The Portfolio Committee, during its engagement with the Department of Basic Education was formally requested to attend the official announcement, by the Hon Minister A Motshekga, of the Release of the Annual National Assessment (ANA) Results for 2011 at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 28 July 2011. The Director-General, Mr B Soobrayan, gave a comprehensive technical briefing on the ANA which included the purpose, design methodology, implementation and limitations.