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Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Committee Report
17 Apr 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Discussion of Vote 4: Police Oversight and Community Safety, in the Schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill, 2024
15 Mar 2024
The Committee met to deliberate on budget vote 4: Police Oversight and Community Safety in the schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill. The discussion covered a range of community safety and policing issues, including the effectiveness of neighbourhood watch programs, concerns surrounding budget cuts impacting law enforcement initiatives, ...
Adhoc Committee on Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill (WCPP)
Ad Hoc Committee Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill (WCPP) [Public hearing on the Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill]
1 Mar 2024
Report of the meeting to follow.
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Western Cape Government Annual Budget; Procurement of SITAs; Audit findings of Funza Lushaka Programme
28 Feb 2024
The Public Accounts Committee (WCPP) convened virtually to follow up on various issues coming out of previous Committee meetings such as matters related to the Western Cape Government Annual Report, the SITA procurement delays, the Funza Lushaka bursary audit findings, and the Township Revitalisation Programme. However, the agenda item ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety on its final 2023/2024 Policing Needs and Priorities Report
23 Feb 2024
The Western Cape’s updated 2023/2024 Policing Needs and Priorities Report were tabled before the Standing Committee on Police Oversight and Community Safety on 23 February. As a legislative mandate of the Department of Community Safety and Police Oversight, the Report highlighted the fact that the overly centralised model of ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
23 Feb 2024
The Committee met to elect a new Chairperson following the resignation of the previous Chairperson from the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. The Committee elected Ms W Philander (DA) as the new Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Social Development, unopposed.
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Liquor Authority Board: Interviews
22 Feb 2024
The Standing Committee conducted interviews for vacancies on the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) Board. Candidates faced questions on motivation for applying, expertise, and views on the WCLA challenges. The nine candidates interviewed were: Mr Claude Bassuday; Dr Allen Grootboom; Mr Andre du Plessis; Mr Stephen Harrison ; Mr ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
NMB Community Cooperative and its efforts in energy cooperatives and community collaborations
7 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was told of the success of the Saltuba Gap Tap Pilot Project initiated by the Nelson Mandela Bay Community Cooperative in KwaZakhele township, which demonstrated the feasibility of social ownership of renewable energy assets.
The cooperative's vision aimed to facilitate a just energy ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Social Development
30 Nov 2023
The meeting focused on deliberating Vote Seven: Social Development in the Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill, 2023. The Department of Social Development highlighted challenges due to budget constraints, emphasising prioritising vulnerable services. Discussions included concerns about fund allocations for computers instead of addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and crime prevention. ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Cultural Affairs and Sport
29 Nov 2023
The Standing Committee on Police Oversight, Community Safety, Cultural Affairs & Sport deliberated on and approved the budget vote of the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS). The ANC opposed the adoption of the Committee’s report, stating that the Department could have avoided the cuts in ...