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Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Western Cape Municipalities: Energy Infrastructure Plans for 2023/24
2 Aug 2023
During this virtual meeting, the West Coast District Municipality and its five local municipalities met with the Westwern Cape Energy Crisis Ad Hoc Committee to discuss their energy resilience plans. The Department of Local Government (DLG) also presented its Municipal Energy Support programme.
Each municipality gave a briefing the ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Energy Crisis in South Africa and its effect on the Western Cape: engagement with Eskom
24 May 2023
The Ad Hoc Committee on the Energy Crisis (the Committee) in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually for a briefing by Eskom on the current status of the energy crisis in South Africa and its effect on the Western Cape province. A briefing by the Minister of ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Copyright & Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandates
11 May 2023
Copyright Amendment Bill & Performers' Protection Amendment Bill Submissions & Presentations
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (the Committee) in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened virtually to consider the negating mandates on the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) [B13D– 2017] and the Performers’ Protection Amendment ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Copyright & Performers’ Protection A/B: DTIC response to public submissions
5 May 2023
Copyright Amendment Bill & Performers' Protection Amendment Bill Submissions & Presentations
The Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism convened virtually to deliberate on the public submissions received and responses thereto by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) on the Copyright Amendment Bill [B13D – 2017] ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Western Cape Energy Strategy & Approach: Office of the Premier briefing
28 Apr 2023
The Ad Hoc Committee on the Energy Crisis met with the Premier of the Western Cape and senior officials from his administration to be briefed on the plans to mitigate loadshedding in the province. The provincial government unveiled a multi-year plan to address Eskom's ballooning energy crisis, pledging billions ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandate
24 Apr 2023
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament considered and adopted the Negotiating Mandate Report on the 2023 Division of the Revenue Amendment Bill. The Democratic Alliance did not support the Bill. The ANC and Al Jama-ah expressed a minority view to support the Bill.
The DA opened ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Bill: National Treasury briefing
19 Apr 2023
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament met to be briefed and discuss the 2023 Division of Revenue Bill. The Committee heard provincial equitable share grows at an average annual growth rate of 2.5 percent, whilst conditional grants at 4.3 percent. Updates to the Provincial Equitable Share ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
DSD Audit Committee report back on risk management matters
12 Apr 2023
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened in a virtual meeting for a briefing by the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the social cluster of the audit committee on how it had managed the emerging risks for the 2021/22 financial year, and ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury Annual Report, underspending & irregular expenditure
5 Apr 2023
The Public Accounts Committee convened for a briefing by Western Cape Provincial Treasury representatives on their 2021/22 annual report. It also deliberated on matters concerning the South African Association of Public Accounts Committees (SAAPAC).
The Committee was concerned about the 202 cases of prior year condonements, reported as irregular ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Way forward, Committee Programme
4 Apr 2023
The Ad Hoc Committee met virtually to plan the way forward for the Committee’s oversight of the provincial government’s response to South Africa’s energy crisis. The Committee emphasised that oversight and accountability were paramount due to the National State of Disaster, to respond to the current energy crisis and the R1.1 ...