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Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
WCGRB on risks identified during 2018/2019; Saldanha Bay IDZ on Funding Model & Feasibility Study
11 Sep 2020
Video: Youtube
The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) briefed the Committee on the purposes of the industrial development zone on its funding model and on a study into the feasibility of establishing an innovation campus.
The Committee was told that the aim of the SBIDZ was to foster responsible ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Social Assistance Amendment Bill: briefing
1 Sep 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 1 SEPTEMBER, 09:00
The Committee was briefed on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill by the Department of Social Development and a Member of the Western Cape delegation to the National Council of Provinces.
Members were told the Bill aimed to empower the Minister of ...
Education (WCPP)
Department of Basic Education on Quintile system & budget allocation
25 Aug 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, 25 AUGUST 2020, 13:00
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Basic Education on the National School’s Quintile system and by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on the National Quintile System in order to see how it affected schools ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
WCGRB Vacancies: Interviews & deliberations
21 Aug 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND TOURISM
The Committee met to interview candidates for the Western Cape Gambling Racing Board (WCGRB). The interviews, and deliberations thereafter, were closed to the public.
In the open session, the Committee adopted its Report on the process. The EFF noted its minority ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Progress made in mitigating potential impact of the risks identified by Audit Committee during 2018/19 Annual Report: Department briefing
19 Aug 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, 19 AUGUST 2020, 09:00
The Western Cape Provincial Department of Health (the Department) briefed the Committee on the progress made in addressing and mitigating the potential impact of the risks identified by the audit committee during the 2018/19 Annual Report. This was a virtual meeting. ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Department of Local Government on 2018/2019 Audit Outcomes of Municipalities in Western Cape and corrective measures at underperforming municipalities
18 Aug 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 18 AUGUST 2020, 09:00
The Department of Local Government briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the 2018 audit outcomes of municipalities in the Western Cape, and the corrective measures at underperforming municipalities.
It highlighted some of the initiatives it had undertaken in ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury on shortlisting of candidates to fill vacancies on WCGRB; Discussion on interview & public hearing process
12 Aug 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND TOURISM, 12 AUGUST 2020 , 09:00
The Provincial Treasury used the virtual meeting to take the Committee through the legal requirements for filling the vacancies on the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board.
The expiry of one Board member’s term in December, ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill: Department of Local Government & SALGA input
28 Jul 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 28 JULY 2020, 11:00
Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill [B19B-2018]
The Standing Committee on Local Government was briefed by the Western Cape’s Department of Local Government and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) on the proposed amendments to the Municipal Structures Amendment ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Local Government Budget: Committee Report
27 Jul 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 27 JULY 2020, 10:15
The Western Cape Department of Local Government presented its adjusted budget to the Standing Committee in a virtual meeting.
The Department said its budget has been cut two times already as a response to the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic. The ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Economic Development and Tourism Budget Vote
27 Jul 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND TOURISM, 27 JULY, 09:00
The Western Cape Economic Development and Tourism Department (DEDAT) presented its schedule in the Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill. The Department took a net reduction of about R57 million. This is a result of the baseline reduction of ...