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Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: adoption; with Deputy Minister
26 Sep 2023
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered and later adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The Bill proposes to amend the South African Schools Act (SASA) of 1996 as well as the Employment of Educators Act (EEA) of ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
DBE Briefing: Safety and Security in Schools, DDM & Delivery of ICT Infrastructure and Internet Access; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2023
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Basic Education regarding the safety and security in schools and the delivery of information and communications technology infrastructure and internet access.
The Department of Basic Education said that it is working on making schools a safe environment ...
Basic Education
2023 Examinations-Readiness: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive an updated status report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Umalusi on learners' examination readiness in 2023. The DBE acknowledged the examination irregularities within the past year and the errors in some of the past examinations, but ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: deliberations; with Deputy Minister
16 Aug 2023
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor advised the Committee on the process for making amendments to sections of the South African Schools Act (SASA) that were not included in the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill such as to sections 16 and 16A dealing with functions and responsibilities ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: national hearings report; financial implications; deliberations
15 Aug 2023
Tracking the BELA Bill
The Committee met to consider and adopt its draft Report on the National Public Hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The DA and ACDP requested the inclusion of briefings on the constitutional muster of the BELA Bill by Parliament's Constitutional and Legal ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: National Public Hearings Report; with Deputy Minister
8 Aug 2023
The Committee proposed that the consideration and adoption of the National Public Hearings Report on the Basic Education Law Amendment (BELA) Bill be postponed as the Committee had received the report late. Other Committee members suggested that the report be presented and clarity-seeking questions. Then consideration and adoption of ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: Northern & Eastern Cape Public Hearings Reports
1 Aug 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted the two Provincial Public Hearings Reports on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill).
In the Northern Cape Province, the public participation comments were summarized and presented by the Committee Content Advisor. Held across three municipalities from 2 to ...
Basic Education
Comprehensive Progress Report on ECD Function Shift: DBE briefing; with Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a comprehensive progress report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the shift of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function to the DBE from the Department of Social Development (DSD).
The Committee heard that 1.3 million children aged between three and five were not ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; BELA hearings postponement, with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the 2020/21-2024/25 Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Performance Plan (APP) 2023/24. The Department briefed the Committee on the renewed focus of actions and efforts which resulted in learning and instructional effectiveness on outcomes ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
2022 NSC Examination Outcomes: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Select Committee on Education & Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture (National Council of Provinces) met on a virtual platform for a briefing on the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further ...