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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2019/20 Audit outcomes of DHET: AGSA briefing; DHET Annual Report; ; with Deputy Minister
4 Nov 2020
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the higher education and training portfolio. The 2019/20 outcomes were:
-Unqualified with no findings: FPM Seta, PSETA, SAQA, QCTO, NIHSS, CHE, TETA
-Unqualified with ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2019/20 DSI Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DSI Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
3 Nov 2020
2019/20 Annual Reports
In this virtual meeting, the Office of the Auditor General (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2019/20 audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and its portfolio of entities: National Research Foundation (NRF); Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC); Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Follow-up meeting on allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NSFAS & NEHAWU response to Committee questions; postponed
30 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (NA) 30 Oct 2020
09 Oct 2020 |
Allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NEHAWU briefing & NSFAS response |
The Committee scheduled a follow up engagement with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Follow-up meeting with VUT on response to Committee questions
28 Oct 2020
06 Oct 2020 |
VUT Matters: Administrator progress report & NEHAWU; NSFAS Administrator |
The Committee met with representatives of the Venda University of Technology (VUT) for a follow-up engagement on questions that had previously not been responded to by the administration.
The virtual meeting got off to a turbulent start, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SMU Vice Chancellor inquiry: briefing on analysis of witnesses statements
27 Oct 2020
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from its research team on the analysis of the witness statements. This in reference to a Committee inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against Prof Peter Mbati, allegations of mismanagement of infrastructure projects during his tenure, as well as the process ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Saving the 2020 academic year: DHET, USAf & SAUS briefings; with Minister
23 Oct 2020
The Minister said that the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown had created complex challenges in the Post School Education and Training (PSET) sector. The effects of Covid-19 had exposed inequalities but the Minister reiterated his commitment to transformation. The Minister said that the academic year was not being saved for ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TVET curriculum review: Department & QCTO
21 Oct 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology 21 Oct 2020
The Committee virtual meeting focused on progress in the curriculum review of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector – to ensure it responded to industry needs and enable graduates to find employment – which was ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Certificate backlog: update by SITA & Umalusi, with Minister
20 Oct 2020
The Committee met with the Department, Umalusi and SITA virtually to engage on the progress report on the eradication of the certification backlog. In previous engagements, the Department had set a target of June 2020 for an 80% eradication of the certification backlog – the infamous Day Zero. The certification ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Saving the 2020 academic year: DHET, USAf & SAUS briefings; meeting postponed
16 Oct 2020
Video: Higher Education, Science and Technology
The Committee met virtually to discuss saving the 2020 academic year, but the meeting was postponed after the Chairperson announced that the Minister would not be attending as he was chairing interviews for the DDG posts for the Department of Science and Innovation. Members ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Buffalo City & Coastal TVET colleges on governance & administration
14 Oct 2020
The Committee met virtually with the Council Chairperson and Executive of the Coastal KZN and Buffalo City TVET Colleges as well as their Student Representative Councils to assess governance and administration.
Besides dissatisfaction with the lack of content and poor quality of the presentations, Members were not happy with a ...