Sibongiseni Ngcobo

National Assembly

sibongiseni.ngcobo@gmail.com

About Sibongiseni Ngcobo

2020 committee attendance as mp

59% attendance rate

Attended 16 meetings out of 27

2019 committee attendance as mp

67% attendance rate

Attended 33 meetings out of 49

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Recent meetings attended

Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities — Commission for Gender Equality 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan — 26 May 2020
Basic Education — Umalusi 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister — 19 May 2020
Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities — NYDA 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry — 15 May 2020
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Department of Science and Innovation 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan, with Minister and Deputy — 15 May 2020
Basic Education — South African Council of Educators (SACE) 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan — 12 May 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, Children and People with Disability (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

82nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
9th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
29th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities 2020/21 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister and Deputy Minister 5 May 2020

Mr S Ngcobo (DA) asked what the disability rights directions waiting approval from the DPSA entail and also asked what the tangible outcomes of the Department’s participation in the workstreams were, what recommendations the Department had put forward, and which of these recommendations benefitting women, youth and persons with ...
Commission on Gender Equality 2019/20 Quarter 2 & 3 performance 3 Mar 2020

Mr S Ngcobo (DA) asked what recourse the CGE had taken when the colleges, TVET colleges and departments had not come before them, despite being subpoenaed?
DWPD 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance & Quarter 2 performance outstanding matters 18 Feb 2020

Mr S Ngcobo (DA) said the unmet targets are a prime concern. The Department is playing an advocacy role in as far as persons with disabilities are concerned. 5.1% of the South African population is composed of disabled people. What role is the Department playing to help them? What ...
Technology Innovation Agency & National Student Financial Aid Scheme 2018/19 Annual Reports 13 Nov 2019

Mr S Ngcobo (DA) asked whether Dr Lennon had been using TIA money to travel between South Africa and Australia. He lamented the absence of Dr Lennon during the previous Committee meeting, and said that this dented the integrity of the TIA when the acting Chairperson picked and chose which ...
Progress in implementing AGSA recommendations: Audit and Risk Committee briefing; Department 2018/19 Quarter 2 performance 12 Nov 2019

Mr S Ngcobo (DA) asked whether the DWYPD’s website had been updated, because he had noticed that its new mandate -- which includes youth and persons with disabilities -- was not reflected on its website. In addition, he wanted to know how if the youth coordinating programmes were positively impacting on ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities 3 Mar 2020

Whether her Office has initiated the drafting of a Bill that seeks to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities; if not, (a) why not and (b) what steps does her Office intend taking in this regard; if so, on what date does she envisage that the Bill ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education 6 Sep 2019

(1)Whether her department has an instrument to measure the capacity and effectiveness of subject advisors whose job is to ensure that quality teaching and learning take place in schools; if not, what other mechanisms would help her department monitor effectiveness of what subject advisors do; if so, (a) are ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education 6 Sep 2019

(1)Whether, in line with the Government policy of taking services to the people, she will commit to the development of nonviable schools within the communities where they are located, rather than closing them down and incurring huge costs for transporting learners to the well-developed schools; if not, what is ...

All Questions and Answers

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