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Higher Education
2024 Academic Year: NSFAS & stakeholder preparations; with Deputy Minister
29 Nov 2023
The meeting held on a virtual platform provided an opportunity for the Portfolio Committee to hear from various stakeholders involved in higher education on their state of readiness for the 2024 academic year. The stakeholders present were Universities South Africa (USAf), the South African Public Colleges Organisation (SAPCO), the ...
Higher Education
National Plan for Post-School Education and Training; Progress On Migration of Nursing & Agricultural Colleges; CGE Activity report on the Maputo Protocol 2023; with Deputy Minister
22 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) for a presentation on the National Plan for the Post-School Education and Training (NPPSET) system. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), together with the Department of ...
Higher Education
HSRC briefing on SA National Survey on Health, Life Experiences, and Family Relations
17 Nov 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee was presented with a comprehensive update by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on the progress of the South African survey on health, life experiences, and family relations, commonly known as the national Gender-Based Violence (GBV) study.
The HSRC provided detailed insights ...
Higher Education
Identification and repurposing of unutilised/under-utilised infrastructure in the PSET system
15 Nov 2023
The Committee met with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to get an update on progress they were making with the identification and repurposing of unutilised/under-utilised infrastructure in the post-school education and training (PSET) system.
The DHET said ...
Basic Education
CGE Report on Learner Pregnancy-Policy Interplay; with Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2023
CGE Report on Learner Pregnancy-Policy interplay
The Committee met virtually to unpack the nuanced challenges surrounding teenage pregnancies in South African schools, with presentations from both the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and the Department of Basic Education. The Commission underscored the grim reality of sexual misconduct, forced marriages, ...
Higher Education
State of Governance at UCT (incl Independent Panel Report)
8 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation met with the University of Cape Town’s (UCT's) Council and its management to consider the independent panel’s (IP's) report on governance issues at the institution.
The Council established the IP in October 2022 to look into governance matters that occurred ...
Basic Education
Nguvu Collective Petition to Eradicate Pit Latrines; with Deputy Minister
7 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform to consider a petition calling for the eradication of pit latrines in schools in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. The petition had over 5 000 signatures demanding urgent action to replace the pit latrines because of the safety and health ...
Higher Education
Final Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Decadal Plan
3 Nov 2023
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) presented the final Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Decadal Plan in a virtual meeting. The presentation outlined the progress made in implementing the Plan, focusing on thematic priorities like addressing climate change, enhancing education, and modernising sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing. ...
Higher Education
merSETA and TETA 2022/23 Annual Reports
1 Nov 2023
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MERSETA)
Transport Education and Training Authority
Two SETAs – the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (merSETA) and the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) – were called in to present their 2022/23 Annual Reports as they had ...
Basic Education
National School Nutrition Programme Update; with Deputy Minister
31 Oct 2023
2023 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
The Committee held a virtual meeting to discuss the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). These provinces had faced difficulties in providing food to learners during the first quarter, so the Committee wanted an update.
The meeting ...