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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Sector Education & Training Authorities SASSETA and CATHSSETA on their 2015 Strategic Plans
29 Apr 2015
Presentations were given by the Administrators of two Sector Education and Training Authorities - Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA) and Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority (CATHSSETA) on their strategic and annual performance plans (APP) and budget for 2015.
The APP and ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Discussion of Chapters 12-15 of the National Assembly Rules
17 Apr 2015
The Chairperson summarised the procedure and noted the Speaker's request that the process for the new Rules should be completed by end August 2015. This meant that May would be set aside for discussion in the parties, with submissions then to be referred back to the Subcommittee, and thence to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme & Council for Higher Education Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
15 Apr 2015
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on their Strategic Plan for 2015/16 to 2019/20 as well as their Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. NSFAS was facing several challenges, the most critical one being the number of students in need ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of National Assembly Rules: Chapter 10: Questions and 12: Committees
10 Apr 2015
During the first hour of discussions, Members’ attention was drawn to a Memorandum on the Proposed Amendment to Rule 109(3) and Rule 115(2) dealing with what to do when the relevant minister was not present in the National Assembly to answer the oral questions placed on the programme of that ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of the Rules of National Assembly Chapter 10-11
9 Apr 2015
The Subcommittee of the Rules Committee continued to deliberate on the proposals for review of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules), starting from Rule 10(4), dealing with allocation of time for replies from the Deputy President, when it was indicated that increases in time previously had not shown positive results. ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of the Rules of National Assembly Chapter 10-11
8 Apr 2015
Mr Kasper Hahndiek, Consultant to the Subcommittee and former Secretary to the National Assembly, ran swiftly through the changes that were now being proposed in Chapters 10 onwards of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules), with more specific discussion then being directed to rules 107 to 110. It had been ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education and Training funding: input by Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC); Auditor-General on Department of Higher Education and Training audit outcomes
11 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (DHET) was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the funding of students in institutions of higher education.
The FFC indicated that R41.8 billion had been allocated for the 2015/2016 financial year, which was an increase of 7.3% from the ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Sub-committee Report on proposed amendments to National Assembly Rules: Chapters 1 to 9; Rule 70 Points of Order; Deployment of security forces in National Assembly
6 Mar 2015
The Sub-committee on Review of Assembly Rules met to continue its deliberations on its Report to the Rules Committee on proposed amendments to the National Assembly Rules. Before actual deliberations got under way, Members took time to express their frustration that there were only four members in attendance. There was ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Adult Education and Training and TVET Colleges function shift/migration: progress reports by DHET & North West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga Provincial Departments of Education
4 Mar 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Committee on the function shift and migration of Adult Education and Training (AET)to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges (TVET). Two provincial departments responsible for education, from Northern Cape and North West, also were present to report on ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Funding of Universities: Ministerial Task Team on implementation of review recommendations
25 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by the reference group and technical team on the development of the funding framework following the Ministerial report on universities. The team had been appointed by the Minister to consider recommendations made in the funding review report. They had been ...