Walter Tebogo Letsie

National Assembly

rlewletsie@parliament.gov.za

About Walter Tebogo Letsie

2019 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 26 meetings out of 29

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Recent meetings attended

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — VBS Bank investment impact on Merafong City Local Municipality — 4 Dec 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: adoption; Committee Reports — 3 Dec 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Tshwane University of Technology corruption allegations; with Minister — 27 Nov 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — Services SETA & CETA governance and management: follow-up meeting; with Minister — 26 Nov 2019
Higher Education, Science and Technology — R&D investment requirement; ICGEB Agreement; Science & Technology Laws Amendment Bill — 20 Nov 2019

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

14th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Pre-parliamentary inquiry into allegations of corruption, maladministration, nepotism & abuse of authority at Tshwane University of Technology 27 Nov 2019

Mr W Letsie (ANC) expressed his disappointment at the actions -- or rather inaction -- of Nehawu. He said the Committee had cancelled an oversight visit to listen to the concerns raised by the union, among others, yet it saw it fit not to appear before the Committee.
Services SETA & CETA on issues of governance and management: follow-up meeting 26 Nov 2019

Mr W Letsie (ANC) said that there was still an acting CEO, which meant that there was no intention to stabilise this institution. He asked that SETA provide the Committee with the correspondence between the entity and the previous minister. The Committee had not been provided with the information which ...
Research and Development Tax Incentive Programme & Agreement between RSA & International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: Department briefing; Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill 20 Nov 2019

Mr T Letsie (ANC) commented on the ‘no-action scenario’ which is based on the 2017/18 R&D data. It seems that the scenario failed to take into account the existence of risks. What other scenarios can be done because it would be interesting to see the outcome of other scenarios?
Research and Development Tax Incentive programme Annual Report: DSI briefing; Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42B-2018]: Committee consideration 19 Nov 2019

Mr W Letsie (ANC) said Parliament and the Committee must make an example of the Council and management of the TUT to serve as a caution to anyone who might want to behave like them in the future. They must know that they were not above the Constitution of the ...
Technology Innovation Agency & National Student Financial Aid Scheme 2018/19 Annual Reports 13 Nov 2019

Mr W Letsie (ANC) welcomed the handout provided to the Committee by the TIA on the dismissal about the previous CEO. He was looking forward to the Public Protector’s probe into the situation at the TIA. Hopefully, this path would lead to more information being provided, especially in connection ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

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Plenary appearances

NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR WINS HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARD (Draft Resolution) 26 Nov 2019

Hon Chair, I'm rising on a point of order.
CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION OF CANDIDATE FOR APPOINTMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 26 Nov 2019

Hon Chair, the hon member is speaking about the ANC all the time. He's forgetting that they've got a Mayor in Tshwane.

All Plenary Appearances

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