Bafuze Sicelo Yabo

National Assembly

byabo@parliament.gov.za

@Bafuze_Yabo

About Bafuze Sicelo Yabo

2019 committee attendance as mp

53% attendance rate

Attended 36 meetings out of 68

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Recent meetings attended

Higher Education, Science and Technology — Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: adoption; Committee Reports — 3 Dec 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Tshwane University of Technology corruption allegations; with Minister — 27 Nov 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Services SETA & CETA governance and management: follow-up meeting; with Minister — 26 Nov 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — University of Fort Hare progress report on challenges; Tshwane University of Technology corruption allegations — 19 Nov 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Technology Innovation Agency & National Student Financial Aid Scheme 2018/19 Annual Reports — 13 Nov 2019

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

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 ...
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.
Whole and Retail SETA, Mining Qualifications Authority & TETA 2018/19 Annual Reports; Higher Education BRRR 23 Oct 2019

Mr B Yabo (ANC) stated that the taxi industry was worth R50 billion and would help grow the mandate of the TETA if it was to be strategically integrated into the TETA programmes, first through the provision of training to youth who are interested in entering the field. He encouraged ...
CHE, SAQA & QCTO 2018/19 Annual Reports 16 Oct 2019

Mr B Yabo (ANC) noticed in recent times that the number of cases of people with false qualifications has spiked. What is worrisome is that it does not seem that SAQA has teeth to

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

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.
NOTICES OF MOTION 24 Oct 2019

House Chairperson, 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 working together towards a financially viable future through quality education.

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