The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is a portfolio committee of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
in the
Parliament of South Africa. The remit of this committee is to oversee the work of the
Department of Basic Education
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is one of the departments of the South African government. It oversees primary and secondary education in South Africa. It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma, when the former Dep ...
, Umalusi and the South African Council of Educators.
Committee membership
Following the
May 8, 2019 general election, the committee was established for the 6th Parliament (2019–2024) on 27 June 2019 and
Bongiwe Mbinqo-Gigaba of the
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...
was elected chairperson on 2 July. The membership of the committee is as follows:
The following people serve as alternate members:
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Wynand Boshoff MP (
Freedom Front Plus
The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus; af, Vryheidsfront Plus, ''VF Plus'') is a right-wing political party in South Africa that was formed (as the Freedom Front) in 1994. It is led by Pieter Groenewald. Its current stated policy positions include a ...
)
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Bantu Holomisa
Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa (born 25 July 1955) is a South African Member of Parliament and President of the United Democratic Movement.
Holomisa was born in Mqanduli, Cape Province. He joined the Transkei Defence Force in 1976 and had b ...
MP (
United Democratic Movement
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) is a centre-left, social-democratic, South African political party, formed by a prominent former National Party leader, Roelf Meyer (who has since resigned from the UDM), a former African National Congress ...
)
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Chantel King MP (
Democratic Alliance)
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Mzwakhe Sibisi MP (
National Freedom Party
The National Freedom Party (NFP) is a South African political party. It was launched on 25 January 2011 by Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, former chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), along with other former IFP members.
Election results
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)
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Sophie Thembekwayo MP (
Economic Freedom Fighters)
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Bafuze Yabo MP (
African National Congress
The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ...
)
References
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Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa