Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Firearm Destruction in Western Cape: SAPS briefing
30 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport was told by the SA Police Service (SAPS) that its efforts to establish a firearms destruction site in the province had not yielded results. Several possible sites at private companies had been investigated and found unsuitable. Budgetary constraints prevented ...
Social Development (WCPP)
DSD on monitoring, evaluation and budget allocation of NGOs and service centres in the province
23 Aug 2022
The Provincial Department of Social Development briefed the Committee on the procedures involved in monitoring and assisting 1 142 non-profit organisations which were funded by the department.
The Department, within its available budgetary resources, funded the provision of statutory social welfare services and approved priority social welfare and community ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED on STEAMAC subjects offered in schools
23 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Education (WCPP) convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Agriculture, and Coding (STEAMAC) subjects offered in schools.
The WCED briefed the Committee on its three streams education model and ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED data use & contribution to national data-driven district project
16 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Education convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on how the Department utilised data. The presentation detailed the type of data and the contribution made by the WCED to the national data-driven district project as part ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
PSC investigation reports submitted to WCPP
12 Aug 2022
The Western Cape Provincial Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters met virtually to be briefed by the Public Service Commission on investigative reports into Western Cape departments. Three complaints concerned the provincial Department of Health and Wellness involving three hospitals: Eerste River, Stellenbosch and Red Cross. The ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
COVID-19 Update & Vaccination Programme: Department briefing
5 Aug 2022
The provincial Department of Health had achieved its vaccination target of 70% among people over the age of 60 years, and great efforts were now being made to increase vaccination uptakes in the younger age groups. The Department conveyed this information when briefing the Standing Committee on Health in ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
TB programmes & establishment of TB AdHoc Committee in the Western Cape: Department briefing
29 Jul 2022
The Standing Committee on Health convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness on their tuberculosis (TB) programmes across the province and on the establishment of a TB ad hoc Committee in the Western Cape.
An overview of TB ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED on curriculum for foundation phase, especially ECD
14 Jun 2022
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) briefed the Committee on implementation of the National Curriculum Framework for the foundation phase focusing on early childhood education (ECD).
The Committee was told that responsibility for ECD had been shifted from the Department of Social Development to the WCED on 1 April ...
Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
8 Jun 2022
The Ad Hoc Committee: WCPP Seats convened in a virtual meeting to elect its new Chairperson. It elected Mr A Van Der Westhuizen (DA) as its Chairperson.
The Committee was established to consider whether the number of seats in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament was suitable for the increasing ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety & CoCT on Law Enforcement Advancement Plan
31 May 2022
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs, and Sport convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Department of Community Safety (DoCS) and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) on the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP).
The Committee heard that the LEAP was implemented as ...