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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Matric 2015 results in Limpopo and strategies to improve 2016 results
24 Feb 2016
The Chairperson raising some points she wanted the MEC of Education for Limpopo to respond to in the presentation since the Committee is worried about the decline in the Matric marks. Were more teachers employed since the Limpopo student population had increased drastically and were teachers adequately trained to teach ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Grade 12 Results: briefing by Umalusi & Department of Basic Education; with Deputy Minister
17 Feb 2016
Umalusi briefed the Committee on the quality assurance of the 2015 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. A number of question papers required more than three external moderations, high levels of non-compliance were found in technical aspects, text selection and marking guidelines at the first moderation. The audit of marker selection ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
South African Social Security Agency 2014/15 Annual Report; Draft anti-Trafficking regulations: Department of Social Development briefing
16 Feb 2016
[Note: South African Social Security Agency 2014/15 Annual Report [358MB] email info@pmg.org.za]
The Department of Social Development (DSD) briefed the Select Committee on the draft Regulations and directives framed in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act no 7 of 2013. The presentation was a formality as ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education and Training on its 2014/15 annual report
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) presented its annual report to the Select Committee. The Department managed to achieve 72% of its overall targets. A lack of capacity and funding were cited as the main challenges for its under-performance. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges had ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development on its 2014/15 Annual Report
3 Nov 2015
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented its Annual Report to the Committee. This past financial year was relatively good for the Department, even though there were a few challenges in the form of financial constraints along the way. The Department also received its third consecutive clean audit from the ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6B-2014]: final mandates; Border Management Strategy: Department of Home Affairs briefing
20 Oct 2015
The main purpose of the meeting was to receive a briefing from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on its border management strategy and the vision to establish a Border Management Agency to assume control of ports of entry and borderline functions. This was preceded, however, by the adoption by ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6B-2014]: Department of Health briefing
25 Aug 2015
The National Department of Health (NDoH) briefed the Committee on the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill. The Medicines Act 101 of 1965 was amended by the Medicines Amendment Act, 2008 (Act 72 of 2008). However when it came to proclamation it was realised that there were gaps in governance. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Home Affairs on its 2015/16 Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister present
15 May 2015
The Department of Home Affairs presented the 2015-2020 Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan 2015/2016 to the Select Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister, Ms Fatima Chohan.
The Deputy Minister said that the Department was committed to implementing effective border control and asylum management in South Africa in ...
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 ...