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Defence and Military Veterans
SANDF HR matters; Implementation of Legacy Report recommendations; Efforts to bring CoE expenditure under control
30 Oct 2024
Defence and Military Veterans
DMV and CCB 2023/24 Annual Reports
16 Oct 2024
Defence and Military Veterans
Election of Chairperson; DOD, DMV, ARMSCOR and CCB 2024/25 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister and Deputy Minister
9 Jul 2024
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: DBE response to public submissions; with Ministry
20 Mar 2024
The Select Committee convened in a virtual meeting to enable the Department of Basic Education to respond to matters raised during the public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The Minister said she hoped this Bill would get passed before the end of ...
Basic Education
SAHRC School Uniforms Report; with Minister
5 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened virtually to consider the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Report on School Uniforms and the over-regulation of appearances in the Eastern Cape, 2022.
The Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motshekga, provided opening remarks, acknowledging the importance of the topics and ...
Basic Education
2023 NSC Examination: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister
6 Feb 2024
In its first meeting for 2024, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform with the Minister, a delegation from Umalusi, and the Department of Basic Education to discuss the 2023 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Matric results. The Chairperson voiced her satisfaction with the outcome of ...
Basic Education
2023 Examinations-Readiness: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
19 Sep 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform to receive an updated status report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Umalusi on learners' examination readiness in 2023. The DBE acknowledged the examination irregularities within the past year and the errors in some of the past examinations, but ...
Basic Education
PIRLS & Reading Literacy; with Minister
23 May 2023
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) results. They reported that the study revealed very low performance levels of learners' ability to read for meaning by the time they turned ten years ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: DBE briefing, with Minister in attendance
3 May 2023
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met virtually with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for a briefing on the 2023 Appropriation Bill. The Department provided an overview of the appropriation for the 2022/23 financial year and the preliminary spending outcomes as at the end of the 2022/23 financial year; ...
Basic Education
KZN PED: Implementation of Committee oversight visit recommendations & National School Nutrition Programme (Challenges and Mitigations); with Minister
2 May 2023
The KZN Provincial Department of Basic Education briefed the Portfolio Committee on the status of implementing the Committee's recommendations following their ...