Ms Bongiwe Pricilla Mbinqo-Gigaba

National Assembly

Formerly: Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

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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 17 meetings out of 17

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 23

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

Basic Education — Reopening of Schools; National School Nutrition Programme & Directions for Learners with Special Education Needs: DBE; with Deputy Minister — 1 Sep 2020
Basic Education — Amended School Calendar & Risk Adjusted Differentiated Approach: DBE briefing; with Deputy Minister — 25 Aug 2020
Basic Education — Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Quarter 4 Performance — 18 Aug 2020
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus — Discussion on matters relating to Women’s Month; Third Term Programme — 30 Jul 2020
Basic Education — DBE Budget: Committee Report; Minutes — 14 Jul 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

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Committee appearances

Amended School Calendar & Risk Adjusted Differentiated Approach: DBE briefing 25 Aug 2020

The Chairperson welcomed the Members and governmental staff, and asked if there were any apologies.
Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Quarter 4 Performance 18 Aug 2020

The Chairperson agreed that there had been underspending. Also, some pupils and schools were using really poor equipment. The Department could not afford to underspend on them. They really have to do the job and needed to do a proper job. She indicated that much was being done and the ...
DBE Budget: Committee Report; Minutes 14 Jul 2020

The Chairperson noted she was still discussing the matter with the House Chairperson
DBE, SACE & Umalusi on Adjusted Budget & Revised Annual Performance Plan 7 Jul 2020

The Chairperson said that the meeting would deal with revised budgets due to COVID-19. The country had witnessed the first phase-in of schools reopening on 8 June, and Monday 6 July saw the second phase of reopening. The Chairperson commended the Department of Basic Education (DBE) led by Minister Angie ...
Department Update on COVID-19 School Compliance measures, challenges and mitigations 30 Jun 2020

The Chairperson appreciated the report. It clarified uncertainties and questions that Members had. She raised concerns about the hybrid technology that DBE was using. Microsoft Teams was not working very well for the Committee. She thought that Members had done well in the first phase of reopening by revisiting schools ...

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Plenary appearances

INVESTIGATIVE HEARING INTO STATUS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA 12 Mar 2020

Hon House Chairperson, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened the meeting with the Department of Basic Education and the SA Human Rights Commission. This was done in order to establish the extent to which the department has responded...
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INVESTIGATIVE HEARING INTO STATUS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA 12 Mar 2020

This was done in order to establish the extent to which the department has responded to the recommendations of the SA Human Rights Commission on the state of mental health in South Africa. The focus area of the meeting engagement was on the following issues: a plan for introducing stigma ...

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