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Basic Education
National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) & Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC): progress reports
25 Oct 2016
The National Education Evaluation and Development Unit (NEEDU) presented on its work for the past five years (2012-2016) and its plan for the next five years (2017–2021). NEEDU is completing its first five-year cycle of systemic evaluations identifying, on a system-wide basis at school, district and provincial levels, the factors ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
18 Oct 2016
The Committee met to consider the Budgetary Review Recommendations Report for the Department of Basic Education. Some members at the outset of the meeting expressed their disappointment that they had only received report the previous day or in some instances just about two days before the scheduled meeting to consider ...
Health
Department of Health & Office of Health Standards Compliance on their 2015/16 Annual Report, with Minister present
13 Oct 2016
The Office Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) and the Department of Health presented their Annual Reports. Some of the points discussed are as follows:
The OHSC was congratulated for receiving an unqualified audit opinion and Members were proud of the Office and its performance, given that it is new. Committee members ...
Small Business Development
Small Enterprise Development Agency on its 2015/16 Annual Report, in presence of Deputy Minister
13 Oct 2016
Small Enterprise Development Agency Annual Report
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) presented its 2015/16 Annual Report to the Committee, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Small Business Development. Seda looked primarily at inclusive growth, prioritising women, black, youth and people with disabilities. Its mission statement noted that ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development & SEFA on their 2015/16 Annual Reports, in presence of Deputy Minister
12 Oct 2016
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) , in the presence of the Deputy Minister, presented its Annual Report for 2015/16, followed by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa) which similarly presented its report. The Deputy Minister gave a very brief introduction. The Department noted that it ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2016
The Director General reported on the accomplishments, challenges and financial management of the Department of Basic Education in 2015/16. The performance of each of the five programmes according to pre-determined objectives was discussed. Achievements included the Department conducted a mentoring programme aimed at supporting Districts and Circuit Managers in identified ...
Basic Education
Education standards & comparative performance in Africa: SACMEQ III & IV study results; 2016 NSC examination preparations: Department of Basic Education briefings
13 Sep 2016
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on the comparative SACMEQ study which had correlated data from fifteen Southern and Eastern African countries to compare learner outcomes and teacher performance in education. Two studies had been conducted, in 2000 and 2007, but the final results from the SACMEQ ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance, with Minister in attendance
7 Sep 2016
The Chairperson proposed an amendment to the initial oversight plan of the Committee. The change she was proposing was based on the Department of Small Business Development’s (DSBD’s) planned visit to KwaZulu-Natal. The Department had funded 12 cooperatives which were spread across five municipalities -- Umgungundlovu, Ugu, Sisonke, Ethekwini and ...
Health
Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases challenges: Minister of Health and Commissioner's briefings
7 Sep 2016
The Minister of Health and the Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases briefed the Committee on the background to and historic and current challenges with the CCOD. There were substantial legacy challenges from 1912 onwards, which arose partially from the discriminatory systems and legislation, but the Department of Health, which had ...
Health
Department of Health on its 4th quarter 2015/16 report, in presence of Minister
31 Aug 2016
The Committee was briefed on the 2015/16 fourth quarter report and the Conditional Grants expenditure in the Department of Health (NDOH), in the presence of the Minister, who also gave input and answered some questions from the Committee. Programme 1 dealt with the administration of the Department of Health. Performance ...