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Basic Education
DBE 2020/21 Quarter 3 Performance; with Deputy Minister
25 May 2021
In a virtual meeting in the presence of the Deputy Minister, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Quarter 3 performance in 2020/21 going through each programme's indicators to report which targets were achieved and the reasons for those unachieved.
A variety of matters were discussed ...
Basic Education
Follow-up on Oversight Recommendations agreed to for ET Thabane Full Service School, Mount Fletcher; Budget Vote report
18 May 2021
The Portfolio Committee on ...
Basic Education
Learner Admissions/Placements in Schools: DBE briefing with Deputy Minister
11 May 2021
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education convened in a virtual meeting with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to seek answers regarding the many learners who had not yet been placed in public schooling. The school year had begun in February, yet in March there were still 5 000 unallocated ...
Basic Education
Department of Basic Education 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
17 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting and in the presence of the Minister, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education and the Select Committee on Education Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture received a briefing from the Department of Basic Education on its 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan and Strategic Plan for the years 2021-2024. ...
Basic Education
ECD Migration from DSD to DBE: progress report with Ministers
16 Mar 2021
With both Ministers present, a joint virtual technical progress report was given of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme migration from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) that requires all nine provinces to be on board and compliant with the function shifts as ...
Basic Education
Engagement with SGB National Structure
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, 05 March 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education received briefings from six school governing bodies in the country -- the United Front for School Governing Bodies, the Governor’s Alliance, Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools, the National Association ...
Basic Education
Engagement with Teacher Unions; with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education [NA]
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the National Teachers Union (NATU), the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU), the Professional Educators’ Union (PEU), the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA), and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). The teacher unions briefed ...
Basic Education
National Senior Certificate Examinations Outcomes: DBE & Umalusi briefing
2 Mar 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).
Highlights of the ...
Basic Education
Implication of SONA: Admissions and NSFAS Funding and Support; with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports and Arts and Culture, met virtually to receive a brief from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry day 3
19 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology, 19 February 2021 Part 2
17 Feb 2021: SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry day 2
16 Feb 2021: SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry day 1
27 Oct 2020: SMU Vice Chancellor inquiry: briefing on analysis of witnesses statements
13 Oct ...