Ms Bongiwe Pricilla Mbinqo-Gigaba

National Assembly

Formerly: Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

rnourse@parliament.gov.za

@GigabaMbinqo

About Bongiwe Pricilla Mbinqo-Gigaba

Ms Mbinqo-Gigaba was born in 1982. She previously served as MEC in the Northern Cape from 2014 to 2019.

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 5 meetings out of 5

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 23

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Recent meetings attended

Basic Education — Programmes for improving foundational skills of literacy and numeracy; policy with regard to refugees — 10 Mar 2020
Basic Education — ECD migration from DSD to DBE; Tracking progress in ECD service delivery: NGO briefing — 3 Mar 2020
Basic Education — DBE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; Impact of SONA; with Deputy Minister — 25 Feb 2020
Basic Education — DBE response to SAHRC on Inclusive Education, Persons with Disabilities, Mental Health: with Deputy Minister — 18 Feb 2020
Basic Education — 2020 School Readiness & 2019 Matric Examination Outcome; Report on Griqua People’s Heritage Submission; Residents of Dryharts Village Petition — 11 Feb 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

Chairperson at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) since 2nd July 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 19th July 2019
72nd Candidate at African National Congress National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Provincial Whip from June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
14th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial Northern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

DBE 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance; Impact of SONA 25 Feb 2020

The Chairperson referred specifically to the SONA, and asked what the DBE’s contribution and interventions were to create employment in the country for young people, graduates and non-graduates. She wanted to know what the issues were of reaching the targets in Programme 2 (curriculum policy, support and monitoring), and ...
SA Human Rights Commission Reports on Mental Health Care & Children with Disabilities: Department briefing 18 Feb 2020

The Chairperson noted that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) had written a report and provided recommendations about concerns about the health and safety at schools for learners with special needs after a learner with a hearing disability had died and others were injured in a fire at a ...
2020 School Readiness & 2019 Matric Examination Outcome; Report on Griqua People’s Heritage Submission; Residents of Dryharts Village Petition 11 Feb 2020

The Chairperson opened the meeting with welcoming remarks to the Members and all the entities present and presenting on the day – Dr Makgabo Mhaule, Deputy Minister of Basic Education, the North West Department of Education, UMALUSI and the representatives from the Dryharts municipality. She said some Members had suggested that ...
Griqua People’s Heritage submission: Representative of Griqua People’s Heritage; Northern Cape Department of Education& DBE briefing; 2020 school readiness 26 Nov 2019

The Chairperson said the Committee had received a petition from the Griqua community which was about land, land rights, infrastructure, water and sanitation. The relevance of the petition was that the Griqua people were requesting a school for their community. The Committee had received a response to the petition, but ...
Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance 19 Nov 2019

The Chairperson commended the DBE on its achievements. She asked whether it was open to public engagement regarding its policies, as comprehensive sexuality education had been misinterpreted. What systems were in place to ensure that workbooks were reaching learners and that they were not being dumped? What was the rate ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY SOCIAL SERVICES 11 Sep 2019

Hon Deputy Speaker, it has passed; I was supposed to ask a supplementary question on Basic Education.
APPROPRIATION BILL 16 Jul 2019

House Chairperson, Minister of Basic Education, Deputy Minister, Hon Mhaule, Hon Ministers and deputy Ministers present, MECs for Education present, The Director-General and The senior officials of the department, Members of the Portfolio committee on Basic Education. Chairperson, I must say one is honoured today for being afforded the opportunity ...

All Plenary Appearances

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