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Telecommunications and Postal Services
USAASA briefing; with Deputy Minister
6 Mar 2018
The Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications said that there were challenges in the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA) that the ministry was trying to address. The ministry recommended courses of action to the board, but if nothing happened then interventions were necessary. People had to ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) & DHET status report, with Deputy Minister
28 Feb 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training received a briefing from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) outlining how it will utilise the increased budget provisions received by the sector.
Adding to the R10bn the Department received in October, National Treasury provided an additional R57 billion to ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
National e-Strategy + e-Government Strategy implementation
27 Feb 2018
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SERVICES
DATE : 27 February 2018
TIME : 09:30
VENUE : Committee Room 3, 90 Plein Street
AGENDA : Briefing by Department on National e-Government Strategy
implementation
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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training Quarter 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training presented its Third Quarter report, for the 2017/18 Financial Year, to the Committee. The presentation covered the strategic objectives, targets set, targets achieved, targets not achieved and achievements for the six programmes of the Department, namely, Administration, Planning, Policy and Strategy, University Education, ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services, SENTECH; Broadband Infraco + USAASA and USAF on Quarter 1 & 2 performance
20 Feb 2018
The Committee heard presentations from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS), SENTECH; Broadband Infraco (BBI); and USAASA and USAF on their performance information for quarters one and two 2017/18.
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS)
The DTPS said that, in the first quarter, 22 out of 26 ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Revised Convention on Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and Other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African State
14 Feb 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training briefed the Committee on the revised Addis Convention on the recognition of studies in higher education in African States. The Convention had been conceived in Addis Ababa in December 2014 as a replacement for the Arusha Convention of 1981. South Africa had not ...
Telecommunications and Postal Services
SASSA Project: South African Post Office progress report
13 Feb 2018
South African Post Office briefed the Committee on its readiness to migrate social grant beneficiaries to its new integrated grant payment systems. It sought to clarify the confusion and panic surrounding the South African Social Security Agency’s urgent application to the Constitutional Court. SAPO assured Members of Parliament that SASSA ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Impeachment of President procedure: Section 89 of Constitution
30 Jan 2018
The sub-committee on the Rules of the National Assembly considered and reviewed the draft rules to Remove a President, in terms of Section 89 of the Constitution.
The Secretary to the Chairperson, prior to taking the sub-committee through the draft rules, reminded Members that at the previous meeting, they had ...
Rules of the National Assembly
Formulation of Rules to regulate Section 89 of the Constitution (Removal of the President)
25 Jan 2018
National Assembly Rules Committee met to consider, discuss and make proposals on the Notes on Procedures to Remove a President in terms of Section 89 and the Draft Rules Removal of the President from its previous meeting.
The Secretary of the National Assembly (NA) presented the notes and the draft ...
Powers and Privileges of Parliament
Draft Bill: consideration by the Constitutional and Legal Services Office
24 Jan 2018
The Parliamentary Legal Advisor: Constitutional and Legal Services Office, presented the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Amendment Bill, and told the Committee that its work was guided by the two key findings of the Constitutional Court judgment: