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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education
6 Dec 2023
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts, and Culture convened to receive a briefing from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education.
The Department highlighted the significance of the Global Convention for South Africa ...
Joint Rules
Review of the Joint Rules on Draft Chapters 1 and 2
1 Dec 2023
The Joint Rules Committee
The Joint Rules Committee (JRC) referred the Joint Rules of Parliament (6th edition) to the Joint Subcommittee on Review of the Joint Rules (the Joint Subcommittee) on 9 July 2019 to review the Joint Rules. The purpose of the review was to update the Joint ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill: DWYPD briefing; Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples rights on the rights of older persons in Africa; with Ministers
1 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on a Bill to establish a National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. The Bill sought to establish a statutory body to coordinate a multi-sectoral approach to GBV and femicide.
Members ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Alexkor update on the community’s leadership stability and the profitability of the entity’s business activities; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The Committee received a briefing from the Alexkor diamond mine in a virtual meeting on the leadership stability at the Communal Property Association (CPA), the profitability of the West Coast entity’s business activities, and the status of the planned financial compensation to members of the Richtersveld Community in accordance ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
NHI Bill: Final Mandates (with Minister)
21 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services, in a virtual meeting, considered the final mandates on the National Health Insurance Bill [B11B-2019].
Eight of the nine provinces mandated their representatives to vote in favour of the Bill. Western Cape did not submit ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
NHI Bill: Negotiating Mandates; African Medicines Agency Treaty; with Minister
14 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to receive provincial negotiating mandates on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. Eight provinces voted in favour of the Bill. The Western Cape had been allowed an extension until 17 November 2023 to consolidate all its ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: consideration of public submissions & Department response; with Minister
9 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services had a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Health (DoH) on its responses to submissions on the National Health Insurance Bill, arising from the National Council of Provinces (NOCP) process.
The ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: DBE briefing & legal advisor input (with Deputy Minister)
8 Nov 2023
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Select Committee on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The BELA Bill proposes to amend the South African Schools Act and the Employment of Educators Act to ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Consideration of Public Submissions
7 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of Health (DOH) on the public submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Department noted that there were 15 submissions that it would respond to on the day.
Members ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
DBE Audit Outcomes; DBE 2022/23 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee received a briefing on the audit outcomes, annual performance report, and financial statements of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for the 2022/23 financial year.
The Department responded to questions on consequence management and irregular expenditure. It explained what measures were ...