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Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety & Western Cape Liquor Authority audit outcomes
11 Oct 2019
The Auditor-General and the Audit Committee briefed the Committee on their respective reports for the 2018/19 financial year. The Department of Community Safety and its entity, the Western Cape Liquor Authority, also briefed the Committee on their annual reports.
The Member of the Executive Council (MEC) commended ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of the Premier 2018/19 Annual Report
10 Oct 2019
The Premier of the Western Cape emphasised the importance of maintaining the high level of good governance that was achieved for the four consecutive years during the fifth parliament. The increase in the roll-out of broadband from 18 to 30 municipalities was a long-term project and Broadband ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Audit outcomes: Department of the Premier Annual Report
10 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor-General South Africa on performance of the Department of the Premier.
Members asked for clarity about consequence management in the case involving an official that was allegedly soliciting kickbacks, and later was found guilty of fraud and corruption. When did this ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Audit Outcomes: Department of Transport and Public Works & Government Motor Transport 2018/19 Annual Reports
8 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Auditor General of South Africa and the Audit Committee on the 2018/19 annual reports of the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works and the Government Motor Transport entity. The Minister was in attendance. The presentation highlighted the Auditor-General’s report ...
Tourism
Audit Outcomes of Department and entities: AGSA briefing
8 Oct 2019
The Auditor General of SA (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the 2018/19 audit outcomes of the National Department of Tourism (NDT) and SA Tourism (SAT). For the past five financial years, the overall audit of the tourism portfolio had regressed as the NDT had received a qualified ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Public Service Commission 2019/20 Strategic Plan
14 Aug 2019
The Office of the Public Service Commissioner briefed the Standing Committee on Premier and Constitutional Matters on its 2019/20 strategic plan, and said the strategic focus of the Public Service Commission (PSC) for the 2019/2020 financial year rested on four pillars -- routine outputs, research, reporting and ad hoc activities. ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
State of the Forensic Pathology & EMS in the province: Department of Health briefing
14 Aug 2019
The Western Cape Health Department presented a briefing on the state of Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) in the province. The presentation included details of the service pressures within the entity, the circumstances of death, and provincial homicides. The Committee was told that from 1 April 2018 to 31 March this ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Department of Health 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with MEC
31 Jul 2019
The Standing Committee on Health received a presentation from the Western Cape Department of Health (WCDH) on its annual performance plan (APP) for 2019/2020. The Committee had asked the Department to expand its presentation to include information on the health landscape in the Western Province, as well as the challenges ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of the Premier 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; Premier Winde present
31 Jul 2019
The Standing Committee met for a briefing on the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP) of the Department of the Office of the Premier.
The Premier informed the Committee that despite the key focus areas alluded to in his State of the Province Address (SOPA), the APP would remain substantially unchanged ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Internal Audit function, emerging risks and assurance engagements for Provincial Government of Western Cape for 2019/19: Audit Committee
26 Jul 2019
The Committee met to be briefed on the roles and responsibilities of the internal and external auditing committees in order to gain an insight into their lines of reporting and levels of independence.
The Committee was told that the external audit committees were independent entities whose members were recruited from ...