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Basic Education
Provincial Education Departments Performance Indicators: roundtable discussion
6 Feb 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) had a roundtable discussion with the Committee on indicators and targets for PED Annual Performance Plans (APP). The Auditor General had raised a concern that certain indicators in the 2014-2019 Medium Term Strategic Framework were not indicated in the ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill: Clause by Clause deliberation
1 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee met for the third day to continue their deliberations on the issues raised during public hearings on the Communal Property Association (CPA) Amendment Bill. The agenda of the day was to read the Amendment Bill clause by clause to see where and how the ...
Water and Sanitation
Outstanding water debt by municipalities, with DWS Minister + Deputy & COGTA Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2017
The Departments of Water and Sanitation, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and National Treasury, as well as the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) addressed the issues surrounding the huge amount of outstanding debt owed by municipalities for the supply of water to areas under their authority. The Finance Committee ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Draft Bill: DBE briefing
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) presented the amendments to the draft Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill to the Committee, highlighting that the most controversial amendments referred to the power granted to the Heads of Departments (HODs). It said that some of the changes were intended to bring about ...
Water and Sanitation
Committee Reports; First Term Committee Programme
22 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation adopted three reports: Report on the oversight visit to Limpopo, Report on World Water Day Summit and Expo, and Draft Committee Programme.
Water and Sanitation
Water Master Plan; Water and Sanitation Bill; Economic Regulator for Water: DWS progress report; with Minister
8 Nov 2017
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) reported that the new Water Master Plan would assist it in providing water and sanitation services and to establish a consolidated plan for water and sanitation management to meet future needs. In order to achieve this goal, the DWS would be working with ...
Basic Education
Update on School-Readiness for 2018 preparations & Learner Transport: Department of Basic Education briefing; Committee reports
7 Nov 2017
The Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on school readiness for the 2018 academic year and learner transport. The presentation included giving Members the assurance that more than 28 million volumes 1 and Grade R workbooks for 2018 had been printed and delivered to 23 565 school countrywide for ...
Water and Sanitation
Special Investigating Unit investigations of Water & Sanitation Department 2014-2017; National Treasury on DWS Debt Management; BRRR
1 Nov 2017
Documents handed out: National Treasury: Progress on the Overdraft of the WTE [awaited]; Special Investigating Unit: Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation[not available to public]
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) did not seem to have the venom of the cobra which was portrayed in its logo. This was the ...
Basic Education
Improvement of Initial Teacher Education Programmes: DBE + DHET briefing
24 Oct 2017
The Portfolio Committees on Basic Education and Higher Education and Training met jointly with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to review progress in the implementation of measures to improve initial teacher education (ITE) programmes.
The presentations focused on the purpose ...
Water and Sanitation
Water Infrastructure Development, Internal Audit, Debt Collection, War on Leaks and Drop a Block: Department briefing, with Deputy Minister
18 Oct 2017
The Department briefed the Committee on the Overview of Water Infrastructure Development. The Deputy Minister Ms Pamela Tshwete was present. The Department wanted to respond to the issue of what was done with the R12 million reported in the Annual Report if it only achieved 33%. It stated that the ...