Walter Tebogo Letsie

National Assembly

rlewletsie@parliament.gov.za

About Walter Tebogo Letsie

2020 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 8 meetings out of 9

2019 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 26 meetings out of 29

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Higher Education, Science and Technology — CPUT shutdown — 17 Mar 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — State of Affairs at TVET colleges: Tshwane North Technical; Gert Sibande & Central Johannesburg — 11 Mar 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Technology Innovation Agency on challenges, innovation & SMME support: follow-up briefing — 10 Mar 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — UKZN, UWC & UFH on their state of affairs; NSFAS on disbursement of funding and allowances to students at UKZN, UWC and UFH — 3 Mar 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Science and Innovation for Energy Security — 26 Feb 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

14th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Science and innovation for Energy Security: Department of Science and Innovation briefing 26 Feb 2020

Mr T Letsie (ANC) said that in previous engagements, the Department indicated that South Africa was not utilising solar power to the best of its ability. He wanted to know why that was the case in South Africa while other countries, such as Germany, are taking it seriously. There are ...
Governance and management at Community Education and Training colleges, including infrastructure challenges and mitigating strategies 25 Feb 2020

Mr T Letsie (ANC) commented that the perpetual apologies for absence by DHET senior people creates a serious problem for the Committee. Mr Mahlobo has been acting in the CET branch since 2015. This is a question that needs to be directed to the Executive or the DHET accounting officer ...
Indigenous Knowledge Systems & IKS legislation overview 19 Feb 2020

Mr W Letsie (ANC) said there was no denying the fact that there had been piracy by large pharmaceutical companies when it came to indigenous knowledge, which had benefited from the appropriation of natural remedies, leaving no benefits for the indigenous people. He therefore expressed his appreciation of the Department ...
Impact of Investment in VBS Bank: Merafong City Local Municipality input 4 Dec 2019

Mr W Letsie (ANC) appreciated the sequence of events, saying talk was small and cheap. He said the Mayor did not speak about the abdication of political responsibilities. Political oversight failed. It was not good to tell the Committee a man came and took out the money. The fact that ...
Pre-parliamentary inquiry into allegations of corruption, maladministration, nepotism & abuse of authority at Tshwane University of Technology 27 Nov 2019

Mr W Letsie (ANC) expressed his disappointment at the actions -- or rather inaction -- of Nehawu. He said the Committee had cancelled an oversight visit to listen to the concerns raised by the union, among others, yet it saw it fit not to appear before the Committee.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

ATTACK OF A FEMALE METRORAIL TRAIN DRIVER (Draft Resolution) 25 Feb 2020

House Chairperson, the ANC moves without notice:
That the House - 1) notes with great concern the criminal attack of a female Metrorail train driver, Ms Nonhlanhla Dlamini, by commuters for refusing to stop between stations in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, 18th February;
2) further notes that the attack took place between ...
CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION OF CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 26 Nov 2019

Hon Chair, the hon member is speaking about the ANC all the time. He's forgetting that they've got a Mayor in Tshwane.

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