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Health
Health Portfolio Performance & Audit Outcomes: FFC & AGSA input; NHLS Annual Report 2021/22
11 Oct 2022
National Health Laboratory Service
The Portfolio Committee on Health met on a virtual platform with the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) and the Office of the Auditor-General on the health sector’s performance and audit outcomes.
The Commission reported that the Department ranks well below regional and global benchmarks. ...
Health
Covid-19 Vaccines, Health regulations, Monkeypox, Operations backlog; with Ministry
28 Sep 2022
Basic Education
Seekoegat Closure Petition Report; Mpumalanga Oversight Visit Report; Committee Programme
27 Sep 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider its reports on its oversight visit to Mpumalanga and the petition on the Seekoegat school closure. It also considered and adopted the minutes of its meeting on 20 September.
Members corrected certain information in the Mpumalanga oversight ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
GBVF case backlog & victim support: progress report by Police & Justice Ministries
22 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD ) gave a progress report on the stablishment of sexual offences courts, eliminating Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) case backlogs, and interventions to address areas of dysfunction to ensure successful prosecutions ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 42 to 47 deliberations
21 Sep 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee continued its clause-by-clause deliberations on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
During the session, Members deliberated through Clauses 42 to 47, all of which the majority party, the ANC, agreed to.
Meanwhile, the DA, EFF, and FF+ ...
Basic Education
DBE Quarter 1 2022/23 performance; with Deputy Minister
20 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education reported it had achieved six out of nine (67%) of its Quarter 1 2022/23 targets.
Committee members asked about the implementation of the Three Stream curriculum model; prioritising Funza Lushaka graduates; availability of funds to implement compulsory ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 40 to 42 deliberations
14 Sep 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee deliberated on the NHI Bill from Clause 40 to 42.
The DA supported both clauses. The DA raised concerns about the specificity and detail present in the clauses. Concern was also raised about the excessive powers given ...
Basic Education
Umalusi on International Benchmarking & Subject Analysis of National Senior Certificate
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a presentation from Umalusi on international benchmarking and subject analysis of the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) study. The purpose of the current study is to understand the standing of the NSC in relation to similar qualifications ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 37 to 39 deliberations
7 Sep 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this meeting, the Committee deliberated on the NHI Bill from Clause 37 to 39 – which were all supported by the ANC with some proposals for amendments. The DA raised concerns about the constitutionality of most of these clauses and the fact ...
Basic Education
Draft Rural Education Policy (school closure, rationalisation, mergers): DBE briefing
6 Sep 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the draft national framework on rural education, including the process of rationalising and merging small and non-viable rural schools.
The Department reported that the framework was no longer a draft, and ...