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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DST 2018/19 Annual Report with AGSA input; SKA Observatory Convention; with Deputy Minister
8 Oct 2019
Annual Reports 2018/2019
Auditor General South Africa capacitated Members on its expanded mandate since the Public Audit Amendment Act came into operation on 1 April 2019. For a material irregularity, a certificate of debt can be issued making the Accounting Office personally responsible for failure to follow binding remedial action. ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education and Training on issues raised during Annual Performance Plan: follow-up briefing
11 Sep 2019
The Department had a follow-up meeting with the Committee to respond to all the outstanding issues that had been raised during the last engagement on its 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan.
In its presentation, the Department stated:
-It has no influence over the salary that institutions pay and it is not ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Current Impasse at Higher Education Institutions: stakeholder input; Tshwane South College Public Protector Report; with Minister
13 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed by stakeholders in the Higher Education sector on why there remained spradic instability at higher education institutions. The South African Union of Students (SAUS) had indicated a potential nation-wide shutdown of campuses if its demands were not met.
South African Union of Students (SAUS) stated that ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education and Training 2017/18 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
24 Oct 2018
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training said that the 2017/18 year had been very eventful. The Department had been in recovery mode since the student protests which had been centred on the demand for free higher education, and the broad transformation issues within the sector. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SETA new landscape; Post-School Education and Training National Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to receive presentations on progress with the finalisation of the new Sectoral Education and Training Authority (SETA) landscape, and on the National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (PSET). The meeting was attended by both the Minister ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) & DHET status report, with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training received a briefing from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) outlining how it will utilise the increased budget provisions received by the sector.
Adding to the R10bn the Department received in October, National Treasury provided an additional R57 billion to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training Quarter 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training presented its Third Quarter report, for the 2017/18 Financial Year, to the Committee. The presentation covered the strategic objectives, targets set, targets achieved, targets not achieved and achievements for the six programmes of the Department, namely, Administration, Planning, Policy and Strategy, University Education, ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education 2016/17 Annual Report; Response to NCOP 2016 Eastern Cape Higher Education Site Report, with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2017
The Select Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for a briefing on the Department’s 2016/17 annual performance report, and to be briefed on the responses to the resolutions and recommendations of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) 2016 Eastern Cape Higher Education ...
Public Service and Administration
DPME, Statistics SA, National Youth Development Agency on its Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Ministers
4 May 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) presented its Annual Performance Plans (APP) for 2017/18, and the Department’s key strategic objectives included facilitating and coordinating macro and transversal planning across government and coordinating planning functions in the Department. The Annual Performance Plan also included developing, supporting and monitoring the ...
Arts and Culture
Presidential Creative Industries Task Team: Deputy Minister in Presidency briefing; Enyokeni Cultural Precinct Project forensic investigation
1 Nov 2016
The Presidential Task Team briefed the Committee on the creative industries, saying that the immediate challenges facing artists included coordinating government’s response to concerns of the the creative industry, catalysing and accelerating the creation of a conducive environment for artists to contribute to the economy, job creation and general transformation ...