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Social Development
Update on migration of Early Childhood Development: DSD & DBE briefing; with Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Joint Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Social Development met to hear the progress in implementing the migration of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme function from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE). This decision had been announced in 2019 by President ...
Basic Education
Online Learning; DBE 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance; with Ministry
24 Aug 2021
With both the Minister and Deputy Minister present, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) reported it fully achieved 90% of its targets, as set out in the Annual Performance Plan for 2020-21, and partially achieved the remaining 10%. This compares with 61% of targets fully achieved and ...
Basic Education
DBE on: Gender Responsive Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework; GBV programmes; Misconduct by Educators / Officials in respect of GBV; with Deputy Minister
17 Aug 2021
Video
Gender Responsive Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Auditing Framework
The Committee convened virtually to receive briefings from the Department of Basic Education and the South African Council for Educators. The Deputy Minister was in attendance. The briefings were on the gender-responsive planning, monitoring, evaluation and auditing framework; GBVF programmes and ...
Basic Education
Unrest damage to KZN & Gauteng schools; School reopening readiness; with Minister
3 Aug 2021
The Committee Chairperson said that it was shocking that the cost of damages and vandalism to schools is estimated at over R141 million. At least 14 schools were targeted in Gauteng with damages of R38 million. The impact in KwaZulu-Natal was worse, with 144 schools, eight circuit management offices, ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Legal aspects of Section 194 Enquiry into removal of Public Protector; Committee Programme
28 Jul 2021
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
In its second meeting, Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office briefed the Committee on the legal parameters of the section 194 enquiry into the removal from office of the Public Protector. The Committee discussed the briefing ...
Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
Election of Chairperson
20 Jul 2021
Video: Committee for Section 194 Enquiry, 20 July 2021
Report of the Independent Panel on the Public Protector
The Ad hoc Committee for Section 194 Enquiry met on a virtual platform for the first meeting of the Committee. The meeting was intended to be a short ...
Basic Education
Status of School Preparedness for a possible Third Wave: DBE briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2021
The Department presented that two decades of learning gains have been compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic. An assessment that was done showed that only 22% of Grade Four learners are able to read proficiently. During the pandemic, about 60% of contact learning time was lost.
The Department developed a sample ...
Basic Education
Follow-up on Oversight Recommendations agreed to for ET Thabane Full Service School, Mount Fletcher; Budget Vote report
18 May 2021
The Portfolio Committee on ...
Basic Education
Learner Admissions/Placements in Schools: DBE briefing with Deputy Minister
11 May 2021
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened in a virtual meeting with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to seek answers regarding the many learners who had not yet been placed in public schooling. The school year had begun in February, yet in March there were still 5 000 unallocated ...
Basic Education
Umalusi and SACE 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan
7 May 2021
The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) and the South African Council for Educators (SACE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture in a virtual meeting. The meeting concerned ...