The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is a portfolio committee of the National Assembly in the

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. The remit of this committee is to oversee the work of the Department of Basic Education, 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

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of the African National Congress 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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) *

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References

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