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Basic Education
Status Report on ECD Migration: DBE & DSD briefing; with DSD Minister & DBE Deputy Minister
9 Mar 2022
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Social Development (DSD), briefed the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the updated Status Report on the Migration of Early Childhood Development (ECD) to DBE. The Minister of Social ...
Basic Education
Follow-up: Implementation of Committee recommendations during KZN and EC oversight visits; with Deputy Minister
8 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on ...
Basic Education
Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign & Action plan to create safe schools learning environments: DBE briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2022
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the objectives of the Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC), and its achievements thus far.
The main objective of the QLTC was to mobilise stakeholders to play a role in achieving quality education ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill: Briefing by the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service
24 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting attended by the Ministers of Police, Social Development and officials from several departments, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service briefed the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill (B25-2021). The Bill removed restrictions in the Criminal Procedure Act on taking DNA samples ...
Basic Education
Implications and Impact of SONA; President’s SONA 2022; with Deputy Minister
22 Feb 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
PMG was not present at the meeting. The below is compiled based on the Committee’s official minutes
Basic Education
Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: way forward
15 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, a parliamentary legal advisor briefed the Portfolio Committee on the legal process for the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which was tagged as a Section 76 Bill having both national and provincial competences. The Bill amended the South African Schools Act and Employment of Educators ...
Basic Education
2021 NSC Examinations: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Minister
25 Jan 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).
DBE noted the components of the schooling system, ...
Basic Education
Quarter 1 & 2 Performance Reports 2021/22: Briefing by Department of Basic Education; with Deputy Minister
7 Dec 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education briefed the Committee on its 2021/22 first and second quarterly reports.
The Department achieved 80% of annual targets for quarter 1 of 2021/22 and 82% for quarter 2.
Members asked if the Department will require vaccine passports for the marking of ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education on School-Readiness for 2022; with Minister
30 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education was briefed by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the state of preparedness for the 2022 academic year. The Minister was in attendance
One of the main challenges identified during the briefing was that thousands of learners remained unplaced ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence: engagement with lead departments
25 Nov 2021
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met to receive briefings on the Implementation of Pillar 2: Prevention, Rebuilding, and Social Cohesion in terms of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) National Strategic Plan. The Caucus heard from the Department of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD); Department of Social Development ...