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Higher Education
DHET Q4 2023/24 Performance & Q1 2024/25 Performance; State of governance at UCT
18 Sep 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education
State of Gender Transformation at Tertiary Institutions 2023/24: CGE briefing
11 Sep 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Higher Education
NSF Performance, Programmes, Audit Action Plan & Implementation of Nexus and MTT Reports (with Deputy Minister)
4 Sep 2024
The Committee met in Parliament with the Department of Higher Education and Training and the National Skills Fund to engage the NSF in implementing the Ministerial Task Team Report on its strategic review, the Nexus Forensic Report, and its Audit Action Plan to address the 2022/23 AGSA findings. Members also ...
Higher Education
Services SETA implementation of Audit Action Plan; Construction SETA allegations of corruption and governance irregularities; with Deputy Minister
23 Aug 2024
The Committee met in Parliament with the Services SETA (SSETA), the Construction SETA (CETA), and two branches of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU).
The SETAs were invited to take the Committee into their confidence regarding the recent allegations surrounding the proposed international benchmarking study trip ...
Higher Education
Engagement with NSFAS: Administrator ToR; Werkmans Report; Student funding for 2024 academic year; Filling of vacant posts; with Deputy Ministers
21 Aug 2024
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) at their Cape Town offices to receive a progress report from the Administrator and an update on implementing the Werkmans Report recommendations. NSFAS was facing serious challenges and had been placed under administration for the third time, yet ...
Higher Education
6th Parliament Committee Legacy Report; Overview of the post-school education and training (PSET) system; with Minister
24 Jul 2024
Higher Education, Science and Technology
The Committee met to discuss the Legacy Report of the Sixth Parliament Portfolio Committee, and the state of the post-school education and training system.
The Committee was briefed on the Department's five-year performance trends, the legislative framework, and budgetary constraints. Key issues included performance challenges, ...
Higher Education
DHET Budget Vote Report
12 Jul 2024
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee met to consider its draft Budget Vote 17 report: Higher Education and Training, and Committee minutes. It adopted its minutes without amendment.
Members commented that there had been limited time to consider the draft Budget Vote 17 report, and they were concerned ...
Higher Education
Election of Chairperson; DHET Annual Performance Plan 2024/25; with Minister and Deputy Ministers present
10 Jul 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education met in Parliament to elect its Chairperson and receive briefings from the Department on its 2024/25 annual performance plan (APP). Mr T Letsie (ANC) was nominated and elected unopposed as Chairperson.
The Minister informed Members that as the new administration commenced ...
Finance (WCPP)
Deliberations on the Final Mandate on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill
13 May 2024
On a virtual platform, the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism and Standing Committee on Infrastructure met to deliberate on the Western Cape mandate regarding the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill. The Bill was referred to the provide on 15 April 2024 by the National Council of ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Legacy Report for the Ad-hoc Committee on Energy Crisis
17 Apr 2024
The Ad Hoc Committee on Energy Crisis convened for its final session. The Committee considered its legacy report which encompassed the work of the Committee over the year that it has existed.
A Member proposed firming up the report with recommendations to address the ongoing energy crisis in South ...