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Community Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Community Development budget
8 Mar 2019
The Western Cape Committee on Community Development met with the Western Cape Department of Social Development to deliberate on its Appropriation Bill.
The Bill was discussed in light of many issues arising from austerity measures imposed by Treasury.
The Department was coming up with innovative programmes to work around these ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Committee Business
7 Mar 2019
Report of the meeting to follow.
Community Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: consideration & Committee Report
23 Nov 2018
The Department of Social Development (DSD) appeared before the Committee to discuss the Department’s adjusted estimates for provincial expenditure.
According to the CFO, the Department had received R5 128 000 as an adjustment increase. Of that, R1.5 million was revenue retention from the previous year that the Department could also ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Health consideration, MEC Present
23 Nov 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Health, led by the MEC and Head of Department, to consider and adopt Vote 6: Health in the Schedule to the 2018 Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill and consider and adoption of the Committee Report on Vote 6: Health. Members went through the ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Health Department 2017/18 audit: Auditor General & Audit Committee briefing, with the Minister
26 Oct 2018
The Western Cape Department of Health (WCDOH) reported that immigration is a challenge affecting service delivery in the Western Cape. The Minister, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo in her opening remarks noted that Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) confirmed that the population in the Western Cape has increased. She added that the ...
Community Development (WCPP)
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: Western Cape final mandate
18 Oct 2018
The Committee met to consider its position on the final mandate in respect of the National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill in question, with discussion going back and forth between the ANC and the DA on the precise wording of the former’s position regarding the Bill.
What initially looked like ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Social Development 2017/18 Annual Report, with AGSA input & MEC present
9 Oct 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Social Development to discuss its 2017/18 Annual Report following a briefing by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA). The Provincial Minister was present.
The Provincial Minister, in his remarks, said the Department has a very broad mandate and extensive statutory framework. Its primary role ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Social Development 2017/18 Annual Report
9 Oct 2018
The Western Cape Standing Committee on Community Development met with the Provincial Department of Social Development to discuss the Department’s Annual Report for the 2017/2018 year. The Department said it had come under a lot of stress financially for the year under review. The Department maintained its commitment to expanding ...
Budget (WCPP)
Annual Reporting process: National Treasury briefing
28 Sep 2018
The Budget Committee met with National Treasury for a briefing on the Annual Reporting process.
National Treasury explained that as per the Financial Management Model of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), roles of Select Committees and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) involve closing accountability loop by exercising oversight of service ...
Community Development (WCPP)
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill B version: Negotiating Mandate
25 Sep 2018
Documents: National Health Laboratory Service Bill [B15B-2017]; National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017]
The Western Cape Standing Committee on Community Development met to consider the province’s negotiating mandates on the National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15B-2017]. Members of the DA voted in favour of the ...