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Education (WCPP)
Teacher Absenteeism & Learner/Teacher ratio at schools in the province
12 May 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Education, 12 May 2020, 13:00
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) described the enormous challenges it would face when schools in the province reopen after the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. With reduced funding available, it would have to find ways to deal with overcrowded classrooms, ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Committee Report on Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 7
18 Mar 2020
The Committee met to finalise its Report on Vote 7: Social Development in the schedule to the Western Cape Appropriations Bill, 2020. The Report was adopted with the ANC and Al Jama-Ah expressing its minority view in not supporting the Vote.
The Committee adopted its minutes for 27 February 2020 ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Committee Report on Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 3 and Vote 12
18 Mar 2020
The Standing Committee on Finance Economic Opportunities and Tourism met to consider and adopt the Reports on Vote 3: Provincial Treasury and 12: Economic Development and Tourism, in the Schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill.
The Committee supported the Vote.
The African National Congress expressed its minority view, to ...
Education (WCPP)
Committee Report on Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 5
18 Mar 2020
The Committee met to finalise its Report on the Western Cape Appropriation Bill (B1 -2020) Vote 5: Education. The ANC and Al Jama-Ah expressed its minority view and did not support the Vote.
Committee minutes dated 30 October 2019, 27 November 2019 and 4 February 2020 were adopted.
It was ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Committee Report on the Appointment of the Western Cape Commissioner for Children
27 Feb 2020
The Committee adopted its minutes dated 17, 18 and 19 February 2020 without any amendments.
It also adopted its report on the Appointment of the Western Cape Commissioner for Children without any amendments. The Chairperson raised concern that Molo Songololo were making statements in the media that the Committee prohibited ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children’s Commissioner interviews: Day 3
19 Feb 2020
The Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape. Candidates interviewed were: Ms Joy Van der Heyden; Ms Lydia Plaatjies and Adv Mirinda Baum.
The Committee met in a closed session in the afternoon to deliberate on the 13 interviewed candidates and make ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children’s Commissioner interviews: Day 2
18 Feb 2020
The Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape. Candidates interviewed were: Prof Lukas Muntingh, Dr Naqita Alexander, Ms Lizelle Africa, Ms Zakira Mohamed and Ms Gabriela McKellar.
The meeting was closed to the public while the Committee discussed security clearance for the ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children’s Commissioner interviews: Day 1
17 Feb 2020
The Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape. Candidates interviewed were: Ms Ingrid Lestrade, Dr Eric Atmore, Ms Carol Bower, Ms Christina Nomdo and Ms Christelle Olivier.
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Economic Development and Tourism & Provincial Treasury
27 Nov 2019
The Committee deliberated on Vote 12 in the schedule to the Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill. Consideration was given to the content, including the annexures, of the report on Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure.
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) projects benefited largely from the surrender of Compensation ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Local Government
27 Nov 2019
The Committee deliberated on Vote 14 in the schedule to the Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill [B6 – 2019]. The Minister said that the original budget of R335.4 billion was increased by R6 million. He was satisfied that the Department was doing its best with the allocated budget and that ...