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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Update on initiatives in support of the District Development Model: DSI briefing
2 Sep 2022
Report of the meeting to follow.
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 34 to 36 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee continued with clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill, from Clause 34 to 36. Committee members expressed their party’s position.
The African National Congress (ANC) supported Clause 34: National Health Information System, which provides that the Fund must contribute ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 23 to 33 deliberations; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee met to continue its deliberations on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. In the meeting, the Committee deliberated on the NHI Bill from Clause 23 to Clause 33 – which were all supported by the ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 5 to 6 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee continued with clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill, with a specific focus on clauses 5 and 6. Members of the Committee expressed their party’s position on the various sub-clauses.
The African National Congress generally supported the two clauses ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
The Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan, resources for STI and coordination of the public STI budget
3 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation had a joint meeting with several other parliamentary committees to receive a briefing from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) White Paper and the Department’s 10-year, or decadal, plan. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
mRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer and Training Hub: DSI & stakeholder briefing
27 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in conjunction with the Portfolio Committee on Health in the National Assembly (NA) convened in a virtual meeting for a briefing by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), and representatives of Afrigen, Biovac and the South African Medical Research ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
South-West Gauteng & Northern Cape Urban TVET Colleges: overview & gender equality
25 May 2022
The Committee met with the Northern Cape Urban TVET College and the South-West Gauteng TVET College with management, student representatives and labour unions. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) was also present. The colleges were two of the colleges involved in the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Report ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Motion of desirability
18 May 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Health considered the motion of desirability on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill [B19 - 2019]. The Bill was tabled in Parliament and referred to the Committee on 8 August 2019. The National Health Insurance ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Walter Sisulu University & CHE on accreditation status of some higher education qualifications offered by the institution; with Deputy Minister
11 May 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training, Council for Higher Education, Walter Sisulu University and the Student Representative Council to receive a full account on the questioned accreditation status of some qualifications offered by the Walter Sisulu University.
Members were not pleased because of ...
Health
Health Budget: Committee Report
4 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Health met virtually to consider and adopt its Budget Vote Report for the Department of Health. The Committee briefly went through the report but focused more on its observations on the Department of Health.
Members appreciated the comprehensive report it received, but were ...