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Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: way forward
15 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, a parliamentary legal advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee on the legal process for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which was tagged as a Section 76 Bill having both national and provincial competences. The Bill amended the South African Schools Act and Employment of Educators ...
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Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: briefing with Ministry
8 Feb 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE), together with the Minister and Deputy Minister, briefed the Committee on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The Minister was relieved that the BELA Bill was finally in the hands of Members after five years in the making. The Bill was not perfect ...
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2021 NSC Examinations: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister
25 Jan 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).
DBE noted the components of the schooling system, ...
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Quarter 1 & 2 Performance Reports 2021/22: Briefing by Department of Basic Education; with Deputy Minister
7 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on its 2021/22 first and second quarterly reports.
The Department achieved 80% of annual targets for quarter 1 of 2021/22 and 82% for quarter 2.
Members asked if the Department will require vaccine passports for the marking of ...
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Department of Basic Education on School-Readiness for 2022; with Minister
30 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the state of preparedness for the 2022 academic year. The Minister was in attendance
One of the main challenges identified during the briefing was that thousands of learners remained unplaced ...
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Umalusi & SACE 2020/21 Annual Report
23 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) and the South African Council for Educators (SACE) on their annual reports
The Committee commended Umalusi for receiving their second clean ...
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FFC on Expenditure Patterns in respect of Infrastructure, Conditional Grants & Equity in Education; DBE Audit Outcomes
16 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on expenditure patterns with respect to infrastructure and conditional grants and equity in education; the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) also briefed the Committee on audit outcomes of the Department ...
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Department of Basic Education 2020/21 Annual Report
9 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on its annual report for 2020/21, providing details of its achievements and challenges in meeting its objectives for the period under review. Its presentation included an overview of the service delivery environment and ...
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2021 Examinations-Readiness: DBE & Umalusi briefing
9 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) informed the Committee today that the Director-General had already requested an urgent meeting with the Eskom CEO, which is expected to occur in the next few days. The committee was assured that it would be appraised ...
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DBE on: Second Chance Matric Programme; Support and Intervention for Learners who dropped out; Implementation of Teacher Development Programmes by PEDs; with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to engage on matters relating to the Second Chance Matric Programme (SCMP) and the implementation of teacher development programmes, with a special focus on mathematics, science and technology. A third presentation, on ...