Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Liquor Authority Board: interviews
12 Nov 2021
The Standing Committee met virtually to conduct interviews for vacancies on the Governing Board of the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA). Five candidates were interviewed: Dr Carina America, Adv Gideon Morris, Mr Koos Louw, Adv Sibonile Khoza, Ms Tanya Wainright. Thereafter the Committee met in camera – according to ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Nominees for Western Cape Cultural Commission & Language Committee: deliberations
12 Nov 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Standing Committee shortlisted nominees for the Western Cape Cultural Commission (WCCC) as well as the Western Cape Language Committee (WCLC). The WCCC board consisted of 14 members and the WCLC 11. The Committee had received 45 and 21 nominations for the vacancies in the ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Premier & Western Cape Commissioner for Children 2020/21 Annual Report & Audit Outcome
11 Nov 2021
Western Cape Government Departments and Entities Annual Report 2020/21
The Standing Committee met with the Western Cape Children’s Commissioner on its 2020/21 annual report as well as its audit outcomes.
The Children's Commissioner is a chapter 9 institution under the Western Cape provincial constitution. The budget however got routed ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department 2021/22 Annual Police Plan
10 Nov 2021
The Cape Town Metro Police Department stated it accepts the fight against crime cannot be won by any single entity operating in isolation and that is why it places great value and importance on embracing collaborative partnerships with various internal and external role players such as ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED Quarterly Performance Reports; WCED on readiness for Primary School and Special School learners to return to the daily attendance and traditional timetable
15 Jun 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Education, 15 June 2021, 13:00
The Standing Committee on Education met virtually with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED)
The WCED first presented the Quarterly Performance Reports for the period April – June 2020, July – September 2020, and October – December 2020. The content of ...