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Infrastructure (WCPP)
District Six land restitution: public hearings
24 Nov 2021
In this meeting, the Committee heard oral submissions from more than a dozen former residents of District Six who had filed land restitution claims. The Committee emphasised that responsibility for land reform and restitution lay not with the provincial government but with the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Environmental Affairs & Development Planning & CapeNature Audit Outcomes
18 Nov 2021
Western Cape Government Departments 2020/21 Annual Reports
The Provincial Public Accounts Committee met with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and its entity, Cape Nature on their 2020/21 annual reports. The Committee was pleased to hear that both entities had achieved a clean audit outcome for the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Health 2020/21 Audit & Annual Report; with Provincial Minister
17 Nov 2021
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Western Cape Government Departments 2020/21 Annual Reports
In a virtual meeting, the Committee were briefed on the Western Cape Department of Health 2020/21 audit in a closed session and on the Annual Report which was open to the public.
The Committee commended the Department for its clean audit despite ...
Local Government, Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (WCPP)
Department of Local Government 2020/21 Annual Report
16 Nov 2021
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Western Cape Government Departments 2020/21 Annual Reports
The provincial Department of Local Government had achieved a clean audit with no findings for the eighth consecutive year. The Department stated this when presenting its annual report for the 2020/21 financial year to the Standing Committee in a virtual meeting.
Members ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
District Six land restitution
15 Sep 2021
The Standing Committee met on a virtual platform to discuss the way forward with the District Six Land Restitution Housing Project. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) was the lead department although only 108 units had been built so far for the beneficiaries. The Committee ...
Local Government, Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (WCPP)
Pandemic impact on financial sustainability of Western Cape municipalities: collaboration with Hanns Seidel Foundation
14 Sep 2021
The Department of Local Government introduced the research study conducted by the Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, on the impact of the pandemic on the financial sustainability of Western Cape municipalities. It pointed out there has been remarkable resilience in the short term in the ...
Finance (WCPP)
Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board: Interviews and deliberations
8 Sep 2021
The Committee met to discuss the interview questions to be posed to the short-listed candidates to be interviewed to fill vacancies on the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board. The discussion on the questions was held in a closed session.
The Committee interviewed the candidates in a closed session ...
Local Government, Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (WCPP)
Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill: Final Mandate
7 Sep 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt its final mandate on the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill. The Committee supported the Bill with comments. The EFF indicated it still needed to consult the party
Members lamented the continous absence of the permanent delegate from meetings ...
Finance (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury: Annual Public Procurement Disclosure Report & conditional grants review; Process leading to shortlisting of candidates to fill vacancies on WC Gambling and Racing Board
1 Sep 2021
The Committee met with the Provincial Treasury for the presentation and discussion of the Annual Public Procurement Disclosure Report, the new grant framework, the process leading to candidate short-listing for vacancies in the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board, and the Probity Report outcomes which was to be discussed ...
Local Government, Environmental Affairs & Development Planning (WCPP)
Progress and Implementation Plan for 2019/20 MFMA Audit & corrective measures at underperforming municipalities
31 Aug 2021
The Western Cape Department of Local Government reported there had been improvements in the municipal audit outcomes for 2019/20 financial year. Of the 30 municipalities in the province, 18 had received clean audit opinions, while nine had received unqualified opinions with findings. This translated into 90% of the 30 ...