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Finance (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
5 Jul 2024
The Committee met for its first meeting to nominate the Chairperson. Mr P Johnson (DA) was elected unopposed.
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
5 Jul 2024
The first meeting of the Standing Committee on Infrastructure was called to elect a Chairperson. Mr Dirk Wessels was elected as Chairperson unopposed. Mr Wessels, as the new Chairperson, expressed gratitude, discussed the infrastructure challenges, and proceeded to adopt the meeting minutes. The meeting concluded with the Chairperson looking ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
WC Appropriation Bill: Health and Wellness
12 Mar 2024
The Committee met to deliberate on the health budget vote in the schedule to the 2024 Western Cape Appropriation Bill. The Department highlighted a R1.5 billion shortfall from the previous year due to factors like an unforeseen wage agreement and grant reductions. Despite a 2.5% budget increase, inflation at ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Health and Wellness
30 Nov 2023
The Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health said that the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness was trying to work with limited resources. Its 2023/24 budget was R29.7 billion but at the start of the year, only R28.8 billion was provided by national government. The Medium Term Budget ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Deliberation on the Annual Report of the Department of Health and Wellness for FY2022/23
23 Oct 2023
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament's Public Accounts Committee held a meeting on 23 October 2023, with Mr D America (DA) acting as the Chairperson. The meeting had two segments, with the first being a private session where the Office of the Auditor-General South Africa and the ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Department of Health and Wellness 2022/23 Annual Report
23 Oct 2023
The Standing Committee on Health and Wellness convened in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) to deliberate on the Department of Health and Wellness 2022/23 Annual Report.
The MEC for Health and Wellness in the Western Cape said this is the first post-COVID-19 year even though ...
Adhoc Committee on Energy Crisis (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Health & Wellness mitigation efforts against load-shedding
11 Aug 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Western Cape Minister and Department of Health and Wellness (DH&W) briefed the Committee on the supply of backup generators for hospitals amidst the energy crisis.
The energy crisis was impairing the DH&W capacity to provide health services as electricity was needed for medical equipment, ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: NCOP delegate & DoH briefing, with Health MEC
4 Aug 2023
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Standing Committee on Health and Wellness (the Committee) in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened in a hybrid setting for a briefing by the National Department of Health (NDoH) and the NCOP delegate on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill [B ...
Ad-hoc Committee- TB-related matters (WCPP)
Western Cape TB Response Plan
26 Jul 2023
In this virtual meeting, the Ad-Hoc Committee on Tuberculosis (TB) in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament met with the Western Cape Minister and Department of Health and Wellness to discuss the impact the Covid pandemic had on TB matters. The Department provided an overview of the Provincial TB Response ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Appointment of the Hospital Boards and Clinic Committees; Functioning & structure of District Health Council
26 May 2023
The Western Cape’s Standing Committee on Health and Wellness received a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Health on implementing the Western Cape Hospital Facility Boards and Committees Act.
The briefing resulted from concerns raised by community stakeholders during the public hearings on the Department of Health annual ...