Bafuze Sicelo Yabo

National Assembly

byabo@parliament.gov.za

@Bafuze_Yabo

About Bafuze Sicelo Yabo

2020 committee attendance as mp

29% attendance rate

Attended 6 meetings out of 21

2019 committee attendance as mp

53% attendance rate

Attended 36 meetings out of 68

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 — State of Affairs at TVET colleges: Tshwane North Technical; Gert Sibande & Central Johannesburg — 11 Mar 2020
Transport — Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions; Second Term Programme — 10 Mar 2020
Transport — Civil Aviation Amendment Bill: public hearings — 4 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
Basic Education — DBE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; Impact of SONA; with Deputy Minister — 25 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 Portfolio Committee On Transport (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) since 26th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

26th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Indigenous Knowledge Systems & IKS legislation overview 19 Feb 2020

Mr B Yabo (ANC) thanked the Department for their presentation, and said they were moving in the right direction when it cames to indigenous knowledge systems. Previously this was not in their lexicon, but now as a result of the work done by the Department, indigenous knowledge systems could be ...
Pre-parliamentary inquiry into allegations of corruption, maladministration, nepotism & abuse of authority at Tshwane University of Technology 27 Nov 2019

Mr B Yabo (ANC) said that he had a feeling of trepidation about the picture that had been painted, especially by the Minister's comments when he had said that at some stage TUT was at a situation where things were untenable due to bad governance, and had then been ...
Services SETA & CETA on issues of governance and management: follow-up meeting 26 Nov 2019

Mr B Yabo (ANC) said that when people were tasked with running public entities for the benefit of ordinary citizens of the country, they should do it with integrity. He also recommended that there be an investigation into the SETAs, and commented that the Committee would not want to find ...
Committee Programme 2020 Term 1 26 Nov 2019

The Committee Secretary gave apologies for three Committee Members who could not make the meeting namely Ms N Nolutshungu (EFF), who was hospitalised, and Mr B Yabo (ANC), who has moved to the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education.
NSFAS audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; Situational analysis and profile of governance and management at TVET colleges: Department briefing; Implications of MTBPS on DHET 12 Nov 2019

Mr B Yabo (ANC) asked how students of TVET colleges would be housed with the total of these students sitting at 149 451. He asked if this number was correct or if it was a tying error.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019 3 Dec 2019

House Chair, in tandem with the commitment of the ANC to fight corruption and its associated
NOTICES OF MOTION 26 Nov 2019

Hon House Chair, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the ANC:
That the House, debates initiatives to improve the country's skills development in the fields of science and technology. I thank you.

All Plenary Appearances

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