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Higher Education
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: finalisation postponed
4 May 2016
The Bill could not be considered due to lack of quorum. The meeting was therefore rescheduled for 8.00am on Wednesday, 11 May 2016.
Higher Education
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: Clause by clause deliberations
13 Apr 2016
The Committee deliberated on the Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015], going through on a clause-by-clause basis, with the Department of Higher Education and Training officials, legal advisers, and the Parliamentary Legal Advisers and State Law Advisers giving input.
The DA Members said at the outset that quite a number of ...
Higher Education
Department of Higher Education and Training on its 2016 Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
Officials from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Committee on the Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2016/17, which had been tabled in Parliament on 11 March 2016. Given the lengthy nature of the document, it was agreed that only crucial areas would be discussed.
The presentation ...
Higher Education
National Student Financial Aid Scheme & South African Qualifications Authority on their 2016/17 Budget & Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education
Department of Higher Education and Training & its entities 2016/17 Annual Performance Plan: AGSA on audit outcomes; DHET Budget for 2016/17 analysis: Finance and Fiscal Commission briefing
5 Apr 2016
The Financial and Fiscal Commission informed the Committee about the budget allocations and challenges facing the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). There were challenges and risks because the government had agreed to a 0% increase in university fees, which had resulted in consideration being given for free education. ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Deliberations by Committee on candidates that were interviewed; Adoption of Outstanding Committee Minutes
30 Mar 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) deliberated on the 12 candidates that had been interviewed on 29 March 2016.
The Committee first adopted minutes of its meetings from 2 March 2016 to 29 March 2016. Several Members expressed ...
National Youth Development Agency appointments
Interviews of Short-listed candidates for National Youth Development Agency Board
29 Mar 2016
The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency interviewed 12 candidates who would serve on the NYDA Board.
The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee:
Higher Education
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: deliberations
15 Mar 2016
The Committee deliberated on the Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015] on a clause-by-clause basis. A DA MP suggested that “specified period” in clause 12 amending (3B) should be replaced by within a “reasonable time”. The Department together with the State Law Advisor highlighted that the inclusion of “specified period” would ...
Higher Education
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: Department response to submissions; deliberations
9 Mar 2016
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) said the Committee’s proposed amendments to the Bill were mostly technical issues.
The submission by USAf contained eight concerns of which four are being considered by the Department, while it disagrees with three points raised by USAf and one item DHET found ...
Higher Education
Higher Education Amendment Bill [B36-2015]: public hearings Day 1
16 Feb 2016
The South African Parastatal and Tertiary Institutions Union (SAPTU) said many of the proposed amendments were necessary for the more effective functioning of the higher education sector. SAPTU comments on the Bill were limited to three main sections: transformation goals and oversight mechanisms; ministerial directives and the appointment of an ...