Ms Bongiwe Pricilla Mbinqo-Gigaba

National Assembly

Formerly: Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

@GigabaMbinqo

About Bongiwe Pricilla Mbinqo-Gigaba

Ms Mbiqo-Gigaba is the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in the National Assembly. Prior to serving in Parliament, she was a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) in the Northern Cape provincial government and was re-elected for a second term in May 2014.

On 1 March 2016, the former Premier of Northern Cape Sylvia Lucas appointed her as the MEC for the provincial department of Sports, Arts and Culture, succeeding Lebogang Motlhaping. She held this position until 10 May 2017, when Lucas moved her to the Public Works Portfolio. On 1 June 2017, Lucas reversed her decision and Mbinqo-Gigaba was back as MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture. During her tenure in the Northern Cape government, she was the province's youngest MEC.

For the 8 May 2019 general election, Mbinqo-Gigaba was a candidate for the National Assembly. She was nominated to Parliament following the election and was sworn into office on 22 May 2019. On 2 July 2019, she was elected chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, succeeding Nomalungelo Gina.

2021 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 14 meetings out of 14

2020 committee attendance as mp

93% attendance rate

Attended 28 meetings out of 30

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 23

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Basic Education — Status of School Preparedness for a possible Third Wave: DBE briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 1 Jun 2021
Basic Education — DBE 2020/21 Quarter 3 Performance; with Deputy Minister — 25 May 2021
Basic Education — Follow-up on Oversight Recommendations agreed to for ET Thabane Full Service School, Mount Fletcher; Budget Vote report — 18 May 2021
Basic Education — Learner Admissions/Placements in Schools: DBE briefing with Deputy Minister — 11 May 2021
Basic Education — Umalusi and SACE 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan — 7 May 2021

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

Status of School Preparedness for a possible Third Wave: DBE briefing 1 Jun 2021

The Chairperson greeted Members of the Committee and acknowledged that it was 1 June which is youth month. She highlighted that the meeting was the last for the term and urged Members to take care of themselves as the third wave of COVID-19 has already hit the country.
DBE 2020/21 Quarter 3 performance 25 May 2021

The Chairperson thanked DBE for their lengthy, yet informative presentation. She commended DBE for successfully holding the School Governing Body (SGB) national elections amidst a pandemic, with few negative aspects in the process. She also applauded the exceptional performance of project managers, which was 89%.
Basic Education Budget: Committee Report; Follow-up on Oversight Recommendations agreed to for E T Thabane Full Service School, Mount Fletcher 18 May 2021

The Chairperson welcomed the Members of the Committee and the Departments. The agenda for the meeting was adopted.
Learner Admissions/Placements in Schools: DBE briefing 11 May 2021

The Chairperson greeted the meeting participants, including the Deputy Minister, Dr Reginah Mhaule, and the Director-General, Mr Mathanzima Mweli, of the Department of Basic Education (DBE), as well as the rest of their team.
Umalusi & SACE 2021/22 Annual Performance Plans 7 May 2021

The Chairperson welcomed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Select Committee on Education Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture to the meeting.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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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 ...

All Plenary Appearances

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