Mr Elvis Kholwana Siwela

National Assembly

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African National Congress (ANC)

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Mpumalanga

About Elvis Kholwana Siwela

2020 committee attendance as mp

73% attendance rate

Attended 16 meetings out of 22

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 20

2017 committee attendance as mp

86% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 35

2016 committee attendance as mp

86% attendance rate

Attended 49 meetings out of 57

2015 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 32 meetings out of 36

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Basic Education — Preparations for 2020 NSC Examination Readiness: DBE and Umalusi briefing; with Deputy Minister — 27 Oct 2020
Basic Education — KZN & EC Provincial Education Departments on Status and Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Schooling — 13 Oct 2020
Basic Education — Zero Dropout Campaign: briefing & DBE response; with Deputy Minister — 6 Oct 2020
Basic Education — Reopening of Schools; National School Nutrition Programme & Directions for Learners with Special Education Needs: DBE; with Deputy Minister — 1 Sep 2020
Basic Education — DBE, SACE, Umalusi 2020/21 special adjustments budget; with Minister — 7 Jul 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Basic Education (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

3rd Candidate at African National Congress Regional Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services (National Assembly Committees) from 28th May 2015 until 20th September 2017
Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 20th September 2017
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 20th September 2017
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
7th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Mpumalanga Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
CPT Lunghile CC	[Deregistered]
Xivoningi CC	[Deregistered]

Committee appearances

Migration of ECD from Social Development to Basic Education; BELA Bill 20 Oct 2020

Mr E Siwela (ANC) supported the motion for a workshop to discuss the BELA Bill. ECD migration has created great expectations among ECD practitioners that the migration process will bring relief to their financial grievances. Practitioners should be paid a salary by DBE instead of a DSD stipend, subject to ...
KZN & EC Provincial Education Departments on Status and Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Schooling 13 Oct 2020

Mr E Siwela (ANC) commended the KZN Department for its swift action against officials who had abused procurement processes. He said suspension itself was not an end. They wanted to see disciplinary hearings against the officials and if found guilty of misdemeanours, appropriate sanction must be implemented.
Zero-Dropout Campaign on: Data Tracking; Early Warning Systems &Psycho-social Support 6 Oct 2020

Mr E Siwela (ANC) indicated that the Zero Dropout Campaign placed an emphasis on learner tracking systems but the South African School Administration and Management System (SA-SAMS) and Learner Unit Record Information and Tracking System (LURITS) were designed to track learners and classroom attendance. These and quarterly registers are instruments ...
Reopening of Schools; National School Nutrition Programme & Directions for Learners with Special Education Needs: DBE 1 Sep 2020

Mr E Siwela (ANC) welcomed the presentation. The teachers at the schools that he visited were happy about the current teacher-learner ratio and would like the Department to consider keeping it this way into the future.
Department Update on COVID-19 School Compliance measures, challenges and mitigations 30 Jun 2020

Mr E Siwela (ANC) asked about a high school in Bushbuckridge with 734 learners with only 12 classrooms. The differentiated time tabling, including platooning, may not work. Could DBE provide clarity on that?

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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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