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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Briefing by the AGSA on the audit outcomes of Higher Education portfolio, DHET and Council on Higher Education (CHE) Annual Performance Plans 2023/24; with Minister and DM
3 May 2023
In an in-person meeting in Parliament, Minister Thulas Nxesi (representing Minister Blade Nzimande) said the Department was honoured to present its Annual Performance Plans and that the current financial year was critical for all government departments as government committed to the Medium-Term Strategy Framework.
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Implementation of Ministerial Task Team recommendations on the NSF & Nexus Forensic Report; Audit Action Plan Update; with Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation were briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the National Skills Fund (NSF) on the progress that had been made in the implementation of the recommendations of the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) on the Strategic Review ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS on student accommodation; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to receive a briefing on the student accommodation cap matter and related matters on student allowances. NSFAS informed Members that in determining the cap of R45,000, NSFAS examined existing NSFAS data for accommodation claimed historically across all institutions, ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Science and Innovation 2021/22 Annual Report; Committee’s APP; with Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2023
The Select Committee met on a virtual platform to be presented the Department of Science and Innovation's (DSI's) annual report for 2021/22. Based on the approved 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan (APP), the total number of output targets, the Department achieved a total of 48 (92%) targets, and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Intellectual Property Rights from publicly financed research; IP to transform ownership of the economy; SA patent development landscape; with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) to receive a briefing on the outcome of the NIPMO review and progress on the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Act amendment process; how the DSI and the Technology Innovation ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Latest developments at universities and TVET colleges: DHET, USAF and SAPCO briefing; with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2023
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In a continuation of an urgent meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation was briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training, Universities South Africa (USAf), and South African Public Colleges Organisation (SAPCO). This in light of a resurgence of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Programme of support to DBE: DSI & SAASTA briefing; with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation met virtually for a briefing by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement on the programme of support to the Department of Basic Education.
The Deputy Minister told the Committee ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Safety and security challenges of the PSET System; with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2023
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Portfolio Committee in a virtual meeting on the safety and security challenges facing educational institutions at the university and college level.
The DHET had conducted research at these institutions on matters of security and energy, with some being able ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Latest developments at UCT, UNISA, MUT & VUT; with Deputy Minister
16 Nov 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Minister, Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of South Africa (UNISA) and Vaal University of Technology (VUT) to receive updates and latest developments about four institutions on matters that have come to the Committee's attention.
There had been ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Skills Fund investigation: Ministerial Task Team Review & Forensic report; Implementation of audit action plan; with Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation to receive briefings on the reports of the Ministerial Task Team on the review of the National Skills Fund (NSF) and its forensic report into the misappropriation of R5 billion from the Fund. The Department reported ...