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Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Economic Development and Tourism
18 Mar 2022
The Committee met to deliberate on Vote 12: Department of Economic Development and Tourism in the 2022 Western Cape Appropriation Bill.
Members heard that the Western Cape economy, having grown by 4.3 % during 2021, had a budget of R514 million. The Minister said that this 2.8% ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Local Government
17 Mar 2022
The Western Cape Parliament's Standing Committee on Local Government deliberated on and adopted the budget of the Western Cape Department of Local Government for the 2022/23 financial year.
Among issues discussed was the establishment of a provincial house of traditional leaders and the coming into effect of ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury 2022/23 budget: discussion & adoption
17 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to discuss and adopt the budget for Provincial Treasury (Vote 3) in the schedule to the Western Cape Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
Committee Members appreciated the spending performance and consequence management interventions implemented by the department. They wanted to know ...
Budget (WCPP)
2022 Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Provincial Treasury briefing
14 Mar 2022
The Western Cape 2022 provincial budget continued to respond to the constrained economic and socio-economic environment, but ensuring an impact for citizens would require a strengthening of collective oversight over its implementation. The Provincial Treasury reported this when it was briefing the Budget Committee of the provincial legislature in ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety 2020/21 policing needs and priorities
3 Mar 2022
The Western Cape Department of Community Safety (DoCS) presented the policing needs and priorities (PNP) of the province to the Committee. This was an annual obligation on the MEC to present these needs and priorities to the Standing Committee.
It was reported that there was a shortage of human and ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Premier on matters relating to the report against Mr A Fritz
2 Mar 2022
Media release by Premier Alan Winde on the removal of Albert Fritz
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the report alleging sexual misconduct against Mr Albert Fritz, a former Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP).
Adv Jennifer Williams said ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
1 Mar 2022
The Committee met and elected Mr Gillion Bosman (DA) as its new Chairperson. The ANC did not participate in the nomination process as no satisfactory reasons were given for the withdrawal of the previous Chairperson.
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
Briefing by UCT Children’s Institute on impact of Covid-19 pandemic on children in the province
1 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee on Covid-19 was briefed by the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children in the Western Cape, and the emerging impact of Covid-19 and lockdown across seven domains. Other ancillary contributions ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson; Quarterly Reports
1 Mar 2022
The Standing Committee on Local Government met to nominate and elect its new Chairperson, who was Ms L Botha (ANC).
After meeting minutes and Committee reports were adopted, Members disagreed about items to be placed on the Committee programme for the year. The Chairperson said she would have a ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
DEDAT & Wesgro on Delta Airlines, film permits, attracting film industry to WC & visas
25 Feb 2022
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP) convened to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and Wesgro on Delta Airlines, film permits, attracting the film industry to the Western Cape, and the issuing of visas.
Regarding Cape Town ...