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Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Health 2018/19 Annual Report
16 Oct 2019
Deliberation on the Western Cape Government, Department of Health Annual Report for 2018/19 provided the challenges faced by the Department, including a budget cut, burdened staff members and limited resources. The Department reported having a clean audit outcome for 2018/19.
Members were concerned about the budget cut ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety and Western Cape Liquor 2018/19 Annual Reports: deliberations
11 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Liquor Authority on its 2018/19 Annual Report. The presentation highlighted the challenges within the industry such as late applications, incomplete applications and advertising costs. Research shows that gender-based violence is largely fuelled by alcohol which is too easily accessible ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Timeline & schedule for appointment of Western Cape Commissioner for Children; Committee Reports
8 Oct 2019
The Committee met with the purpose of considering the nominations for an appointment of a Western Cape Commissioner for Children. The list all the nominees were due to be published on October 9th 2019 on the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) website. A decision had to be made on how ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children's Commissioner: publishing applicant names
2 Oct 2019
List of nominations / applicants not made available to the public at the meeting
The Standing Committee on Social Development met to discuss the process for the appointment of the Commissioner for Children. An advertisement calling for nominations and applications for the position had been widely circulated via the print ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Implementation of sections 19 & 21 of Western Cape Community Safety Act (2013): Department of Community Safety briefing
1 Oct 2019
The Committee was told that the Community Safety Act (S8) authorises the Department to collect information and maintain an integrated information system. This includes information from state institutions, security service providers and the police service.
Safety concerns of the province and reports from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Universal Health Care versus the National Health Insurance
11 Sep 2019
The Western Cape Department of Health briefed the Committee on the National Health Insurance and the Universal Health Coverage. Members heard that the two healthcare initiatives are not exactly the same. The Universal Health Coverage seeks to provide health services to all people who need them without undue financial hardship, ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Heritage Western Cape council shortlisting: preparations
10 Sep 2019
Documents handed out: Scoring sheet [not approved yet]
The Committee met with the Director of Museum Services from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport to deliberate on the candidates for the Heritage Western Cape council. The discussion included clarity about the long list of 42 nominations; discussion on the differences ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Heritage Western Cape Council; Department of Community Safety on its Policing Needs and Priorities programme
20 Aug 2019
The Director of Museums, Heritage and Geographical Names, told the Committee that Heritage Western Cape (HWC) had the ability to establish committees. Currently, these comprised the Archaeology, Palaeontology and Meteorites Committee; the Built Environment and Landscapes Committee; the Impact Assessment Committee; the Inventories, Grading and Interpretations Committee; and an Appeals ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
State of the Forensic Pathology & EMS in the province: Department of Health briefing
14 Aug 2019
The Western Cape Health Department presented a briefing on the state of Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) in the province. The presentation included details of the service pressures within the entity, the circumstances of death, and provincial homicides. The Committee was told that from 1 April 2018 to 31 March this ...
Social Development (WCPP)
DSD on funding for Residential facilities of older persons; DHS on housing special needs policy
13 Aug 2019
The Committee received presentations from three provincial departments on topics related to social welfare for needy residents of the Western Cape.
The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) described how it collaborated with the Department of Social Development (DSD) to agree and form policies with regards to infrastructure. Infrastructure ...