Basic Education
DBE, SACE, Umalusi 2020/21 special adjustments budget; with Minister
7 Jul 2020
Video: JM: PC on Basic Education & SC on Education & Technology, Sport, Arts & Culture 7 July 2020
Audio: PC Basic 7 July 2020
Media Statement: Education Committees Commend DBE for Hard Work During ‘difficult Time’ of Covid-19
The Portfolio Committee and Select Committee held a joint virtual ...
Basic Education
Reopening of Schools progress report, with Deputy Minister
30 Jun 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basc Education meeting, 30/06/2020
Audio: Department Update on COVID-19 School Compliance measures, challenges and mitigations
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Basic Education on the state of readiness for the reopening of schools, following a two-month break due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Budget: Committee Report
28 May 2020
Video: JM: PC on Basic Education & SC on Education and Technology, Sports, 28 May 2020
Audio: Basic Education Budget: Committee Report
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture met to adopt the draft minutes of ...
Basic Education
Umalusi 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
19 May 2020
Audio: Umalusi 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Council for Quality Assurance and Training (Umalusi) presented its annual performance plan, strategic plan and budget, and told the committees it was continuing to engage the DBE on strategies to respond ...
Basic Education
South African Council of Educators (SACE) 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
12 May 2020
Video: PC on Basic Education and SC on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, 12 May 2020
Audio: South African Council of Educators (SACE) 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
The Committees resolved to consider the adoption of the Department of ...
Basic Education
COVID-19 Update & DBE 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
5 May 2020
Audio: Department of Basic Education 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan
Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Government Departments & Entities 20/2021
A joint virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee and the Select Committee on Education were briefed on how the Department of Basic Education would spend its 2020/21 budget and the ...
Basic Education
ICT Roll-Out: Department of Basic Education briefing; Coronavirus measures
17 Mar 2020
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the progress being made with the roll-out of information communication technology (ICT) in the basic education sector, and was told the timeline for the implementation of the programme was between 2019 and 2024.
At the core of the ...
Basic Education
ECD migration from DSD to DBE; Tracking progress in ECD service delivery: NGO briefing
3 Mar 2020
The joint meeting of the Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Social Development heard a progress report from the Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Social Development (DSD) on the migration of Early Childhood Development (ECD) from DSD to DBE.
All parties acknowledged the importance of ECD as the starting ...
Basic Education
DBE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; Impact of SONA; with Deputy Minister
25 Feb 2020
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on the significance of the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) and recommended that it consider the impact of the government’s priorities on the South African education sector over the next five years. There had been a lot of continuity ...
Basic Education
DBE response to SAHRC on Inclusive Education, Persons with Disabilities, Mental Health: with Deputy Minister
18 Feb 2020
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) gave a status report on processing the recommendations of the two 2019 SAHRC Reports. One of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) recommendations in its Special Schools report was that DBE must produce a report showing what has been done to demonstrate its ...