasonable progress had been made with regard to programmes ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development on 2015/16 Plans, with Minister
5 May 2015
The Department briefed the Committee on the Strategic Plan 2015-2020, Annual Performance Plans 2015/16, and the DSD Financial Outlook.
In the Strategic Plan 2015-2020, five key sector priorities over the Medium Term Strategic Period (MTSP) are identified. These guide the strategic objectives and high-level outputs the Department and are as ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Independent Electoral Commission on its 2015/16 Annual Performance & Strategic Plans
21 Apr 2015
The South African Electoral Commission briefed the Select Committee on Social Services on the strategic plan for the period between 2015 and 2019, with the key focus on the upcoming local government elections in 2016. It highlighted challenges that it was addressing, the main one being that it was being ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Human Capital Development: briefing by Department of Science and Technology
18 Mar 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) gave a presentation on Human Capital Development (HCD) initiatives in the DST and the broader science sector. There were a number of systemic challenges, which included low supervisory capacity to improve postgraduate completion rates, low bursary amounts offered, which meant that many students ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
National Student Financial Aid Scheme and Deputy Minister on NSFAS 2013/14 Annual Report
25 Feb 2015
The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), in the presence of and with input from the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, presented its Annual Report for the financial year 2013/2014 to the Committee. It reported that it had, for the third consecutive year, received an unqualified audit opinion. ...