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Basic Education
BELA Bill: Northern & Eastern Cape Public Hearings Reports
1 Aug 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered and adopted the two Provincial Public Hearings Reports on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill).
In the Northern Cape Province, the public participation comments were summarized and presented by the Committee Content Advisor. Held across three municipalities from 2 to ...
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BELA Bill: Provincial Public Hearings Report – Western Cape
27 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered and adopted its report on the Western Cape public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
After the July 2023 recess, the Committee Reports on Northern Cape and Eastern Cape public hearings would be considered. Thereafter, the Committee will consider ...
Basic Education
BELA Bill: Public Hearings Reports: Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal
20 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered and adopted draft reports on the public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill [BELA BILL: B2- 2022] in the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
Concerns were raised for the late receipt of the reports and that some members of the public ...
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BELA Bill: Provincial Public Hearings Report – Mpumalanga
13 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered and adopted a draft report on the public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill [BELA Bill] in the Mpumalanga province held from 17-18 March, and concluded on 08 May 2023. The draft reports on the public hearings in the Gauteng ...
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BELA Bill: Provincial Public hearings reports - Limpopo, North West & Free State
7 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education considered and adopted draft reports on public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in three provinces - Limpopo, North West and the Free State. Changes to the Free State and North West reports were proposed before they were ...
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Comprehensive Progress Report on ECD Function Shift: DBE briefing; with Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a comprehensive progress report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the shift of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function to the DBE from the Department of Social Development (DSD).
The Committee heard that 1.3 million children aged between three and five were not ...
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Social Cohesion Programmes: DBE briefing
31 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the progress of the social cohesion programmes it is implementing in public schools across the country, with the assistance of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DoSAC).
While Members were pleased that efforts ...
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School Infrastructure (ASIDI + SAFE + Backlogs); BELA Bill: Provincial Public Hearings Report
30 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on school infrastructure in terms of the Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI) and the Sanitation Appropriate for Education(SAFE) initiative. The ASIDI focuses on providing appropriate buildings, water and electricity ...
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PIRLS & Reading Literacy; with Minister
23 May 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) results. They reported that the study revealed very low performance levels of learners' ability to read for meaning by the time they turned ten years ...
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National School Nutrition Programme & Learner Transport Policy: DBE briefing; AGSA Assessment of DBE APP
16 May 2023
National School Nutrition Programme
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened in Parliament to receive a briefing by the Office of the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the Assessment of the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) Annual Performance Plan. The DBE also briefed the Committee on ...