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Higher Education
State of governance: focus on UCT, UNISA & Fort Hare
30 Aug 2023
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee met with the University of Cape Town, the University of Fort Hare, and the University of South Africa to receive briefings on a myriad of matters related to governance, administration and other challenges at these institutions.
The University of Cape Town was ...
Home Affairs
Visas and Permits Task Team progress; Government Printing Works progress; with Deputy Minister
29 Aug 2023
Home Affairs
Zimbabwean Exemption Permit; Petitions: Home Affairs delays; State Capture update; with Ministry
13 Jun 2023
The Minister addressed the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) response to the petitions received by Parliament. The first petition came from South African citizens residing abroad, urging an investigation into the lengthy passport renewal process. The second petition was submitted by residents of Stellenbosch Municipality, requesting an inquiry into ...
Higher Education
Overview of the state of governance in the TVET sector; Northlink TVET College and Letaba TVET College on governance, administration and related matters
7 Jun 2023
The Committee received a report from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) regarding the state of governance in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in the country. The Department informed the Committee that there are 50 TVET colleges in the country and 48 were run by councils ...
Home Affairs
Political Party Funding Act, Electoral Act proposed amendments; DHA, IEC, GPW on Committee recommendations
6 Jun 2023
Government Printing Works (GPW) and Electoral Commission (IEC) on the outstanding Committee recommendations from 2019-2023 (awaited presentation)
The proposed administrative amendments to the Political Party Funding Act and proposed consequential amendments to the Electoral Act were presented by the Electoral Commission (IEC). In the Political Party Funding Act, it proposed ...
Higher Education
Presidential Youth Employment Initiative and DSI-HSRC Internship Programme
2 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation convened virtually for an engagement with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the National Youth Development Agency on the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) The meeting commenced with the DSI responding to ...
Home Affairs
Proposed amendments to Electoral Act, Electoral Commission Act & PPFA (with Ministry)
2 Jun 2023
09 May 2023 |
DHA Policy on consequential amendments to PPFA; Status of ABIS & BCMS (with Ministry present) |
In this virtual meeting, the Committee convened to make a decision on whether it would opt for a Committee Bill or an Executive Bill to address the consequential amendments emanating from ...
Higher Education
DHET & DSI Q4 2022/23 Performance; with Minister
31 May 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) met with the Portfolio Committee to present their fourth quarter performance reports.
The impact of COVID-19 on the tertiary education sector was discussed, and each department addressed the progress ...
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Election of Chairperson
26 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation elected Mr R Dyantyi (ANC) as Chairperson
Higher Education
DHET & DSI Budget Vote Reports
19 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation met virtually to consider and adopt the budget vote reports and the minutes of its recent meetings.
The Chairperson said the Committee would release a statement on the independent assessment report on the situation at the University of South ...