Mr Elvis Kholwana Siwela

Committee appearances

• SA Human Rights Commission Reports on Mental Health Care & Children with Disabilities: Department briefing 18 Feb 2020

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) pointed out the progress made by the Department. It was amiss to suggest that DBE should ensure that children with disabilities had IDs. It was the responsibility of parents and MPs working in the constituency to ensure children had these documents. He referred to the Committee ...

• Griqua People’s Heritage submission: Representative of Griqua People’s Heritage; Northern Cape Department of Education& DBE briefing; 2020 school readiness 26 Nov 2019

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) said he was looking at the issue from a constitutional point of view, and considering the rights of the people of Gong-Gong to basic services. He was very concerned about the discrepancy in the number learners provided by the Department versus the number which had been ...

• Department of Basic Education 2019/20 Quarter 2 performance 19 Nov 2019

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) asked whether all the provinces had submitted their post provisions to date. If not, when would they do so? The percentages stayed the same in quarter one and two for schools using the South Africa School Administration and Management System (SA -SAMS). If schools were not ...

• National Education Collaboration Trust & NEEDU update 5 Nov 2019

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) said he struggled to understand where the two entities fit into the DBE organogram. Are these entities going to schools and playing the same role and doing the same work as subject advisors? What training has been provided for teachers and subject advisors as so many ...

• DBE on: Education Infrastructure Grant, Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative & Sanitation Appropriate for Education Initiative 29 Oct 2019

  Mr E Siwela (ANC) said the DBE report received today gives the Committee an opportunity to compare what is happening in DBE and what has been said outside of DBE. This report shows work is happening although more needs to be done. He is confident that in the near future ...

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Plenary appearances

• CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION ON PERFORMANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION FOR 2018-19 FINANCIAL YEAR 5 Nov 2019

  Hon Deputy Speaker, the Department of Basic Education briefed the portfolio committee on its performance against the planned targets of the predetermined objectives in the annual performance plan as well as on its expenditure for the 2018-19 financial year.

  The department achieved 85% of its targets, while 13% of its ...

• QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY SOCIAL SERVICES 11 Sep 2019

  Hon Minister, considering the fact that over the years there has been an improvement in the outcome of grade 12 results, which is quite commendable, what is the state of readiness of the matric class of 2019 for the end of the year exams?

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