Ms Pindiwe Claribel Samka

Formerly: National Council of Provinces

About Pindiwe Claribel Samka

What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? My political interest and activism started with the release of Govan Mbeki, Walter Sisulu and Raymond Mhlaba. At the time they were doing underground campaigns in the Eastern Cape raising political awareness. In Bizana, when Mandisa Marasha and Ntombi Mabhude also started looking for female activists and women with an interest in politics, I then formally started participating in politics. More...

2019 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate

Attended 8 meetings out of 10

2018 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 18

2017 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 13

2016 committee attendance as mp

86% attendance rate

Attended 6 meetings out of 7

2015 committee attendance as mp

73% attendance rate

Attended 27 meetings out of 37

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

75% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 20

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

NCOP Health and Social Services — Property Practitioners Bill: Department response to submissions & final mandates; Committee Legacy Report — 25 Mar 2019
NCOP Health and Social Services — Property Practitioners Bill: Negotiating Mandates & Department Response — 19 Mar 2019
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture — Registration at Universities & TVET Colleges — 13 Mar 2019
NCOP Health and Social Services — National Development Agency on its Annual Report 2017/18 — 5 Mar 2019
NCOP Health and Social Services — National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill [B16B-2017]: final mandates; with Minister — 26 Feb 2019

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Select Committee on Social Services (NCOP Committees) from June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Select Committee on Education and Recreation (NCOP Committees) from June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 22nd May 2014 until 7th May 2019
52nd Candidate at African National Congress Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

National Public Health Institute of South Africa Bill [B16B-2017]: final mandates 26 Feb 2019

Ms P Samka (ANC, Eastern Cape ) said the Eastern Cape Province supported the Bill without any proposed amendments.
National Qualifications Framework Amendment Bill: deliberations and finalisation 20 Feb 2019

Ms P Samka (ANC, Eastern Cape) said that she agreed with the comments made by the department. Ms Samka said that although the Chairperson had indicated the wish of not rushing the Bill, the impression that she got from DHET was that it was an important and urgent piece of ...
2018 matric results: Department of Basic Education & Umalusi briefing 13 Feb 2019

Ms P Samka (ANC; Eastern Cape) spoke in isiXhosa.
Department of Higher Education and Training 2017/18 Annual 24 Oct 2018

Ms P Samka (ANC, Eastern Cape) requested clarity from the Department on the lack of oversight from the leadership that was mentioned on page 202 of the annual report.
Interaction with Minister of Arts and Culture on issues pertaining to arts and culture 10 Oct 2018

Ms P Samka (ANC, Eastern Cape) commented that though the presentation was informative, there should have been a document prepared that covered what the Minister had delivered verbally so that the Committee could interact and fully engage with it to make valuable inputs. She added that South Africans did not ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister in The PresidencyWhat total amount has the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) spent on advertising in the past two financial years on (a) community radio stations, (b) community print media entities, (c) community television stations and (d) small commercial publicationsIn the past 2 years the GCIS has been in charge of implementing advertising campaigns for 41 client departments and entities. The GCIS has spent the below listed amounts on behalf of these clients 4 Jun 2020

Total Community Ad spend 2018/2019 & 2019/2020
Questions asked to the Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services 19 Mar 2019

What (a) is the total amount that the SA Broadcasting Corporation has spent on consultants since 1 October 2017, (b) is the name of each consultant, (c) was the purpose of consulting and (d) was the detailed breakdown of the costs of services rendered?

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