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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 ...
Budget (WCPP)
Provincial Economic Review and Outlook; Provincial Treasury Quarter 1 2022/23 Performance
20 Sep 2022
The Western Cape government is on track with service delivery and all targets have been met.
The Provincial Treasury revealed this when briefing the Budget Committee on the first quarter performance for the financial year of 2022/23. The Provincial Treasury said the report is the first joint release for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Education (WCPP)
National School Nutrition Programme in WC: WCED briefing
30 Aug 2022
The Committee met with officials from the Western Cape Department Education Department (WCED) to receive a briefing on implementing the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in the province.
The Department explained that all schools in Quintiles 1 to 3 schools were included in the national feeding scheme. In addition, ...
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 ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED on STEAMAC subjects offered in schools
23 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Education (WCPP) convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Agriculture, and Coding (STEAMAC) subjects offered in schools.
The WCED briefed the Committee on its three streams education model and ...
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 ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED data use & contribution to national data-driven district project
16 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Education convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) on how the Department utilised data. The presentation detailed the type of data and the contribution made by the WCED to the national data-driven district project as part ...
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 ...