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Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
COVID-19 information and misinformation
3 Sep 2021
The Ad Hoc Committee meeting focused on the communication response to combat COVID-19 misinformation.
The Department of the Premier explained that the Western Cape Provincial Government (WCPG) had a communication strategy in place that dealt with behavioural change in combatting COVID-19 such as the Western Cape COVID-19 weekly digital ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED & Umalusi on the new CAPS curriculum
31 Aug 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Western Cape Education Department and Umalusi on the new CAPS curriculum which was developed for the Schools of Skills.
Members heard that the new CAPS curriculum was developed for the Schools of Skills. It underpinned the General Education Certificate ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
COVID-19 indicators and situational analysis; Update on vaccine roll-out
25 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually for a follow-up briefing by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health on COVID-19 health update, as the Committee held regular briefings with the Department for this purpose. The Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health and the Provincial Head of Department of Health were present, ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Safety Recovery Plan: Department of Community Safety briefing
24 Aug 2021
The Department of Community Safety told the Committee that it had made inroads towards achieving the deliverables of the Western Cape Safety Plan. Briefing the Committee in a virtual meeting, it reported its focus had shifted more to service delivery than an oversight role. In implementing the Plan, the ...
Education (WCPP)
PSC Assessment of WCED’s response to emergency repairs at schools report; Investigative Reports
24 Aug 2021
The Committee met for a briefing by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on its investigations around poor maintenance, maladministration, and alleged fraudulent activities in the schools of the Western Cape. The Western Cape Provincial Department (WCED), in attendance, provided comments and responses to the presentations of the PSC. ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Cultural Commission & Language Committee nominations: way forward
10 Aug 2021
The Standing Committee in a virtual meeting agreed to extend the nomination process for the Western Cape Cultural Commission (WCCC); Western Cape Language Committee (WCLC) to accommodate a larger pool of nominees that represent the different districts, language and cultural groupings of the Western Cape. The Committee decided to ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED on construction of new schools in Mossel Bay
10 Aug 2021
The Standing Committee on Education met virtually with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to receive a briefing on the construction of new schools in Mossel Bay. The Department's presentation was a response to two questions raised by the House of Parliament as to whether a new high school ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Police Ombudsman appointment, role and responsibilities
29 Jul 2021
The nomination for the Western Cape Police Ombudsman was an open and fair process according to the Director General of the Western Cape Government. This was in reply to the Committee asking questions about the nomination. After deliberating in camera on the Premier's nomination for the Western Cape Police ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
COVID-19 indicators and situational analysis; Update on vaccine roll-out
23 Jul 2021
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19, 23 July 2021, 14:00
The Covid-19 Ad Hoc Committee (the Committee) of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually for a briefing by the provincial Department of Health (DoH) on the progression of the Covid-19 pandemic with specific reference to the indicators, modelling ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
Effects of COVID-19 on youth in the province
19 Jul 2021
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19, 19 July 2021, 09:00
The ad hoc Committee convened virtually to receive four briefings from the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the Department of Health’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a non-profit organisation, ...