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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Briefing by the AGSA on the audit outcomes of Higher Education portfolio, DHET and Council on Higher Education (CHE) Annual Performance Plans 2023/24; with Minister and DM
3 May 2023
In an in-person meeting in Parliament, Minister Thulas Nxesi (representing Minister Blade Nzimande) said the Department was honoured to present its Annual Performance Plans and that the current financial year was critical for all government departments as government committed to the Medium-Term Strategy Framework.
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) ...
Basic Education
KZN PED: Implementation of Committee oversight visit recommendations & National School Nutrition Programme (Challenges and Mitigations); with Minister
2 May 2023
The KZN Provincial Department of Basic Education briefed the Portfolio Committee on the status of implementing the Committee's recommendations following their ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TIA, SANSA, ASSAf & SACNASP 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans
21 Apr 2023
Basic Education
Learner Dropouts in the System (Statistics, Trends, Tracking and Tracing); BELA Bill: proposal for improved public hearings; DBE Budget: Committee Report; with Minister
18 Apr 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met virtually with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) regarding the Learner Dropouts in the System (Statistics, Trends, Tracking and Tracing). The Department reported that the rate at which learners drop out of school in South Africa improved by 10% in the 2022 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Implementation of Ministerial Task Team recommendations on the NSF & Nexus Forensic Report; Audit Action Plan Update; with Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation were briefed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the National Skills Fund (NSF) on the progress that had been made in the implementation of the recommendations of the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) on the Strategic Review ...
Basic Education
Umalusi & SACE 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan
28 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) met jointly on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Annual Performance Plans of the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) and ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; BELA hearings postponement, with Minister and Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the 2020/21-2024/25 Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Performance Plan (APP) 2023/24. The Department briefed the Committee on the renewed focus of actions and efforts which resulted in learning and instructional effectiveness on outcomes ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS on student accommodation; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to receive a briefing on the student accommodation cap matter and related matters on student allowances. NSFAS informed Members that in determining the cap of R45,000, NSFAS examined existing NSFAS data for accommodation claimed historically across all institutions, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Services SETA audit action plan and measures to improve performance; Public Service SETA overview of the skills development programmes in the public service
15 Mar 2023
The Committee met with the Department of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation and two SETAs: the Services SETA (to discuss implementing its audit action plan and measures to improve performance), and the Public Services SETA (to discuss an overview of its skills development programme). The Committee was following up ...
Basic Education
DBE Annual Performance Plan (postponed); BELA Bill: public hearing concerns
14 Mar 2023
Since the Department of Basic Education Annual Performance Plan (APP) presentation arrived the day before the meeting and the APP was tabled in Parliament only on the day of the meeting, the Committee made the decision to postpone its consideration to the following week despite the Ministry ...