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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education Committee Reports
9 May 2018
The Committee adopted reports and minutes of meetings held.
The Committee was concerned with the issue of Gender Based Violence and asked if there was anything the Committee could do about this because this issue required serious attention. The Chairperson said the students should be invited to the meeting as ...
Energy
Minister's update on Energy matters; with Deputy Minister present
8 May 2018
The Minister of Energy met the Portfolio Committee on Energy for the first time, noting that it was precisely eight days before he would present his first budget speech for the Department of Energy.
He stated that in addressing energy challenges, the core national interest was the provision of sufficient ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Community Education and Training (CET) latest developments: Department briefing
2 May 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training updated the Committee on progress and challenges within the Community Education and Training sector. Areas highlighted were the budget and expenditure of the branch, infrastructure at centres, monitoring and oversight at centres, progress made towards sustainable governance structures and improving the capacity of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SAQA & Quality Council for Trades and Occupations 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
19 Apr 2018
The Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) gave the Committee a brief background on the mandate of the QCTO which included Quality Assurance as a significant part. The QCTO sent an invitation to meet with the current the Minister of Higher Education in helping to bring the mandate together. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) status report
19 Apr 2018
The Chairperson expressed disappointment over the absence of the Council in the oversight meeting and hoped that they would respond to the issues raised in that meeting. The chairperson of the Council tendered an apology for their absence. In her explanation, their absence was mainly because of the composition of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS & Council on Higher Education 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
18 Apr 2018
The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) presented its annual performance plan (APP) to the Committee. A key focus of the plan was to put the necessary system improvements into place and increase its capacity to implement its new mandate of administering the roll-out of fee-free education in 2018/19 effectively. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department 2018/19 Revised Strategic Plan & Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
18 Apr 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) to a joint sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training and the Select Committee on Education and Recreation. This provided Members with an overview of the programmes that the Department would be running in ...
Energy
Department of Energy 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
17 Apr 2018
This much anticipated meeting, at which the Department of Energy was supposed to present its strategic plan and annual performance plan, was dampened by the absence of both the Minister of Energy, who was attending a Cabinet meeting, and the Deputy Minister, who was ill. It became apparent that some ...
Energy
ESKOM’s revenue application outcome and impact
27 Mar 2018
The subject matter of the meeting dealt with the refusal by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to grant ESKOM’s application for a tariff hike in the 2018/19 financial year. NERSA had appeared before the Committee two weeks previously, and gave their reasons for the refusal. The Chairperson ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training Annual Performance Plan, with AGSA input
14 Mar 2018
The Committee received a briefing by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the draft 2018-19 annual performance plan (APP) of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
They reviewed the process for the preparation, submission and approval of strategic plans and APPs, and described how they assessed ...