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NCOP Social Services
NHI Bill: Final Mandates (with Minister)
21 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services, in a virtual meeting, considered the final mandates on the National Health Insurance Bill [B11B-2019].
Eight of the nine provinces mandated their representatives to vote in favour of the Bill. Western Cape did not submit ...
NCOP Social Services
NHI Bill: Negotiating Mandates; African Medicines Agency Treaty; with Minister
14 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Committee convened to receive provincial negotiating mandates on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. Eight provinces voted in favour of the Bill. The Western Cape had been allowed an extension until 17 November 2023 to consolidate all its ...
Defence
Feedback on the Reserve Force Indaba; Reserve Force future plans; with Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2023
The Department of Defence and Military Veterans provided feedback to the Committee on the Reserve Force's Indaba Two, and the future focus for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) reserves.
The Deputy Minister assured the Committee that the Department of Defence’s (DoD's) officials had done a lot of ...
NCOP Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: consideration of public submissions & Department response; with Minister
9 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services had a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Health (DoH) on its responses to submissions on the National Health Insurance Bill, arising from the National Council of Provinces (NOCP) process.
The ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: DBE briefing & legal advisor input (with Deputy Minister)
8 Nov 2023
Tracking the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill in Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Select Committee on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill.
The BELA Bill proposes to amend the South African Schools Act and the Employment of Educators Act to ...
NCOP Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Consideration of Public Submissions
7 Nov 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a briefing from the Department of Health (DOH) on the public submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Department noted that there were 15 submissions that it would respond to on the day.
Members ...
NCOP Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Department response to public submissions (with Ministry)
31 Oct 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Health and Social Services heard the National Department of Health’s responses to the written submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
Most of the issues that were raised were similar to what had been presented ...
Defence
Revised SANDF HR Strategy; SANDF deployment; with Minister and Deputy Minister
26 Oct 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Joint Standing Committee was joined by the Department of Defence and Military Veterans and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to consider the Committee’s proposal for a new human resources (HR) strategy to ensure a permanent exit mechanism for soldiers, and a rejuvenation of ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Agreement between RSA and France on Cinematographic and Audio-visual Co-production; UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage; with Deputy Minister
25 Oct 2023
The Committee convened a virtual meeting for briefings by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the Agreement between South Africa and France on cinematographic and audio-visual co-production and the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Department said the Agreement aimed to create opportunities ...
Defence
Feedback on engagements with the DFSC and the way forward; with Ministry
19 Oct 2023
The Committee received feedback from the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in a virtual meeting to discuss the future of the Defence Force Service Commission (DFSC) following the recognition of the South African National Defence Union (SANDU), after the labour union had reached the required threshold. Minister Thandi ...