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Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety & Western Cape Liquor Authority 2017/18 Annual Report
25 Oct 2018
Western Cape Department of Community Safety 2017/18 Annual Report
Western Cape Liquor Authority 2017/18 Annual Report
The Western Cape Liquor Authority presented its Annual Report, followed by the Department of Community Safety. Key topics of discussion on the Annual Report of 2017/2018 of the Western Cape Liquor Authority 2017/2018 Annual ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Crime Statistics 2017/18 & Railway Policing: SAPS briefing
26 Sep 2018
CCTV cameras at Cape Town’s train stations have not been working since 2015. This emerged during discussion when the South African Police Service (SAPS) Western Cape and the Rapid Rail Police Unit (RRPU) of SAPS briefed the Standing Committee on Community Safety on matters related to railway policing and the ...
Community Development (WCPP)
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill B version: Negotiating Mandate
25 Sep 2018
Documents: National Health Laboratory Service Bill [B15B-2017]; National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15-2017]
The Western Cape Standing Committee on Community Development met to consider the province’s negotiating mandates on the National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill [B15B-2017]. Members of the DA voted in favour of the ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Khayelitsha Hospital challenges and successes
25 Sep 2018
The Western Cape Department of Health briefed the Committee on the services rendered by the Khayelitsha District Hospital, its challenges and its successes. The Khayelitsha District Hospital Board was also supposed to brief the Committee, but due to a misunderstanding it did not prepare a presentation.
The Committee was told ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Youth Safety and Religion Programme: Department of Community Safety briefing
12 Sep 2018
The Standing Committee on Community Safety was briefed by a delegation from the Bavarian Police force from Germany, and the Provincial Department of Community Safety.
The representatives of the Bavarian police presented their approach to policing with the focus being on trust as an essential for successful policing. It was ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Operation Thunder: Western Cape SAPS update; Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry recommendations implementation; Alcohol Harms Reduction Game Changer update
22 Aug 2018
The Standing Committee on Community Safety met to receive briefings from the SA Police Service (SAPS) and the Western Cape Department of Community Safety (DoCS) on Operation Thunder, recommendations of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry and prosecution of liquor cases. SAPS briefed the Committee on Operation Thunder – the presentation ...
Community Development (WCPP)
National Health Laboratory Service Amendment Bill: briefing; Committee Report on Malmesbury District Hospital visit
21 Aug 2018
National Laboratory Service Amendment [B15B-2017]; National Health Laboratory Amendment Bill [B15A-2017]; National Health Laboratory Amendment Bill [B15A-2017]
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development met to receive a presentation on the proposed amendments to the National Health Laboratory Service Bill of 2000.
The Committee was ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Police Ombudsman appointment; SAPS Western Cape Shortages report: PSC briefing; Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) programme
15 Aug 2018
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Safety approved the appointment of Major-General J J Brand as the Western Cape Police Ombudsman.
The Western Cape Department of Community Safety briefed the Committee on the Neighbourhood Programme and the accreditation process. The accreditation of the Neighbourhood watches is subject ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Department of Health Oct-Dec 2017 & Jan-Mar 2018 quarterly performance; with MEC for Health
14 Aug 2018
The Western Cape Department of Health briefed the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Development on its quarterly performance reports for the period October-December 2017 and January-March 2018. For both quarter 3 and quarter 4 the Department underperformed significantly on indicators for Health Facilities Management and Emergency Medical ...
Community Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Liquor Authority Q4 2017/18 & Q1 2018/19 performance
18 Jul 2018
The Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) briefed the Committee on its performance during 2017/18 and in the first quarter of the current financial year. This included observations on how the new policy environment, which was aimed at reducing the negative impacts of alcohol on communities, was expected to affect the ...