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NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Committee programme & Legacy Report
3 Jul 2019
Legacy Reports: Fifth Parliament (2014-2019)
The Committee considered and adopted its Draft Committee Programme for the first term as amended. Outstanding Committee minutes were also adopted. The Chairperson informed the Committee that to his knowledge there were two pieces of legislation that was outstanding for the Committee to deal with. These ...
NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
Election of Chairperson
26 Jun 2019
The Committee elected Mr Rayi to be its chairperson.
NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
Election of Chairperson
26 Jun 2019
The Select Committee on Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) nominated Mr M Mmoiemang (ANC, Northern Cape) as the Chairperson of the Committee. Mr Mmoiemang accepted the nomination, and was duly elected unopposed.
Basic Education
Committee Reports
26 Feb 2019
The Committee considered and adopted the Third Quarterly Report on the Performance of the Department of Basic Education and the 19th National Teaching Awards Report.
The Committee also discussed its Legacy Report before adopting it. Some Members expressed displeasure that the Committee had not passed any legislation during its tenure, ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education Quarter 3 performance
19 Feb 2019
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee on its third quarter performance and some of the aspects highlighted were:
Basic Education
NSC Examination Outcomes 2018; State of School Readiness 2019; with Deputy Minister present
12 Feb 2019
The Committee was first briefed by the Department of Basic Education on the State of School Readiness for 2019. The Deputy Minister led the presentation and said the main challenges are migration, overcrowding, sanitation and planning. On migration, the Western Cape and Gauteng remain the biggest recipients of migrant learners. ...
Basic Education
Committee Report on Department's Quarter 1 & 2 performance; High Level Panel & Committee Annual Reports
4 Dec 2018
The Committee met to consider and adopt recent reports and minutes of meetings. The Chairperson urged the Members to study the documents to ensure no errors slipped through, as this had happened recently and had been a cause of embarrassment. The Members supported her request.
The Chairperson took the Members ...
Basic Education
2019 School Readiness; with Deputy Minister
20 Nov 2018
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) met with the Committee to present the report on the preparation for 2019 school readiness, and disclosed that the majority of learners had already been placed. The final placement lists should be finalised by the end of November. Some challenges that affect the finalisation ...
Basic Education
Initial Teacher Education Programmes; Teacher Development
23 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from a trilateral panel consisting of representatives from the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the South African Council of Educators (SACE) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) on initial teacher education (ITE) programmes and teacher development
The DBE said there was ...
Basic Education
Basic Education BRRR; ELRC Collective Agreements; Current matters affecting Basic Education Sector
17 Oct 2018
2018 Budget Review & Recommendations Reports – BRRR
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received a briefing from the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), updating it on the ELRC’s collective agreements and current matters affecting – and of interest to -- the basic education sector.
The main issue that was ...