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Infrastructure (WCPP)
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: Negotiating Mandate
31 Jul 2023
The Standing Committee on Infrastructure (WCPP) met via a virtual platform to conclude the business of finalising a Report on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill [B10B-2021] to enable the drafting of the Western Cape Negotiating Mandate to be submitted to the National Council of Provinces.
The Committee had commenced ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: Department response to submissions; Western Cape negotiating mandate
28 Jul 2023
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) presented its response to the public comments on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill.
Though a substantial number of comments supported the Bill, the Department responded to concerns about National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) fees, enrolment and training programmes for building contractors who ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Housing Consumer Protection Bill: DHS briefing
28 Apr 2023
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) gave a briefing on the Housing Consumer Protection Bill ([B10B-2021], which seeks to repeal the Housing Consumer Measures Act 95 of 1998. The presentation touched on the purpose of the Bill, the summary of provisions of the Bill, economic, employment, and infrastructure development, ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Community Development Workers Programme & Indigent Policy at municipalities: Department briefing
25 Apr 2023
The Provincial Department of Local Government (DLG) briefed the Committee on the successes and challenges of the Community Development Workers (CDW) programme, and on the indigent policy at Western Cape municipalities.
The DLG said the CDW programme had a footprint in each of the local municipalities in the Western ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Expropriation Bill: DPWI & NCOP delegate briefing
4 Apr 2023
The Standing Committee on Infrastructure met in-person and virtually to be briefed by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the Expropriation Bill [B232B-2020], and to discuss its programme for public consideration of the Bill.
The Committee was satisfied ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 10 Department of Infrastructure
20 Mar 2023
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2023
The Standing Committee on Human Settlements deliberated on the Budget Vote for the new Western Cape Department of Infrastructure. It adopted a report supporting the budget, with the ANC opposing it.
The Department told the Committee that the budget for 2023/24 was R9 ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
DHA systems, operations & staffing in Western Cape; Consideration to amend the Constitution to increase the number of seats in the Legislature
3 Mar 2023
Report of the Ad Hoc Committee: WCPP Seats
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) briefed the Committee on matters relating to systems, operational hours, staffing and any other related matters at the DHA offices in the Western Cape. A comprehensive presentation was provided covering a provincial overview of the ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Department of Local Government Q3 2022/23 Performance; Provincial Treasury on under-funded mandates / budgets at municipalities & their late payments to Eskom and AGSA
28 Feb 2023
The Standing Committee on Local Government from the Western Cape Provincial Parliament was briefed by the Western Cape Department of Local Government on its third quarter performance and expenditure report for October – December 2022. The Western Cape Provincial Treasury also briefed it on the unfunded and under-funded mandates or ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Housing extortion in City of Cape Town: stakeholder engagement
27 Jan 2023
The Committee was briefed by the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Departments of Community Safety and Human Settlements, and the South African Police Service (SAPS) on the challenges they faced in dealing with gangsterism and extortion which was hindering efforts to provide housing to Western Cape communities. ...
Local Government (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Local Government
28 Nov 2022
The Ministry of Local Government said the original budget decreased by approximately R9 000 000 during the Adjustment Estimate, within the year under review. This was partly because of the reduction of employee compensation and delays in the recruitment process, which created savings.
The Committee asked about the many ...