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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
NSFAS on student applications; Report on Convention establishing the SKA Observatory
19 Feb 2020
The Select Committee met to be briefed by the National Student Financial aid Scheme (NSFAS), but resolved to postpone the presentation because of the late submission of the required documents. Members were adamant that they could not engage in meetings without having an opportunity to study the documentation beforehand. They ...
Defence
Database, Skills Audit & Military Veterans Act Amendments progress: DMV briefing
6 Feb 2020
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) picked up from the last interaction with the Committee, and focused on the progress made in cleansing its database. The DMV had a baseline of about 30 000 files that were cleansed and cleared, and 40 000 records were given to the Department of ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
2019 National Senior Certificate results: DBE briefing; First Term Committee Programme
5 Feb 2020
The Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on the 2019 National Senior Certificate results. The Committee heard that every examination was an opportunity to reflect, redirect and re-strategise; and currently, the most common way of assessing the performance of the educational system was the National Senior Certificate examinations. Members ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Committee Report on Oversight Visit
4 Dec 2019
Members discussed recent media reports about allegations of corruption at Robben Island Museum and it was agreed that the Committee would meet with the Robben Island Museum board in 2020. The oversight report was considered and it was agreed that Members would be given time until 13 December 2019 to ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Joint Committee Report on Western Cape oversight
3 Dec 2019
The Committee considered the Joint Committee Report on Western Cape oversight and its Programme for the first term of 2020 which it adopted.
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
NYDA Board appointments: advert, programme and questionnaire
3 Dec 2019
The Sub-Committee considered and approved the programme, advert and questionnaire for applications to sit on the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Board. Advertising will start on 15 December 2019 and applications are open until 24 January 2020. An extra week is permitted for submission of the questionnaire until 31 January. ...
Defence
Reserve Force mandate, challenges, achievements, outcome of Reserve Force Indaba
28 Nov 2019
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence was briefed by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Reserves on the mandate, challenges and achievements, as well as the outcome of the Reserve Force Indaba held in September 2019. The role of the Reserves is to augment the regular soldiers for peace ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Pan South African Language Board & Iziko Museum 2018/19 Annual Report
27 Nov 2019
The planned presentation by the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) had to be deferred owing to the absence of the entity’s senior management. The PanSALB board chairperson explained that the meeting clashed with a previously arranged training session involving the entity’s provincial staff. The Members agreed ...
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Establishment of the sub-committee to deal with the filling vacancies in NYDA
26 Nov 2019
The joint meeting was convened to establish a subcommittee on the filling of vacancies in the National Youth Development Agency.
The Researcher for the Portfolio Committee provided background on the formation of the NYDA.
The Content Advisor for the Portfolio Committee explained the requirements of being on the NYDA board ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education 2018/19 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2019
The Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture received a presentation by the Department of Basic Education on its annual report for the 2018/2019 financial year.
The presentation focused on the Department’s performance in its five key programmes -- Administration; Curriculum Policy, Support and ...