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NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
2022 NSC Examination Outcomes: DBE & Umalusi briefing; with Deputy Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Select Committee on Education & Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture (National Council of Provinces) met on a virtual platform for a briefing on the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Science and Innovation 2021/22 Annual Report; Committee’s APP; with Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2023
The Select Committee met on a virtual platform to be presented the Department of Science and Innovation's (DSI's) annual report for 2021/22. Based on the approved 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan (APP), the total number of output targets, the Department achieved a total of 48 (92%) targets, and ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Annual Report 2021/22; with Minister
23 Nov 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee was briefed by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, on its 2021/22 annual performance report and financial statements. The presentation outlined the factors that characterised a year review, along with the events that affected the performance of ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Committee programme for 2022/23; Committee minutes
22 Nov 2022
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services held a virtual meeting to consider and adopt committee minutes. The Committee also considered its programme for the first two terms of 2023.
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children`s Amendment Bill: Final Mandates & Committee Report, with Minister
15 Nov 2022
The Select Committee convened on the virtual platform to consider the final mandates of the Children’s Amendment Bill Sec 76 [B18B-2020]. Minister Lindiwe Zulu was in attendance.
With the exception of Gauteng, eight provinces voted in support of the bill.
The accompanying Committee report was also ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
DHET 2021/22 Annual Report; with Minister
9 Nov 2022
In its final meeting for 2022, the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sport, Arts and Culture met on a virtual platform with the Minister to discuss the 2021/22 Annual Report for the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
In his opening remarks, the ...
NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
Briefing by South African Post Office (SAPO) on the turnaround plan; with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2022
The South African Post Office (SAPO) briefed the Committee on the entity’s severe financial distress, factors contributing to overall non-performance, and a contingency plan to improve the position.
The Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies gave an overview of the SAPO’s problems. He said he believed in the ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children`s Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
1 Nov 2022
The Select Committee convened a virtual meeting with the Department of Social Development and Members of Provincial Legislatures to consider provincial negotiating mandates on the Children’s Amendment Bill. The amendment emanated from a High Court judgment that required the legislature to amend the Children’s Act to include more substantive ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Children’s Amendment Bill: briefing with Minister
13 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Minister and Department of Social Development (DSD) gave a briefing on the Children’s Amendment Bill with needs to be passed by Parliament before 27 November 2022.
During the discussion, Members pointed out that the big elephant in the room was the inadequate number of ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
ECD shift; Teacher Assistants, Matric Exam readiness, with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2022
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) gave a status report on the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative achievements and way forward; the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function shift as well as learner readiness and the examination system and examined the readiness of both the learners and schools for the upcoming exams. ...