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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
"Jobs for Cash" Report briefing with Deputy Minister of Education
30 Nov 2016
The Department of Basic Education presented the latest Jobs for Cash report to the Select Committee on Education and Recreation. The Director General explained who sat on the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) which was responsible for interviewing people and finalising the report. Initially 81 cases were brought forward for investigation ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children’s Amendment & Second Amendment Bills: Final Mandates; Human Settlements 2015/16 Annual Report
29 Nov 2016
Annual Reports 2015/16
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) told the Committee that during the year under review, it had achieved 54 of its 74 annual targets, in the course of which it had provided an additional 232 583 adequate housing units, and 170 288 households had been upgraded. Development ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture on its 2015/16 Annual Report
23 Nov 2016
The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) reported that during the 2015/2016 financial year, it had embarked on a number of consultative workshops on the White Paper on Arts, Culture and Heritage in the different provinces. During this time, a summit meeting had been held, during which ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children’s Second Amendment Bill [B14B-2015]: negotiating mandates & Department response
22 Nov 2016
Documents handed out:
Negotiating mandates [Documents available on 28 November 2016]
Each province submitted its negotiating positions regarding the Children’s Second Amendment Bill. All of the provinces supported the Bill in light of the proposed amendments, except for the Western Cape, which supported the Bill on condition that its proposed ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport and Recreation on its Annual Report 2015/16
9 Nov 2016
The Department of Sports and Recreation briefed the Committee on its 2015-2016 Annual Report. Members were pleased that the Department had achieved an unqualified audit opinion with no emphasis of matter; it had also satisfied 79% of its targets. The Committee was disappointed and concerned about the ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development, SASSA & National Development Fund on their Annual Reports 2015/16, with Deputy Minister
8 Nov 2016
The Department of Social Development (DSD) presented its annual performance report, and said that although some of its targets had not been achieved, substantial progress had been made. The number of people who benefited from the old age and war veterans grants had increased. However, it had ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Basic Education on its 2015/16 Annual Report, in presence of Minister & Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2016
The Department of Basic Education, in the presence of the Minister, Ms Angie Motshegka, and the Deputy Minister, Mr Enver Surty, presented the Annual Report to the Committee. Achievements and areas of difficulty were explained in great detail. Some of the achievements included a mentoring programme supporting ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training 2015/16 Annual Report: Auditor-General briefing
12 Oct 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training and the Select Education on Education and Recreation convened for a joint briefing on the audit outcomes by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA).
AGSA noted an improvement for the overall audit outcomes of this portfolio with a noticeable increase in clean audits ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Districts’ Monitoring, Support and Improvement: Deputy Minister & Department of Basic Education briefing
21 Sep 2016
The Deputy Minister of Basic Education stated that the issue of districts and their role was important in the delivery of quality education. The Department had made a commitment to meet all district directors on a quarterly basis across the country, and had complied with this undertaking. This had contributed ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children’s Second Amendment Bill [B14B-2015] & Children’s Amendment Bill [B13B-2015]: Department of Social Development briefing
20 Sep 2016
The Department of Social Development briefed the Select Committee on Social Development on proposed amendments to the Children’s Amendment Bill B13-2015 and the Children’s Second Amendment Bill B14-2015. The proposed amendments were the result of over six years of work, inclusive of guidance given from the courts regarding the interpretations ...