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Local Government (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, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (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 (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 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
CASIDRA on findings raised by AGSA
3 Sep 2021
The WCPP Public Accounts Committee met on a virtual platform to be briefed by CASIDRA on the findings that were raised by the AGSA at the end of the 2019/20 financial year, including the measures formulated and implemented by the entity to avoid a future recurrence of the findings. ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (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 (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 ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
SMME Booster Fund; Implementation of Economic Procurement Policy in WC
27 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Public Accounts Committee (SCOPA) was briefed by the Department of the Premier and the Department of Economic Development on the Implementation of the Economic Procurement Policy in the Western Cape; the SMME Booster Fund and CASIDRA on the internal control deficiencies highlighted by the ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
WC Asset Finance Reserve for Human Settlements & Funding Model for Integrated Rural Development Programmes to Municipalities; Committee Reports
18 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department on its Asset Finance Reserve for Human Settlements & Funding Model for Integrated Rural Development Programmes to Municipalities.
Members heard that the Asset Finance Reserve was one of the priorities identified to assist the Department to do more ...
Local Government (WCPP)
2019/20 MFMA audit outcomes in WC & Covid 19 municipal expenditure
17 Aug 2021
MFMA 2019/20
COVID-19 Special Audit 3
In a virtual meeting, the Auditor-General briefed the Standing Committee on Local Government on the audit outcomes of the Western Cape Municipalities for the 2019/2020 Financial Period.
The Auditor-General (AG) informed the Committee that there has been an improvement - with concerns remaining ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
UIF Response to public submissions on COVID-19 TERS funding process
11 Aug 2021
06 Aug 2021 | Submissions received on UIF COVID-19 TERS funding process; Committee Oversight Visit Report |
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually to address matters arising from the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) response to the submissions made by the public on ...