Education (WCPP)
Inclusive Education: Equal Education & WCED inputs
3 Nov 2022
Ina virtual meeting, the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) presented its 20-Year-Review on the Regulatory Framework for Inclusive Education and its Implementation in South Africa. The EELC report provided an analysis of the extent to which implementation of the regulatory framework has taken place over 20 years. The EELC ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED on curriculum for foundation phase, especially ECD
14 Jun 2022
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) briefed the Committee on implementation of the National Curriculum Framework for the foundation phase focusing on early childhood education (ECD).
The Committee was told that responsibility for ECD had been shifted from the Department of Social Development to the WCED on 1 April ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety & CoCT on Law Enforcement Advancement Plan
31 May 2022
The Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs, and Sport convened in a virtual meeting to receive a briefing by the Department of Community Safety (DoCS) and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) on the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP).
The Committee heard that the LEAP was implemented as ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Government GBV Implementation Plan & progress in implementing the GBV Plan; Department’s GBV & Sexual Harassment Policies
5 Apr 2022
Western Cape Government Gender-Based Violence Implementation Plan
The Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) briefed the Committee on the Western Cape government's gender-based violence (GBV) policy and the progress with its implementation, and the DSD's GBV and sexual harassment policies.
The Committee was concerned about whether victims were ...