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Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Process followed by hospitals in carrying out medical male circumcision: WC Department of Health briefing
12 May 2021
The Western Cape Health Department briefed the Standing Committee on voluntary medical male circumcision. It was explained that Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) had been established as an HIV prevention intervention as the chances of acquiring HIV infection were lowered by 60% through the procedure. This service was said to ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 7: Social Development
18 Mar 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 18 March 2021, 08:00
Western Cape Appropriation Bill
Western Cape Third Adjustments Appropriation Bill (2020/21 Financial Year)
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met to deliberate and adopt Vote 7: Social Development in the schedule to the Western Cape Third Adjustments Appropriation Bill (2020/21 ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 6: Health
17 Mar 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Health, 17 March 2021, 08:00
In a virtual meeting, the Western Cape Department of Health briefed the Standing Committee on Health on its Third Adjustment appropriation and 2021 Vote Six allocation.
The Department said there was an increase of 0.43% to the budget. The lion’s share ...
Social Development (WCPP)
SASSA temporary disability grant backlog in Western Cape: follow-up
2 Mar 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 2 March 2021, 09:00
In a virtual meeting, the Western Cape Provincial Standing Committee on Social Development was briefed on the progress made by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in the Western Cape in response to the backlog of temporary disability grants ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Food relief and support to people with disabilities
11 Feb 2021
21 Jan 2021 |
SASSA temporary disability grant backlog in Western Cape: interventions |
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 4 February 2021, 10:30
The Standing Committee on Social Development met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Western Cape Department of Social Development on the food relief programme and ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Annual Report of the Department of Social Development: Finalisation of Committee Reports
4 Feb 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 4 February 2021, 10:30
The Standing Committee on Social Development met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt draft Committee documents and its programme for the next term.
It resolved to request the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to come before it ...
Social Development (WCPP)
SASSA temporary disability grant backlog in Western Cape: interventions
21 Jan 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 21 January 2021
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) informed the Committee that from February 2020, Temporary Disability Grants (TDG) and Childcare Dependency Grants (CDG) had lapsed – and to date, 52 323 TDGs had lapsed in the Western Cape. As an interim measure ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Department of Social Development Annual Report: discussion with Western Cape MEC
10 Dec 2020
Video: Committee Meeting
Western Cape Annual Reports 2019/20
The Committee engaged with the Western Cape Department of Social Development (DSD) on its annual report. Members wanted to understand how DSD measured the success rate in its focus area of strengthening and preserving family; the activities DSD embarked on for ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Social Development
27 Nov 2020
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I3w9Ok3h_k
Western Cape Second Adjustments Appropriation Bill, 2020
Second Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure 2020
The Western Cape Department of Social Development tabled its second adjustment budget to the Standing Committee on Social Development in a virtual meeting. The Department said the adjustment tabled had significant additions ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Extension of COVID-19 relief of distress grant: SASSA Western Cape Office briefing
17 Nov 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 17 November 2020, 09:00
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the extended Special Covid-19 SRD Grant of R350 per month by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).
The Committee heard that applications had been received through multiple channels such as ...