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NCOP Appropriations
FFC 2024/24 DoR Annual Submission
11 Oct 2023
The Select Committee on Appropriations met in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC). The presentation consisted of six chapters covering the escalating global inflation, the impact of the performance of state-owned entities (SOEs) and the proposed basic income grant (BIG) on ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
2023 Examinations Readiness: DBE briefing
11 Oct 2023
The Select Committee convened on a virtual platform where the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the committee on the intensive learner support programme implemented across all provinces and the state of readiness for the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams. The Class of 2023 had suffered many disruptions because ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Co-production RSA-France Agreement (postponed)
27 Sep 2023
The Select Committee meeting on the RSA-France Agreement on Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Co-production did not take place because the briefing document the Committee received on the day the meeting was different to the document provided the previous week. The Committee agreed that as a matter of principle they do ...
Defence
NCACC Q1 & 2 2023 Performance; SANDF Deployment (with Deputy Minister)
7 Sep 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the Directorate for Conventional Arms Control (DCAC) on the National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC) first and second quarter reports for 2023.
The Committee was informed that the Information Technology (IT) system of the NCACC, ...
NCOP Social Services
Fundraising A/B: Negotiating Mandates & DSD response (with Minister); South Korea Study Tour Report
5 Sep 2023
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met to consider the negotiating mandates from the provincial legislatures on the Fundraising Amendment Bill.
All nine provinces voted in favour of the Bill. However, many of them proposed amendments to improve the bill. This included the amendment ...
NCOP Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Department briefing (with Minister); DWYPD Budget Vote Report
20 Jun 2023
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services was briefed by the Department of Health on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
The introductory remarks of the Minister noted that since the passing of the NHI Bill, by the National ...
Multi-Party Women’s Caucus
Committee Programme
15 Jun 2023
The Multiparty Women’s Caucus met on the virtual platform to receive a briefing on the Caucus’s third term programme.
The Caucus was mindful of the short time period for the third term, and Members requested that some key matters be discussed in order to prepare for the incoming seventh ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Engagement with DSI on postgraduate funding for STEM careers; new technology & innovation that could assist in providing proper sanitation in schools; with Minister
14 Jun 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) briefed the Committee on several issues related to student funding, technology and innovation initiatives, corporate support, and sanitation at schools at the basic education level.
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation provided an ...
Defence
SA Military Health Services briefing on improving capacity and capabilities at Military Hospitals; with Deputy Minister
1 Jun 2023
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence (the JSCD) convened virtually for a briefing by the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) on the requirements for improving the capacity and capabilities at Military Hospitals including needs and expected costs for critically required equipment.
The decline in the capacity and capabilities ...
NCOP Education, Sciences and Creative Industries
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture 2023/2024 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry
31 May 2023
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) Annual Performance Plan prioritised:
- increased market share and opportunities in the sport, cultural and creative industries
- diverse socially cohesive society with a common national identity.
Committee members asked about the implementation of the DSAC programmes ...