Professor Belinda Bozzoli

National Assembly

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About Belinda Bozzoli

Professor Belinda Bozzoli is the author of three single-authored, internationally published books and editor or co-editor of a further four. She has published 26 articles. In 2006 she was awarded an A-rating from the National Research Foundation, making her the first sociologist to be honoured in this way. In addition to being Acting Director of WISER. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Honours degrees at the University of Witwatersrand and then read for her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex. She was an Associate Fellow at Yale University in 1978 - 1979. source: whoswho.co.za. She became Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Witwatersrand in 2002, and amongst other things, chaired the Board of the National Research Foundation for a time. She was elected as a DA MP in May 2014.

2020 committee attendance as mp

47% attendance rate

Attended 9 meetings out of 19

2019 committee attendance as mp

18% attendance rate

Attended 6 meetings out of 33

2018 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 33

2017 committee attendance as mp

81% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 26

2016 committee attendance as mp

93% attendance rate

Attended 28 meetings out of 30

2015 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 26

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

100% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 15

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Higher Education, Science and Technology — DHET & NSFAS 2020/21 Special Adjustments Budget — 14 Jul 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Saving the 2020 academic year: DHET, USAf, SAUS, SAFETSA, Deputy Minister — 24 Jun 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Establishment of Ministerial Task Team on business processes; Remuneration of Vice-Chancellors; Funding of missing middle & historic debt; SRC elections — 19 Jun 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Matters of current affairs with respect to TVET colleges: King Hintsa TVET college; Orbit TVET college & Westcol TVET college — 17 Jun 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Human Capital Development & Science Engagement: NRF briefing; NIHSS on its mandate and funding of postgraduate students — 3 Jun 2020

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 National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Boksburg West (Constituency Area) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
24th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 21st May 2014
77th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 21st May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Wits University	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company	Nature	Nominal Value
Unit Trust	Allan Gray	Private
Unit trust	Old Mutual	Various	R73 940.60
Unit Trust	Liberty	Private
Unit Trust	Stanlib	Private	R22658.20

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Bozzoli Consulting (Defunct)	Close Corporation
Ongins Centre Association (Resigned)	Non Profit Company
Wits Commercial Enterprises (Resigned)	Private company
Wits Health Consortium (Resigned)	Private Company
Elevation Biotech (Resigned)	Private company

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	85m2	Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Holiday HOme (Part Owner)	150m2	Trafalgar, Kwa Zulu Natal

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Wits University	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company	Nature	Nominal Value
Unit Trust	Allan Gray	Private
Unit Trust	Old Mutual	Various	R70 840.75
Unit trust	Liberty	Private
Unit Trust	Stanlib	Various	R20 173.24

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Bozzoli Consulting ( Defunct)	Close Corporation
Origins Centre Association (Resigned)	Non Profit Company
Wits Commercial Enterprise (Resigned)	Private Company
Wits Health Consortium (Resigned)	Private Company
Elevation Biotech (Defunct)	Private Company

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	85 sq.m	Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Holiday Home (Part Owner)	150 sq.m	Trafalgar, KZN

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Wits University	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Name of Company	Nominal Value	Nature
Old Mutual	R55 360.89	Unit Trust [various]
Stanlib	R21 006.05	Unit Trust [various]
Liberty	R443 099.86	Unit Trust [various]
Allan Gray		Unit Trust [various]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Bozzoli Consulting	CC [Defunct]
Origins	NGO [resigned]
Wits Commercial Enterprise	Private Co. [resigned]
Wits Health Consortium	Private Co. [resigned]
Elevation Biotech	Private Co. [Defunct]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	85sq.m.	Tamboerskloof
Holiday home [partner]	150sq.m.	KwaZulu Natal

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company	Nature
R8 459 680	Allan Gray	Unit Trusts [various]

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
Trip to Taiwan to observe Innovation + Higher Education instruments value R150 000	Government of Taiwan

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Elevation Biotech	Private Co.

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Apartment	85sq.m.	Tamboerskloof, CPT
Holiday Home [Part owner]		Trafalgar, KZN

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R13 000	25	Sasol	Ordinary

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House [3/7 share]	150sq.m. house on 1/4ha stand	Trafalgar, KZN

Committee appearances

Saving 2020 academic year: DHET, USAf, SAUS & SAFETSA input 24 Jun 2020

Prof B Bozzoli (DA) asked why UNISA was not at the forefront as it was a distance learning university. It was not clear why students needed laptops if it was distance learning university and what the situation was there.
Establishment of Ministerial Task Team on NSFAS business processes; Remuneration of University Vice-Chancellors; Funding of missing middle and student historic debt; Standardisation of SRC elections 19 Jun 2020

Prof B Bozzoli (DA) welcomed the establishment of the MTT by the Minister – especially since it was led by Prof. Yunus Ballim. She also welcomed the review of VC salaries because there were some serious anomalies that needed some serious looking into.
Matters of current affairs with respect to TVET colleges: King Hintsa TVET college; Orbit TVET college & Westcol TVET college 17 Jun 2020

Prof B Bozzoli (DA) said she did not completely agree with Dr Boshoff, as the three TVET colleges should have not come to the Committee because they had quite serious issues, and were only at the beginning of solving them. All three colleges had new councils in place which were ...
DHET & DSI Budget: Committee Report; CGE on Gender Transformation in Tertiary Institutions 2 Jun 2020

Ms B Bozzoli (DA) indicated that she was instructed to neither reserve the right to neither support nor reject the Report.
S-SETA, W- SETA and C- SETA on governance and management issues: Follow-up briefing 26 May 2020

Prof B Bozzoli (DA) said the whole picture was quite shocking. She outlined all the common issues within the Seta, and said one sees the same issues within the Seta’s over the years. The Seta’s are corrupt and ineffective organisations. One of the things to focus on is ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology 2 Jul 2020

(1)What is the estimated total cost to be incurred by (a) his department and (b) institutions of higher education and training to prepare for the reopening of their facilities after the easing of the hard lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19; (2) whether (a) his department and/or ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology 30 Jun 2020

With reference to the proposed establishment of a university for crime detection in Hammanskraal, (a) what are the relevant details of what is meant by a university for crime detection, (b) on what statutory and other grounds would an institution with such a narrow mandate qualify as a university, (c ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology 24 Jun 2020

(1)Whether the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has entered into an agreement with the SA Revenue Service to obtain data on the tax status of students and/or their families; if not, (2) whether NSFAS is planning on entering into such an agreement; if not, what is the ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE WEZEMFUNDO EPHAKEME NEZESAYENSI KANYE 12 Jul 2019

Chairperson, if you are seeking an education after you have finished school, or as an adult, you should expect to enter education institutions that are well managed, well equipped and pleasant; to experience a high quality, reliable, well-managed course or programme; to listen to and learn from the best possible ...
APPROPRIATION BILL 9 Jul 2019

Chair, on a point of order: The speaker is misleading the House.

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

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LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances