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Social Development (WCPP)
Funding of Old Age Homes in the province; Plans to deal with loan sharks that are keeping SASSA beneficiary cards & update on Social Relief Grant
6 Sep 2022
The Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) on the funding of old age homes in the province and by the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) on how it dealt with loan sharks preying on social grant beneficiaries. The Committee was also briefed on ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Status of census in the Western Cape: StatsSA briefing; Constitution of the Western Cape First Amendment Bill: way forward
24 Aug 2022
Constitution of the Western Cape First Amendment Bill [B 1 -2021]
The Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on the status of the census in the Western Cape Province. The Committee also ...
Social Development (WCPP)
DSD on monitoring, evaluation and budget allocation of NGOs and service centres in the province
23 Aug 2022
The Provincial Department of Social Development briefed the Committee on the procedures involved in monitoring and assisting 1 142 non-profit organisations which were funded by the department.
The Department, within its available budgetary resources, funded the provision of statutory social welfare services and approved priority social welfare and community ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
PSC investigation reports submitted to WCPP
12 Aug 2022
The Western Cape Provincial Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters met virtually to be briefed by the Public Service Commission on investigative reports into Western Cape departments. Three complaints concerned the provincial Department of Health and Wellness involving three hospitals: Eerste River, Stellenbosch and Red Cross. The ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Provincial Department of Health briefing on name change & briefing by Department on integration of City of Cape Town facilities into the Department of Health
12 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee was briefed on the name change of the Western Cape Department of Health to the “Department of Health and Wellness” and on the integration of the City of Cape Town clinics by the Western Cape Department of Health. It was also briefed on establishing a tuberculosis ...
Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)
Legislature seat numbers: calculations; Premier & Constitutional Matters Standing Committee role in constitutional changes
10 Aug 2022
The Ad Hoc Committee on Seats convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Research Unit on their report regarding the calculation of the number of seats in legislatures, as well as a briefing by the Legal Unit on the national legislation determining the size of ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
COVID-19 Update & Vaccination Programme: Department briefing
5 Aug 2022
The provincial Department of Health had achieved its vaccination target of 70% among people over the age of 60 years, and great efforts were now being made to increase vaccination uptakes in the younger age groups. The Department conveyed this information when briefing the Standing Committee on Health in ...
Budget (WCPP)
National Treasury on projected public wages over MTEF period; Provincial Treasury & Department of Premier Quarterly Performance
29 Jul 2022
The Budget Committee (the Committee) of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually for briefings on the public service wage bill for the next three medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) periods by the National Treasury, the 2021/22 fourth quarter financial and non-financial performance by the Provincial Treasury, and ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
TB programmes & establishment of TB AdHoc Committee in the Western Cape: Department briefing
29 Jul 2022
The Standing Committee on Health convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness on their tuberculosis (TB) programmes across the province and on the establishment of a TB ad hoc Committee in the Western Cape.
An overview of TB ...
Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
8 Jun 2022
The Ad Hoc Committee: WCPP Seats convened in a virtual meeting to elect its new Chairperson. It elected Mr A Van Der Westhuizen (DA) as its Chairperson.
The Committee was established to consider whether the number of seats in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament was suitable for the increasing ...