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Education (WCPP)
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: engagement with FFC
20 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Police Oversight and Community Safety
15 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Education (WCPP)
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill: FEDSAS briefing
13 Mar 2024
The Standing Committee on Education convened virtually to hear a submission by the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS) on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill [B2B 2022], Section 76. The organisation presented proposed amendments and specific areas of the Bill the organisation supported.
The Committee ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety on its final 2023/2024 Policing Needs and Priorities Report
23 Feb 2024
The Western Cape’s updated 2023/2024 Policing Needs and Priorities Report were tabled before the Standing Committee on Police Oversight and Community Safety on 23 February. As a legislative mandate of the Department of Community Safety and Police Oversight, the Report highlighted the fact that the overly centralised model of ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED briefing on 2024 admissions process, state of school readiness & 2023 NSC performance
22 Feb 2024
The virtual meeting began and ended with reminders about upcoming public hearings on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill and travel plans for the following week.
Despite challenges like budget cuts, the Minister and officials noted positive trends in matric results and school readiness.
The Department presented updates on ...
Education (WCPP)
Follow-up engagement on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill
9 Feb 2024
Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill
Clause by clause analysis of BELA Bill (table format) (awaited document)
The Standing Committee on Education (WCPP) convened virtually to receive a detailed briefing on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill from the Department of Basic Education (the Department). The meeting delved into ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
NMB Community Cooperative and its efforts in energy cooperatives and community collaborations
7 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was told of the success of the Saltuba Gap Tap Pilot Project initiated by the Nelson Mandela Bay Community Cooperative in KwaZakhele township, which demonstrated the feasibility of social ownership of renewable energy assets.
The cooperative's vision aimed to facilitate a just energy ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Education; BELA Bill, with Minister
30 Nov 2023
The Western Cape Education Department briefed the Committee on the budget cuts and the need to reprioritise its programmes and projects. The Department reported on the need to shift some of the funds within the programmes. This as the Committee considered the 2023 Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Police Oversight and Community Safety
29 Nov 2023
The Standing Committee on Police Oversight, Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually to consider the Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill, 2023; Vote 4: Police Oversight and Community Safety. The Committee voted to adopt the Bill. In terms of Rule 90, the ANC expressed ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Minister of Electricity on the Energy Crisis in SA & effect on the Western Cape; Engagement with the Knysna Municipality on Energy Infrastructure plans
17 Nov 2023
The Ad-hoc Committee on Energy Crisis met virtually for a briefing by the Minister of Electricity on the current status of the energy crisis in South Africa and its effect on the Western Cape, as well as to engage with the Knysna Municipality on the projected plans for the ...