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Defence Joint Committee Legacy Report; Sector analysis
23 Aug 2019
Members were briefed on the activities undertaken by the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) during the 5th Parliament, and were given an analysis of the defence sector. Following the presentations, there were few questions from Members, and discussion was largely given over to the scheduling of future JSCD meetings ...
Defence
Election of Co-Chairpersons; Deployment of SANDF members to Western Cape
25 Jul 2019
Members elected Mr C Xaba (ANC) and Mr N Nchabeleng (ANC; Limpopo) as the Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Committee from the National Assembly and NCOP components respectively.
The Committee received and considered the letter from the President through the Speaker on the employment of members of the South African National ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport, Arts & Culture Annual Performance Plans; with Minister
24 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Department of Sports and Recreation presented its Annual Performance Plan 2019/20. It highlighted that only three of the nine provinces budget for sports and recreation, while those that do not, depend on government grants. The misuse of these grants was ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Legacy Report; Five-year review of Departments (Social Development, Health and Women)
23 Jul 2019
The Committee Content Advisor presented the Legacy Report from the Fifth Parliament covering the five-year period from 2015 to 2019.
Overall, the Committee indicated it was happy with the report. Members asked questions about the importance of oversight visits, the choice of focus areas and priorities, the National Health Insurance ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan with the Minister
17 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology on its Annual Performance Plan. The Minister provided a brief overview on the goals and focus of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for 2019/20. The ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
16 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Select Committee met for a presentation by the Department of Social Development (DSD) on its budget vote, its 2015-2020 strategic plan and annual performance plan (APP) for 2019/20
The Minister briefed the Committee on what each province had indicated as ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; Committee Programme with the Minister
10 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
At the first meeting of the Select Committee on Basic Education of the Sixth Parliament, The Committee was briefed about the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Annual Performance Plan and budget for the 2019/20 Financial Year.
The Committee was provided with ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
9 Jul 2019
Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP)
The Committee met to consider the annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Health (DoH). The Department said it had aligned its targets with the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP) and the country’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Life ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Election of Chairperson
26 Jun 2019
The Committee elected Ms Gillion to be its chairperson.
The new Chairperson thanked the Members for the appointment and said the Committee must be near to the communities and play its role to ensure that the dignity of the people in communities facing dire challenges was returned.
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Election of Committee Chairperson
26 Jun 2019
The Committee elected Mr Nchabeleng to be its chairperson.
The incoming chairperson thanked the Members for the appointment and assured Members that he would not be representing the African National Congress in the Committee but the Committee he was elected to chair, which consists of different political parties