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Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Committee Report on 2018/19 Annual Reports of Provincial Treasury & Entity: Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board
12 Nov 2019
The Committee considered and adopted the draft Committee Report on the 2018/19 Annual Reports of the Department of Economic Development and Tourism and its entity: the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board for the year ended 31 March 2019 with no amendments.
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury & Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board 2018/19 Annual Report
1 Nov 2019
The Provincial Treasury advised the Committee the Department had obtained its sixth consecutive clean audit, but acknowledged that achieving the results had come at a cost to employees. Progress had been made in filling vacancies, but it remained a challenge as employees in the senior manager category were upwardly mobile ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Western Cape Treasury & Gambling and Racing Board audit outcomes: hearing
1 Nov 2019
Prior to the hearing, the Auditor General South Africa briefed the Committee on the 2018/19 audit outcomes of the Western Cape Gambling Racing Board and Western Cape Provincial Treasury in a closed session.
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts said that there had to be cost cutting in the WCGRB. ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Cultural Affairs and Sport, Language Committee, Cape Cultural Commission and Heritage Western Cape Departments 2018/19 Annual Reports
31 Oct 2019
The Committee convened to consider the Annual Reports of the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport and three of its entities – the Western Cape Language Committee, the Western Cape Cultural Commission and Heritage Western Cape.
Members questioned the Department about the uncertainty surrounding the budget envelope, the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and Cape Nature 2018/2019 Annual Reports; deliberation
24 Oct 2019
The Committee met to consider the 2018/19 Annual Reports of Cape Nature and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.
Serious concerns were raised about the lack of transformation within the Cape Nature organisation, and Members insisted that this needed to be addressed urgently. Other matters ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Social Development 2018/2019 Annual Report: discussion; with Minister
23 Oct 2019
The meeting was convened to discuss Part C (Governance) and Part E (Financial Information) of Department of Social Development’s Annual Report 2018/19. The Provincial Minister was present.
For Part C (Governance), Members asked about the Department’s plan to address capacity constraints, the cost of compliance with the ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Agriculture & Casidra 2018/19 Annual Reports
22 Oct 2019
Members of the Committee were briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa on Casidra and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Annual Reports for 2018/19 in a closed session. Members raised questions on both Reports in an open session with the MEC in attendance. Members raised concerns on the dispute ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
WC Department of Economic Development and Tourism & entities 2018/19 Annual Report
18 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed on the 2018/19 Annual Reports from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism; WESGRO and Saldanha Bay IDZ Licensing Company. In general Members noted the importance of economic growth and the need for increased investment which would lead to job creation. The MEC ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
WC Department of Economic Development and Tourism & entities 2018/19 Annual Report; with Provincial Minister
18 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by Wesgro, the Department of Economic Development and the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone on their respective 2018/19 Annual Reports. The Western Cape Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities commended the Department and its entities on attaining clean audits and for their hard work throughout ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Department of Local Government 2018/19 Annual Report: deliberations
17 Oct 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Local Government of the Western Cape Government on its 2018/19 Annual Report. Members of the Committee were satisfied with the fact that the Department had achieved a clean audit. Members were particularly impressed with the fact that the Department ...