Mr Elvis Kholwana Siwela

Committee appearances

• Umalusi & SACE 2019/20 Annual Report; Basic Education BRRR 13 Nov 2020

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) commended Umalusi on the achievement of a clean audit and said the challenge would be to sustain the clean audit. Although the SACE had not achieved some of their targets, it was noticeable that they had been working under difficult circumstances. What were the reasons for ...

• Mpumalanga Education Department (ED) on Status and Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Schooling; NC ED on unsolicited submission by Ms Matebe 6 Nov 2020

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) said the report had been able to inform the Committee on the activities of the Department throughout the COVID-19 period. However, his concern was that despite the Department being able to share information on examinations, indicating where monitors had been deployed, no information had been shared ...

• Expenditure Patterns in respect of ASIDI; Conditional Grants & Equity in Education: FFC briefing; 2019/20 DBE Audit Outcomes 3 Nov 2020

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) was worried about unachieved infrastructure targets while budgets were spent, indicating deliberate disregard for the Committee regulations, while no action is taken against DBE officials. He asked what access the Committee has to monetary oversight of officials and systems, outside of the AGSA BRRR. The DBE ...

• EC & FS Provincial Education Departments on Status and Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Schooling 30 Oct 2020

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) thanked the provincial departments for the presentations. To the Free State Department of Education, he said that teaching and learning have been affected by COVID-19 and asked how this will affect the student results of 2020. He also asked if the grade 12 learners who were ...

• Preparations for 2020 NSC Examination Readiness: DBE and Umalusi briefing 27 Oct 2020

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) asked whether “Mind the Gap” (MTG) study guides had been provided to all learners for each subject enrolled? He agreed that an indication of learner performance would have provided a gauge for the expected outcome of the 2020 final examinations. Would extending the marking period in ...

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Plenary appearances

• GOVERNANCE - CLUSTER 3 27 May 2020

  Hon House Chairperson, at the expected number of tanks and water taps deliveries do you Minister have an idea of what percentage has been delivered and installed in schools to date?

• UNGQONGQOSHE WEZINDAWO ZOKUHLALISWA KWABANTU, AMANZI 11 Mar 2020

  Hon Chairperson and Minister, we welcome the confirmation that the various literacy and numeracy projects planned for the 2020-21 financial year will not be affected by the proposed budget cuts.

  What informs the rational of implementing the literacy projects in Mpumalanga and the teaching of mathematics for understanding in 41 ...

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