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Telecommunications and Postal Services
Provision of ICT in schools: Department of Basic Education & Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services briefing
1 Mar 2016
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services met jointly with the Department of Basic Education regarding the provision of ICT connectivity in all schools through South Africa. Additionally, the meeting involved stakeholders, including the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Universal Service and Access Agency of South ...
Basic Education
Limpopo Petition; Department of Basic Education 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015 performance, with Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2016
The Department of Basic Education replied to questions remaining from the previous meeting on infrastructure, mismatch of skills, accountability and new teachers.
The outstanding information from Limpopo on its School Nutrition Programme tenders was supplied to answer the questions dealing with a petition from Limpopo Province that the DA had ...
Basic Education
Measures to Improve Initial Teacher Education Programmes: DBE, DHET & Education Deans Forum briefing
3 Nov 2015
The Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training, as well as the Education Deans Forum, combined to inform the Committee of measures being taken to improve initial teacher education in South Africa.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) explained that the need for improving teacher education ...
Basic Education
School Nutrition petition; School Readiness for 2016; National Education Evaluation & Development Unit (NEEDU)
27 Oct 2015
The National School Nutrition Programme report was in response to a petition submitted by Limpopo residents about the nutrition at their schools. The meals that are served at schools are not always healthy, and storage of such food, especially fresh produce, is poor. The petition also discussed the tenders and ...
Basic Education
Basic Education Budget Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee considered the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the performance of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for the 2014/15 financial year. Some errors were identified and corrected. The report was adopted after careful consideration and proposals for the correction ...
Basic Education
South African Council for Educators (SACE); Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC); Umalusi on their 2014/15 Annual Reports
14 Oct 2015
South African Council for Educators (SACE)
The presentation was made by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the South African Council for Educators (SACE) on the 2014/15 annual report of SACE. He reflected on the foreword of the Chairperson of SACE to the effect that SACE now had a stricter ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on its 2014/5 Annual Report with Minister; Audit outcomes: Auditor-General briefing
13 Oct 2015
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the audit outcomes for the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and its entities for the 2014/15 financial year, noting that the purpose of the presentation was to better equip the Committee to execute effective oversight.
In regards to the findings, ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
State of Community Media: National Association of Broadcasters, Association of Independent Publishers, SA Communications Forum & National Community Radio Forum comment
22 Sep 2015
Four organisations involved in broadcasting and publishing provided the Committee with their views on the state of community media in South Africa.
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) said it had taken 20 years to grow television audiences from 19 million in 1994, to 33 million in 2014. The report ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Communications Portfolio Committee Oversight Report
1 Sep 2015
While much of the draft documents were reflective of the observations made during the oversight visits, Members could not agree on the validity of the request made by SABC board member, Krish Naidoo, to institute legal action against the board regarding the illegal dismissal of three members. There were also ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
Broadcasting Digital Migration state of readiness: Minister of Communications, Sentech, USAASA & SA Post Office
11 Aug 2015
The Portfolio Committees on Telecommunications and Postal Services, and Communications and the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises had a joint briefing from the Minister of Communications, Sentech, Universal Service Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) on the state of readiness for ...