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Social Development (WCPP)
Strategy to reduce child murders in Western Cape
30 Jul 2019
Summary
The Committee convened to hear about the scourge of child murders in the Western Cape. Various organisations and members of the public made their submissions and voiced their concerns. All the organisations that presented shared the same sentiments and concerns regarding child murders.
The Children’s Institute of the University ...
Education (WCPP)
Committee Report on Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Basic Education
15 Mar 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt of the Department of Education, in the schedule to Western Cape Appropriation Bill. The Committee supported the Vote. However, the African National Congress expressed its minority view to not support the Vote.
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Education budget, with MEC
8 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Education on the Appropriation Bill for 2019/20. The Committee was pleased to hear that the Department had received a clean audit for the period under review. The Department has received a baseline growth increase of R250 million with the total allocation for ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Provincial Treasury budget, with MEC
7 Mar 2019
The Western Cape Provincial Treasury appeared before the Committee to discuss the 2019/20 Provincial Treasury budget. Three focus areas had been identified, that was making sure that internal governance issues were addressed in relation to processes and people management, there was a continued focus on the Public Finance Management Act ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of Premier 2019/20 budget: briefing, with Premier
6 Mar 2019
The Department of the Premier appeared before the Committee to discuss the budget for the 2019/20 financial year.
In her opening remarks, the Premier said that the Department’s main budget for 2019/20 was R1.571 billion, an increase of 5% compared to the 2018/19 adjusted budget. In line with the global ...
Budget (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill, 2019: Provincial Treasury briefing
5 Mar 2019
The Provincial Treasury briefed the Budget Committee on the 2019 budget and 2018/19 additional adjustment appropriations. The 2019 Budget demonstrated the province’s commitment to policy priorities and focused on “maximum citizen impact”. The aim of the Department was to enhance governance through innovation, partnerships and technology, and to apply the ...
Budget (WCPP)
Western Cape Provincial Treasury on Quarter 3 performance
1 Mar 2019
The Committee was briefed on the Third Quarter Performance of the Provincial Treasury for the current financial year. Spending in this period amounted to R 45.499 billion of the R63.212 billion adjusted budget. Performance in the 2018/19 period of the province included a net adjustment of R463.308 million made to ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Western Cape Commissioner for Children Bill amendment: consideration
27 Feb 2019
Documents: Western Cape Commissioner for Children Bill
The Committee met to discuss adjustments to the Amendment Bill adopted by the Committee in the previous meeting. The amendments dealt with editorial and grammatical corrections.
The terms 'powers and duties' were proposed as replacement for the word 'functions' in the previous meeting. It was ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
National Gambling Amendment Bill: public hearings
22 Feb 2019
The Committee met to discuss the National Gambling Amendment Bill. Matters that featured prominently during the meeting included the proposed reconfiguration of the National Gambling Board to the National Gambling Regulator, run by a single functionary in the person of a chief executive officer (CEO); decision-making at second meetings by ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board vacancies: Provincial Treasury briefing
13 Feb 2019
The Committee met with the Provincial Treasury to discuss the process that led to the selection of candidates for the vacant positions in the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board. The current Committee will consider shortlisted candidates and make appropriate recommendations to the Minister, while the incoming Committee will be responsible ...