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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Grade 12 Results: briefing by Umalusi & Department of Basic Education; with Deputy Minister
17 Feb 2016
Umalusi briefed the Committee on the quality assurance of the 2015 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. A number of question papers required more than three external moderations, high levels of non-compliance were found in technical aspects, text selection and marking guidelines at the first moderation. The audit of marker selection ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals Report: adoption of final report
18 Nov 2015
The Ad hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence against Foreign Nationals met to attempt to finalise its report, and to adopt minutes of previous meetings. The Committee deliberated extensively on the draft Report but could not finalise the matter, or adopt the minutes, because it did not quorate at the ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture on its 2014/15 Annual Report
11 Nov 2015
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) presented its annual report for the year 2014/15. It had received an unqualified audit by the Auditor-General and had spent 97.9% of its budget.
The potential of the arts sector to contribute to the nation’s economy was emphasised. The Department had a number ...
Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Probing Violence Against Foreign Nationals
Inter-Ministerial Committee briefing
10 Nov 2015
Mr Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency, briefed the Committee on the findings of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the recent violent attacks on foreign nationals that had taken place across the country, particularly in KwaZulu Natal. The National Intelligence Coordinating Committee indicated that the instances of violence which flared up ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Higher Education and Training on its 2014/15 annual report
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) presented its annual report to the Select Committee. The Department managed to achieve 72% of its overall targets. A lack of capacity and funding were cited as the main challenges for its under-performance. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges had ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development on its 2014/15 Annual Report
3 Nov 2015
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented its Annual Report to the Committee. This past financial year was relatively good for the Department, even though there were a few challenges in the form of financial constraints along the way. The Department also received its third consecutive clean audit from the ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education on its 2014/15 Annual Report
28 Oct 2015
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) aims to provide:
- School Infrastructure Development
- Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)
- Data and information challenges
- Expansion of Early Childhood Development (ECD)
- National Senior Certificate Results (NSC)
- Annual National Assessment (ANA)
- Improve the number of young teachers ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Health on its 2014/15 Annual Report, with Minister
27 Oct 2015
The Department of Health briefed the Committee on their 2014/2015 Annual Report. The Minister and the Director General of the Department were present. The Committee commended the Department for having received an unqualified audit opinion for the past four years; however a clean audit was encouraged. The Minister said the ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill [B6B-2014]: final mandates; Border Management Strategy: Department of Home Affairs briefing
20 Oct 2015
The main purpose of the meeting was to receive a briefing from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on its border management strategy and the vision to establish a Border Management Agency to assume control of ports of entry and borderline functions. This was preceded, however, by the adoption by ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Committee Reports on North West, Gauteng & Free State oversight visits
14 Oct 2015
Documents handed out: Committee Reports on North West, Gauteng & Free State oversight visits [Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports once published on the ATC]
The Chairperson took the Committee through the draft reports and the draft minutes to correct any grammatical and spelling errors. The Committee commenced by going through ...