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DBE, DPME & Department of Social Development on progress in the introduction of African languages and Early Childhood Development programmes
19 Aug 2014
Presentations were made to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on the progress of the Incremental Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) pilot programme and the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme by the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Department of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the Department of Social ...
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Overview of Education Sector; Department of Basic Education on 4th Quarterly Report for 2013/2014
29 Jul 2014
The Committee was given a functional overview of the entities falling within the Committee’s portfolio. They included the South African Council for Educators (SACE), the Educational Labour Relations Council (ELRC), and UMALUSI (Quality Control for General and Further Education and Training). The key stakeholders, which included organised labour and civil ...
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Committee Report on Basic Education 2014 budget
10 Jul 2014
The Portfolio Committee met to peruse Draft 1 of the Committee Report on the Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan and budget of the Department of Basic Education and its Statutory Bodies. Members went through the draft Report page by page and raised comments and queries. Most of the amendments ...
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Minister of Basic Education on Department's 2014 Strategic Plan
1 Jul 2014
The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga, said the Department had focussed on both long and short term strategies, with “non-negotiable” interventions that would be implemented in the second term. The focus had also been on repositioning of the Department to assess what needed to be done. Infrastructure had ...
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Election of Chairperson
24 Jun 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education’s first meeting of the Fifth Democratic Parliament was convened to introduce the new Chairperson and Members and for formal adoption of the Committee programme. Ms N Gina (ANC) had been elected as the Committee Chairperson prior to the meeting time of 11am.