17 October 2022
The Social Services Cluster 2A Ministers will tomorrow, Tuesday 18 October at 14.00, be in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to respond to Questions for Oral Reply during a hybrid plenary sitting.
The Social Services Cluster 2A consists of Ministers responsible for Basic Education and Higher Education, Science and Innovation.
Holding regular question and answer sessions by the President, Deputy President, and Cabinet Ministers is one of the methods in which Parliament, as specified in section 92(2) of the Constitution, holds the Executive to account.
Ministers will amongst others answer questions on increasing illiteracy among learners, increase in substance abuse in schools, annual drop out of students and forensic investigations into National Skills Fund.
For a complete list of questions, please click on this link:
https://www.parliament.gov.za/storage/app/media/Docs/quest_pap/345f6578-139d-411f-bb94-bdc8e9c7ae85.pdf
DETAILS OF THE NCOP HYBRID SITTING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Date: Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Time: 14.00
Venue: NCOP Chamber and virtual platform.
Media wishing to physically attend the NCOP Hybrid Sitting should send their details (full name, name of media house, ID or passport number) to Masego Dlula at mdlula@parliament.gov.za
Members of the media who wish to observe the hybrid sitting on a virtual platform should forward their contact details to Mr Mlindi Mpindi on mmpindi@parliament.gov.za for inclusion in the Parliament Communications Service WhatsApp group, where login details will be shared. Journalists must forward their requests using their official email addresses (no private emails).
Members of the public may follow the virtual engagement live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408), via live stream on Parliament YouTube channel and Twitter page on the links below. You may subscribe to the Parliament YouTube channel to receive instant notification of live feeds.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParliamentofRSA
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ParliamentofRSA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ParliamentofRSA
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