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Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill: deliberations & final mandate
13 May 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Legacy Report for the Ad-hoc Committee on Energy Crisis
17 Apr 2024
The Ad Hoc Committee on Energy Crisis convened for its final session. The Committee considered its legacy report which encompassed the work of the Committee over the year that it has existed.
A Member proposed firming up the report with recommendations to address the ongoing energy crisis in South ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Final Mandate on the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill
15 Apr 2024
The Standing Committee convened to deliberate, consider and adopt the final mandate for the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill [B16 B-2023]. The negotiating mandate was adopted along party lines, with the ruling DA voting in favour of the Bill, and Al Jama-ah expressing a minority view not to support ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Public Procurement Bill: negotiating mandate; Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill: final mandate
22 Mar 2024
In a virtual meeting, National Treasury gave responses to the public comments on the Public Procurement Bill.
Committee members raised concern about big businesses always getting preference when bidding for contracts and leaving small businesses with no opportunities. Members asked about consequences for businesses that do not deliver; the ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: final mandate
18 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Infrastructure (WCPP) convened virtually to deliberate on the Final Mandate of the Western Cape on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10D-2021].
Concerns were raised about the delay in receiving the D version of the Bill and how the NCOP had handled the negotiating mandates, not ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Infrastructure
15 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Infrastructure met physically to deliberate on Vote: 10, Infrastructure, in the Schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill, 2024. In his introductory remarks, the Minister of Human Settlements in the Western Cape told the Committee that the Department of Infrastructure had experienced many triumphant moments ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Provincial Treasury
14 Mar 2024
The Committee met to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Provincial Treasury on the Western Cape Appropriation Bill and its budget, strategic approach and priorities.
Members were concerned about the integration of data collection with various municipal finance systems, particularly for smaller and struggling municipalities. They expressed their ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Local Government
13 Mar 2024
The Committee convened to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Local Government’s on the Department budget vote in the 2024 Western Cape Appropriation Bill.
The Minister remarked that the Department received a clean audit opinion. Service delivery starts with good financial management, and that should be ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Deliberations on submissions received on Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill and negotiating mandate
8 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Development, and Tourism (WCPP) met virtually to discuss the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill [B 13B – 2021] with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE).
The DMRE presented responses to stakeholder comments noting the Bill's focus on sustainable development, economic empowerment, ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill: Negotiating Mandate
6 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Local Government finalised its negotiating mandate on the Independent Municipal Demarcation Authority Bill.
The Western Cape conferred on its delegate to the NCOP not to support the Bill.
The Committee also expressed dissatisfaction about the short timeframes for finalising this and other bills.