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Higher Education
DHET Q4 2023/24 Performance & Q1 2024/25 Performance; State of governance at UCT
18 Sep 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education
State of Gender Transformation at Tertiary Institutions 2023/24: CGE Briefing; with Deputy Minister
11 Sep 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE, Commission) on the report into employment equity and transformation in the higher education sector.
The 2023/24 annual performance plan requires the Commission to proceed further with transformation hearings with a focus on tertiary ...
Higher Education
NSF Performance, Programmes, Audit Action Plan & Implementation of Nexus and MTT Reports (with Deputy Minister)
4 Sep 2024
The Committee met in Parliament with the Department of Higher Education and Training and the National Skills Fund to engage the NSF in implementing the Ministerial Task Team Report on its strategic review, the Nexus Forensic Report, and its Audit Action Plan to address the 2022/23 AGSA findings. Members also ...
Higher Education
Briefings by the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) & Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) on their state of affairs
28 Aug 2024
The Committee met in Parliament to receive updates on the state of affairs of the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) and Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT).
VUT has faced significant challenges recently, including leadership instability, financial difficulties, and administrative issues. The institution was placed under administration in 2019, and a ...
Higher Education
Engagement with NSFAS: Administrator ToR; Werkmans Report; Student funding for 2024 academic year; Filling of vacant posts; with Deputy Ministers
21 Aug 2024
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) at their Cape Town offices to receive a progress report from the Administrator and an update on implementing the Werkmans Report recommendations. NSFAS was facing serious challenges and had been placed under administration for the third time, yet ...
Higher Education
6th Parliament Committee Legacy Report; Overview of the post-school education and training (PSET) system; with Minister
24 Jul 2024
Higher Education, Science and Technology
The Committee met to discuss the Legacy Report of the Sixth Parliament Portfolio Committee, and the state of the post-school education and training system.
The Committee was briefed on the Department's five-year performance trends, the legislative framework, and budgetary constraints. Key issues included performance challenges, ...
Higher Education
DHET Budget Vote Report
12 Jul 2024
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee met to consider its draft Budget Vote 17 report: Higher Education and Training, and Committee minutes. It adopted its minutes without amendment.
Members commented that there had been limited time to consider the draft Budget Vote 17 report, and they were concerned ...
Higher Education
Election of Chairperson; DHET Annual Performance Plan 2024/25; with Minister and Deputy Ministers present
10 Jul 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education met in Parliament to elect its Chairperson and receive briefings from the Department on its 2024/25 annual performance plan (APP). Mr T Letsie (ANC) was nominated and elected unopposed as Chairperson.
The Minister informed Members that as the new administration commenced ...
Higher Education
Committee Minutes and Reports
27 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation convened virtually to consider and adopt minutes and reports.
The meeting began with the adoption of minutes from various dates in March, some of which needed correction and consolidation. The Chairperson outlined the agenda items, including briefings from the Department ...
Higher Education
Committee Legacy Report
20 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation held a hybrid meeting to brief stakeholders on the Committee's work in the sixth Parliament.
The Committee remained concerned with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), asserting that it remained a mystery how NSFAS spent its budgets. Its 2021/22 ...