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Higher Education
Final Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Decadal Plan
3 Nov 2023
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) presented the final Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Decadal Plan in a virtual meeting. The presentation outlined the progress made in implementing the Plan, focusing on thematic priorities like addressing climate change, enhancing education, and modernising sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing. ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
District Development Model report aiming to improve coherence and impact of government’s service delivery efforts; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee was joined in a virtual meeting by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), which presented its report on the District Development Model (DDM), initiated by President Ramaphosa in 2019.
The DDM was a practical inter-governmental relations mechanism that aimed to enable all spheres of ...
Higher Education
merSETA and TETA 2022/23 Annual Reports
1 Nov 2023
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MERSETA)
Transport Education and Training Authority
Two SETAs – the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) and the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) – were called in to present their 2022/23 Annual Reports as they had ...
Basic Education
National School Nutrition Programme Update; with Deputy Minister
31 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
The Committee held a virtual meeting to discuss the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). These provinces had faced difficulties in providing food to learners during the first quarter, so the Committee wanted an update.
The meeting ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Briefing by Statistician-General on the CENSUS 2022 results; with Deputy Minister
27 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the 2022 census results. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency was in attendance.
The 2022 census was 100% digitalised.
South Africa’s population on 2 February 2022 was 62 027 503 (up from 51.8 million in 2011). ...
Basic Education
DBE 2023/24 Q1 Performance; with Deputy Minister
24 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented its Quarter 1 performance for 2023/24 which indicated achievement of 100% of targets. This is an improvement from Q1 2022/23 where they achieved 81% of targets.
In the discussion the Committee enquired about the low placement of Funza Lushaka ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Statistics Amendment Bill Advert; DPME, Brand SA & Stats SA BRRRs
20 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to discuss the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Reports (BRRRs) for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Brand SA and Statistics South Africa.
A Member asserted that the statement in the DPME report that ...
Basic Education
ASIDI & Conditional Grants; Education Audit Outcomes: FFC & AGSA inputs
17 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive presentations from the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on expenditure patterns and equity in education, the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on audit outcomes for the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and from the Department's internal ...
Higher Education
DSI Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DSI, TIA & SANSA 2022/23 Annual Reports
13 Oct 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science, and Innovation met online for a briefing by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on their 2022/23 annual reports.
The Auditor-General briefed the Committee on ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DPME, Brand SA & Statistics SA 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Minister & Deputy Ministers
13 Oct 2023
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DPME), Brand SA, and Statistics SA on their Annual Reports for 2022/23. The Committee was also briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on ...