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Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Social determinants that apply pressure to the health system & mental health challenges: Department of Health & Department of Social Development Briefing
23 Sep 2022
The Standing Committee on Health in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament convened in a hybrid meeting for a briefing by the Department of Health and the Department of Social Development on the programmes in place to address the social determinants that apply pressure to the health system, specifically in ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
2021/22 Annual Report process of WC Government; Planned Oversight Visits to Gauteng and KZN SCOPAs; APAC Matters
24 Aug 2022
The Western Cape Provincial Committee on Public Accounts convened virtually to deliberate on the draft parliamentary programme to prepare itself for the annual reports of various provincial departments that would be discussed towards the end of the year.
It further deliberated on the planned visits to the provincial standing ...
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)
Provincial Department of Health briefing on name change & briefing by Department on integration of City of Cape Town facilities into the Department of Health
12 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee was briefed on the name change of the Western Cape Department of Health to the “Department of Health and Wellness” and on the integration of the City of Cape Town clinics by the Western Cape Department of Health. It was also briefed on establishing a tuberculosis ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Human Settlements on measures to address findings in 2020/21 audit opinion
29 Jul 2022
The provincial Department of Human Settlements reported its audit outcome had regressed from unqualified with no findings to unqualified with findings in the 2020/21 financial year. This came to the attention of the Committee when the Department briefed it in a virtual meeting on the material findings on compliance ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of Premier 2021/22 Quarter 3 Performance; Progress and activities of the Office of the Commissioner for Children
10 Jun 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee received a briefing on the third quarter performance of the Department of the Premier. It was updated on the progress and activities of the office of the Commissioner for Children.
The Department reported it had spent 75% of its budget. Through its ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Court judgement impacting DALRRD audit outcome and related matters: AGSA & DALRRD briefing
8 Jun 2022
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (SCOPA) received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the provincial Department of Agriculture on a court judgment that had impacted the audit outcomes of the Department for the period from 2016/17 to 2020/21.
The Department said that over an 18-month ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of Premier on status of Cyber Security and Broadband
3 Jun 2022
The Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament convened virtually to be apprised of the status of cyber security and broadband rollout in the province.
The Committee heard that the scope of the Western Cape government’s network included both corporate and administration ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
WCED on plans to address audit outcome findings; Provincial Forensic Services Quarterly Reports
25 May 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Western Cape Education Department briefed the Public Accounts Committee on its plans to address audit outcome findings to mitigate future reoccurrence. The Provincial Forensic Services (PFS) presented investigations undertaken in Quarters One and Two in 2021/22.
WCED said the Centralised Educational Management Information System ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
Final Report of the Ad Hoc Committee
6 May 2022
The Ad Hoc Committee on COVID19 finalised its work by considering and adopting its final report documenting the work of the tenure of the Committee.
The Committee recommended that each Standing Committee deals with matters pertaining to COVID-19 in their respective portfolios. The Committee also recommended that the Standing Committee on Health, ...