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Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Growth for Jobs strategy (launch and implementation); Inefficiencies at the Port of Cape Town
6 Jun 2023
The Committee was briefed by Transnet and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism on progress made in terms of inefficiencies at the Port of Cape Town. The Department of Economic Development and Tourism also provided a briefing on the Growth for Jobs strategy.
The Committee heard an overview ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Briefing by Department of Health and Wellness on progress made on infrastructure project at Hornlee Clinic in Knysna
2 Jun 2023
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness briefed the Standing Committee on its plans to build a new clinic at Hornlee in Knysna. It said the current clinic was too small, overcrowded, and unable to provide a full range of services. Project timelines were affected by the COVID-19 ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Fundraising Amendment Bill: DSD & NCOP delegate briefing
17 May 2023
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Development was briefed by the National Department of Social Development (DSD) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the Fundraising Amendment Bill.
The DSD told the Committee that the Bill aimed to rationalise the Fundraising Act of 1978 by ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Surge of mental health cases and programmes in place to address the mental health challenge in the province
14 Apr 2023
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness on the surge in mental health cases and the programmes in place that addressed mental health care in the province.
The Department reported that although they had already conducted the same presentation ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Health
23 Mar 2023
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Cultural Affairs and Sport
16 Mar 2023
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2023
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs & Sport (WCPP) deliberated on and approved the budget vote of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS). The ANC opposed adoption of the Committee’s report.
Members asked several questions about allocating funds for various ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Community Safety
15 Mar 2023
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport convened in a hybrid meeting with the Western Cape Department of Community Safety (WCDCS) and the Western Cape Liquor Authority to deliberate on Vote 4: Community Safety in the Schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2022/23.
Mr Reagan ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Health
10 Mar 2023
The provincial Department of Health briefed the Standing Committee on Health of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Vote 6: Health in the Schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill (2023).
The budget was the first to be tabled post-COVID-19. According to both the political and departmental heads of ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Social Development Q1-3 2022/23 Performance Reports
28 Feb 2023
The Committee convened for a briefing by the Department of Social Development on the Quarterly Reports for the period April-June 2022, July-September 2022, and October - December 2022.
The Department said that the demand for services it delivered remains high, mainly due to the difficult socio-economic conditions (exacerbated by ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities (PNPs) for 2021/22 presented by the Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety
21 Feb 2023
The Standing Committee for Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport met for a Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities (PNPs) for the Financial Year 2021/22 presentation by the Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety.
The Department presented that during the PNP engagement with SA Police Service (SAPS) held in ...