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Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety & Western Cape Liquor Authority Annual Reports 2021/22
28 Oct 2022
Department of Community Safety
The Committee engaged with the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) and the Western Cape Department of Community Safety on their 2021/22 financial year annual reports.
Both the Department and the WCLA received clean audit opinions. The Department’s was the 14th in ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport and its entities Annual Report 2021/22, with Minister
27 Oct 2022
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports
The Public Accounts Committee convened in a hybrid setting for a briefing on the 2021/22 Annual Report by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) and its entities, i.e. the Western Cape Language Committee, Western Cape Cultural Commission and Heritage Western Cape. ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport & its entities: 2021/22 Annual Reports
27 Oct 2022
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports
This meeting was a discussion on the annual reports of the Department in the year under review; 2021/2022.
The Department’s work was premised on prioritising the recovery of their sectors and also aligning their work with the Western Cape Recovery Plan in the ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Membership to the Heritage Western Cape Council: Deliberation and Finalisation of Shortlist
26 Oct 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport deliberated on finalising the shortlist for membership to the Heritage Western Cape Council.
The Chairperson indicated that only 14 nominees could be appointed, but there are instances where members terms have lapsed or they have ...
Education (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Education Annual Report 2021/22
14 Oct 2022
Western Cape Education Department
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) noted in its 2021/22 Annual Report that numerous factors impacted learning and teaching time including the Covid-19 pandemic with its rotational school timetable and the Temporary Revised Education Plans (TREPs); continued high learner relocation to the Western Cape; economic ...
Ad-hoc Committee- TB-related matters (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
7 Oct 2022
The Committee met to elect its chairperson. Ms W Philander (DA) received unanimous support for the post.
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament unanimously agreed to establish an Ad-hoc Committee on Tuberculosis (TB). This decision follows engagements with various stakeholders since February last year. As with other provinces, TB is ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Police Station Upgrades & Maintenance: SAPS briefing
7 Oct 2022
In a hybrid briefing in the presence of the SAPS National Commissioner and Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight, the upgrading plans for four police stations in Bitou, Mossel Bay, Kleinvlei and Elands Bay were outlined.
During cluster visits to towns and districts across the Western Cape, the Committee ...
Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)
Legislature seat numbers: IEC & Researcher briefing
7 Sep 2022
The Ad Hoc Committee on Seats in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament met virtually for a briefing by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the processes for determining the number of seats in provincial legislatures. The Committee also received a briefing from its research section on ways of amending ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Firearm Destruction in Western Cape: SAPS briefing
30 Aug 2022
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport was told by the SA Police Service (SAPS) that its efforts to establish a firearms destruction site in the province had not yielded results. Several possible sites at private companies had been investigated and found unsuitable. Budgetary constraints prevented ...
Budget (WCPP)
FFC on 2023/24 Division of Revenue submission
5 Aug 2022
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened for a virtual briefing by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the 2023/24 Division of Revenue (DoR) submission. The presentation highlighted the current struggling economic context, such as the high unemployment rate and widening inequality. It also ...