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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Examination certificate backlog challenges and process: Department, Umalusi and State Information Technology Agency briefings
22 Feb 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Umalusi briefed the Committee on the backlog in issuing certification of qualifications. DHET covered the reasons for non-release, the gaps in the 2016 November certification process, the status of that certification and the way forward. Some ...
Economic Development
Banks forex collusion; auto sector 'after market': Competition Commission briefing
21 Feb 2017
The Competition Commissioner gave a briefing on the exchange rate/currency trade collusion investigation. The investigation emanated from information that was already in the public domain as well as investigations that were ongoing in Europe, UK and the US on the subject matter. The Commission received some information from various sources ...
Economic Development
Skills Development For A Growing Economy: DHET briefing
14 Feb 2017
The DHET briefed the Committee on its programmes for skills development in SA. The majority of funding disbursed is awarded to the 26 universities in the country, followed by the 50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges and 9 Community Education and Training (CET) colleges. The CET colleges ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Plan for Post-School Education and Training funding & implementation: DHET progress report
30 Nov 2016
The delegation of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) presented the National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (NP- PSET), covering its vision for Continuing Education and Training (CET), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and Higher Education at the university level.
The delegation of the ...
Economic Development
Competition Commission legislation implementation challenges
29 Nov 2016
The Competition Commission said the vision of the Commission was the attainment of a growing and inclusive economy that served all South Africans through the Commission’s three core functions of enforcement, merger regulation and advocacy. The challenges to cartel enforcement were excessive litigation on technical grounds in the form of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on Quarter 2 performance
23 Nov 2016
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), reporting on its second quarter performance, said during the period under review it had achieved ten of the 12 planned delivery targets for its core programmes, which covered university education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), continuing education and training (CET), ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2017 Readiness of universities and TVET colleges; Financial statistics on Higher Education Institutions in 2015: Stats SA
16 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on the financial factors affecting the various stakeholders involved in higher education institutions, and received in-depth background information to contextualise the problems that had surfaced in 2016. The Department of Higher Education and Training ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SAQA & CHE on their 2015/16 Annual Reports
26 Oct 2016
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) noted that 92% of its 50 annual targets were achieved; of which six targets were exceeded and four targets were partially achieved. It received an unqualified audit outcome and 92% of the budget was spent. Key achievements were for the year ...
Economic Development
New Growth Path: Minister of Economic Development progress report; Economic Development BRRR
25 Oct 2016
The Minister of Economic Development presented on the New Growth Path preliminary medium term review. He stated that prior to the adoption of the NGP employment stood at 13 638 000 jobs, after the NGP the statistics showed 15 545 000 jobs that have been created thus far. Therefore, since ...
Economic Development
Economic Development Department, Competition Tribunal & IDC on their 2015/16 Annual Reports, with Minister & Deputy
13 Oct 2016
Department of Economic Development Annual Report
Competition Commission of South Africa Annual Report
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited Annual Report
The Minister highlighted that the EDD spent 99.8% of its allocated budget and was able to meet its performance targets from the 23 indicators that were included in ...