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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TVET colleges and universities: enrolment / registration 2015; NSFAS on 2015 loans/bursaries allocation to students, with Minister present
18 Feb 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) met with the Committee to brief Members on the process of registration and enrolment at universities and Technical and Vocational Education Training Colleges (TVET) for the year 2015. The Department indicated that students enrolling to study scarce skills for the first time ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Rules of the National Assembly: Chapters 1 to 9 preliminary review: Sub-committee report, debate on dress code and secret ballots
27 Jan 2015
The subcommittee considering the review of the Rules of the National Assembly (the Rules) continued with its work on chapters 1 to 9. The Committee's draft Report set out the preliminary positions, and in some cases set out options that the full Rules Committee would take a decision on which ...
Rules of the National Assembly
National Assembly Rules review: Subcommittee deliberations
20 Jan 2015
The Committee met briefly to review the new draft of the National Assembly Rules. The Chairperson outlined the procedure and made it clear, several times, that it was not this sub-Committee who would be making the final decision on the Rules of the NA; instead, individual members of this sub-committee ...
Rules of the National Assembly
National Assembly Rules: Review, continuation of deliberations from Chapter 5
19 Jan 2015
The Sub-committee of the Rules Committee, sitting to do a preliminary investigation and comment into the revision of the National Assembly Rules (the Rules) continued with discussions, from Chapter 5, reviewing both the draft of the Task Team and the proposals of the ANC. It was stressed by the Chairperson ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Review of National Assembly Rules: Chapters 1-4
19 Jan 2015
The Chairperson outlined the purpose and scope of the meeting, noting that this was a meeting of the sub-Committee to debate the revision of the National Assembly rules. It was stressed that this was not informed by the current political representation in the National Assembly, but the process was started ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Safety and Security SETA and Public Service SETA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
19 Nov 2014
The Committee was told that SASSETA had been experiencing governance and administration challenges. The organisation’s environment lacked stability. Several key posts were vacant and there had been a number of resignations and dismissals. A number of investigations had been carried out, resulting in disciplinary processes. Measures had been taken to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET on progress report in migration process of Technical & Vocational Education & Training colleges, with Minister
12 Nov 2014
The Chairperson opened the meeting with a brief introduction to the migration process. There were currently challenges and anomalies within the post-schooling education sector because it was managed differently by each of the provinces. The migration of this sector to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) was therefore ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Enquiry into the Conduct of 20 EFF MP: Adoption of Final Report
10 Nov 2014
The Committee went through the draft report of the hearing into allegations of conduct constituting contempt of Parliament by members of the National Assembly. No substantial amendments were made. The Committee wanted to make sure that the report was a true reflection of the events that had taken place at ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Parliament of Republic of South Africa vs Hon F Shivambu and 19 others - Suggestion of penalties by Mr Randall van Voore
7 Nov 2014
On 03 November 2014, the Ad Hoc Committee found guilty the EFF Members who faced allegation of contempt of Parliament by creating or taking part in a disturbance within the precincts of Parliament while the House was meeting, inter alia, shouting, and or banging on tables, and or refusing to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Local Government Sector Education & Training Authority & Services SETA on their 2013/14 Annual Reports
5 Nov 2014
The Chairperson reflected on the role that SETAs should play in developing the country and contributing to increasing the pool of skilled people. The problem was that this was not currently happening as the SETAs were facing problems with governance, administration, financial management, monitoring and evaluation which resulted in SETAs ...