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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Committee Report on Revised Addis Convention on Recognition of Higher Education Studies
11 Sep 2018
The Committee reviewed 9 sets of minutes. Led by the Chairperson, the Committee went through them individually, page-by-page. Members were satisfied that the minutes were an accurate reflection of the proceedings and approved them without amendments.
The Committee – through the support of 5 provinces - adopted the Revised Addis ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
National Heritage Council; Amafa Heritage KZN: briefings
15 Aug 2018
The Select Committee met with the National Heritage Council (NHC) and Amafa Heritage KwaZulu-Natal on the preservation and oversight of sites that were of historical importance. The purpose of these organisations was to relay knowledge to the youth and the communities, and to serve as links between history and tourism. ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Committee Report on Free State oversight
14 Aug 2018
The Select Committee met for the adoption of the follow-up Oversight Report to the Free State Province.
In its consideration of the draft oversight report the Committee included the issue of a nurse that had raised the alarm about the conditions at clinics and other health facilities in Gariep District ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
TVET certificate backlog: SA College Principals Organisation (SACPO) briefing
8 Aug 2018
The SA College Principals Organisation (SACPO) came before the Committee to present on the challenges facing the TVET colleges with respect to certification, remedial actions and recommendations. It was reported that for the past two years colleges across the country were battling to get responses from the Department of Higher ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
MECs for Education on Matric results; LTSM centralised procurement; National School Nutrition Programme
27 Jun 2018
The Select Committee on Education and Recreation was briefed by the Members of the Executive Committees (MECs) and officials of provincial Departments of Education on matric results, the centralised Learner Teaching Support Material (LTSM) procurement systems and the National School Nutrition Programme. The meeting followed oversight visits, where the Committee had ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Elections: IEC state of readiness; National Development Agency Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
19 Jun 2018
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on the country’s state of readiness in preparation for the next elections to be held in 2019.
The Commission indicated that the consultations with the President and premiers was yet to be undertaken to discuss the issues related to the national and ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Support for Artists: Creative Industries Federation & Department briefing
13 Jun 2018
The Select Committee met with the Department on Arts and Culture for a briefing on the support given to the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of SA (CCIFSA). The Department, with the Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Ms Maggie Sotyu, briefed the Committee on the background and establishment of ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
DSD & SASSA Annual Plan; National Health Laboratory Services Bill: briefing; with Ministers
12 Jun 2018
The Minister of Social Development, Ms Susan Shabangu, the Department of Social Development, and the South African Social Security Agency briefed the Committee on their Annual Performance plans and Budgets.
Minister Shabangu said the Department of Social Development is facing some serious challenges but she remains optimistic about the future. ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Council for Higher Education & Quality Council for Trades and Occupations 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
6 Jun 2018
The Council for Higher Education and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations briefed the Committee on their 2018/19 Annual Performance Plans.
Budget cuts and lack of resources featured as a common reason for both the Council on Higher Education and Quality Council for Trades and Occupations to operate under tight ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (meeting postponed)
5 Jun 2018
The Department of Social Development (DSD) was supposed to brief the Committee on its Budget and Annual Performance Plan for 2018/19. However, the Committee decided that the briefing could not take place because neither the Minister nor the Deputy Minister was present at the meeting. The Committee noted that decision ...