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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
MECs for Education on Matric results; LTSM centralised procurement; National School Nutrition Programme
27 Jun 2018
The Select Committee on Education and Recreation was briefed by the Members of the Executive Committees (MECs) and officials of provincial Departments of Education on matric results, the centralised Learner Teaching Support Material (LTSM) procurement systems and the National School Nutrition Programme. The meeting followed oversight visits, where the Committee had ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Elections: IEC state of readiness; National Development Agency Annual Performance Plan; with Deputy Minister
19 Jun 2018
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) briefed the Committee on the country’s state of readiness in preparation for the next elections to be held in 2019.
The Commission indicated that the consultations with the President and premiers was yet to be undertaken to discuss the issues related to the national and ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Social Development 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan (meeting postponed)
5 Jun 2018
The Department of Social Development (DSD) was supposed to brief the Committee on its Budget and Annual Performance Plan for 2018/19. However, the Committee decided that the briefing could not take place because neither the Minister nor the Deputy Minister was present at the meeting. The Committee noted that decision ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Water and Sanitation 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 May 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Water and Sanitation on their Annual Performance Plan, Budget Vote 36. Both the Minister and Deputy-Minister were present at the meeting and answered the questions raised by Members. The issues raised focused mainly on the problem of water losses, water shortages and ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Umalusi & SA Council of Educators (SACE) 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
25 Apr 2018
The South African Council of Educators (SACE) and Umalusi briefed the Select Committee on their annual performance plans for 2018/19, and highlighted the roles, key functions and mandates they fulfilled in the basic education system.
SACE stressed the importance of professionalism among teachers, and the programmes it had developed to ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Border Management Authority Bill [B9B-2016]: deliberations
24 Apr 2018
The Chairperson said that the absence of the Minister of Home Affairs, the Deputy Minister and the Director General, was making it difficult for the Committee to finalise the Border Management Authority Bill. Nevertheless, she allowed the Department’s legal advisor to give a presentation on the consolidated public comments received ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
NSFAS on 2018 state of readiness; DBE Quintile System; with Minister
29 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on its state of readiness for the 2018 academic year, and heard from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) how schools were ranked into quintiles based on socio-economic factors prevailing in the surrounding areas.
NSFAS reported that a ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Department of Human Settlements 2016/17 Annual Report
28 Nov 2017
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on its annual report, focusing on its projects and financial performance.
The backlog in the issuing of title deeds, which included those from both before and after 1994, was considered a serious problem. The Department had ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Arts and Culture 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister
22 Nov 2017
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, provided the Committee with a broad overview of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) 2016/17 Annual Report. The Minister reported that the Enyokeni Cultural Precinct project was carried out without following proper guidelines. As such, the ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport and Recreation 2016/17 Annual Report, with Minister & Deputy
8 Nov 2017
The Department of Sports and Recreation briefed the Committee on its 2016-2017 Annual Report.
Members were pleased that the Department had achieved an unqualified audit opinion for four years in a row and it had also satisfied 82% of its targets. The Committee was happy that ...