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Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Department of Health 2021/22 Annual Report
25 Oct 2022
Department of Health and Wellness
The Standing Committee on Health met to be briefed by the Western Cape’s Department of Health on its Annual Report for 2021/2022.
The Minister said this was the year of the journey to recovery, as many had been lost and some were still living ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Social Development Annual Report 2021/2022
18 Oct 2022
Department of Social Development
The Committee engaged with the Western Cape Department of Social Development on its 2021/22 Annual Report. Members complimented the Department for achieving a clean audit. A wide-ranging discussion took place, covering the following topics: child poverty and hunger, and child-headed households; procurement of specialised vehicles ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Education Annual Report 2021/22
14 Oct 2022
Western Cape Education Department
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) noted in its 2021/22 Annual Report that numerous factors impacted learning and teaching time including the Covid-19 pandemic with its rotational school timetable and the Temporary Revised Education Plans (TREPs); continued high learner relocation to the Western Cape; economic ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of the Premier Annual Report 2021/22
11 Oct 2022
Ad-hoc Committee- TB-related matters (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
7 Oct 2022
The Committee met to elect its chairperson. Ms W Philander (DA) received unanimous support for the post.
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament unanimously agreed to establish an Ad-hoc Committee on Tuberculosis (TB). This decision follows engagements with various stakeholders since February last year. As with other provinces, TB is ...
Budget (WCPP)
2021/22 Audit Outcomes & Annual Report process: AGSA & Treasury inputs
3 Oct 2022
Of the 21 Western Cape departments and entities audited by Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA), 17 were clean audits (81%), three were unqualified with findings (14%) and one regressed to qualified with findings (5%). Wesgro was unable to correct all misstatements in the submitted AFS and received a qualified opinion. ...
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 ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Briefing by the the National Department of Social Development on the Children’s Amendment Bill
21 Sep 2022
Children's Amendment Bill (B18-2020)
The Committee was briefed by a permanent delegate to the National Council of Provinces and the national Department of Social Development (DSD) on the Children’s Amendment Bill. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the Amendment Bill to the provincial parliament for its processes to ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Briefing by the Department of the Premier on its 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan and first quarter performance
9 Sep 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of the Premier on its 2022/23 Annual Performance Plan and first quarter performance. The Department had achieved 50 out of 50 performance targets in the first quarter of 2022/23 across its six programmes. It had developed an Annual ...
Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)
Legislature seat numbers: IEC & Researcher briefing
7 Sep 2022
The Ad Hoc Committee on Seats in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament met virtually for a briefing by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the processes for determining the number of seats in provincial legislatures. The Committee also received a briefing from its research section on ways of amending ...