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Human Settlements
NHFC, PPRA & CSOS 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans; with Deputy Minister
21 Apr 2022
National Housing Finance Corporation
Community Schemes Ombud Service
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee received briefings from three Department of Human Settlements entities -- the National Housing Finance Corporation, the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority and the Community Schemes Ombud Service -- on their budgets, strategic plans, and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS, CHE, SAQA & QCTO 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans
20 Apr 2022
The Committee met with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, the Council for Higher Education, the South African Qualifications Authority and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, to receive briefings on their strategic and annual performance plans for 2022/23. The entities covered their strategic areas ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan & AGSA briefing; with Minister
20 Apr 2022
DHET 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training and the Auditor-General of South Africa to receive briefings on the 2022/23 annual performance plans of the Department and its entities. The Auditor-General was concerned about the usefulness of the performance targets ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Institutional Autonomy of Universities: colloquium with Deputy Minister
29 Mar 2022
Video (Part 1)
Video (Part 2)
The Committee hosted its colloquium on institutional autonomy at the Bellville Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and heard from a range of stakeholders such as the Department, Council of Higher Education, Universities South Africa, HETN, COSATU, South African Union of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge Act and related matters: DSI briefing
25 Mar 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform for an update from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the implementation of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK) Act, with particular reference to the regulations and public participation process, the registration of IK documentation centres, and the establishment of the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Update on Certification Backlog; Proliferation of Illegal Private Colleges; Quality Assurance of the TVET Examinations; with Deputy Minister
23 Mar 2022
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training, the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and Umalusi to receive an update on the eradication of the certification backlog. The Department of Higher Education and Training also briefed the Committee on the proliferation of illegal private colleges ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Student unrest in tertiary sector; 2022 student admissions; NSFAS support to students; CGE Report on Gender Transformation Investigation in TVET colleges, with Minister
16 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture, Portfolio Committee in Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities and the Multiparty Women’s Caucus met in a virtual meeting to discuss the student unrest in the tertiary sector, 2022 student admissions ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NSFAS, Services SETA & NSF on implementation of audit action plan
11 Mar 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform with the National Skills Fund (NSF), the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the Services SETA in the presence of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Auditor-General to receive briefings on the status of the implementation of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET & DSI Quarter 2 & 3 2021/22 Performance; Implementation of audit action plan
4 Mar 2022
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to receive presentations on their 2020/21 quarter two and three performance reports, as well as to be advised of progress in the implementation of ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Recent student protests: UKZN, DUT, USAf & SAUS input
2 Mar 2022
The Committee met with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the Durban University of Technology and their Student Representative Councils joined by the South African Union of Students (SAUS), Universities South Africa to receive briefings on the recent student protests in the two universities. Each stakeholder presented its perspective on the ...