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Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Annual reports: Western Cape Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety; Western Cape Police Ombudsman; Western Cape Liquor Authority
11 Oct 2023
Department of Community Safety
In a hybrid meeting, the Standing Committee on Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs discussed the 2022/23 annual reports of the Western Cape Police Ombudsman (WCPO), the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) and the Department of Police ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
NHI Bill: Western Cape public hearings
22 Sep 2023
The Standing Committee on Health and Wellness in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened hybrid public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI).The National Department of Health (NDoH) was also present. He gave a briefing on the strategic intent of the Bill and detailed practical information on ...
Budget (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury on the Provincial Economic Review and Outlook (PERO); Provincial Treasury Quarter 2023/24 Performance
21 Sep 2023
In a hybrid meeting, the Department of the Premier and the Provincial Treasury met with the Budget Committee to discuss the Provincial Economic Review and Outlook (PERO) and the First Quarter Performance for 2023/24.
The Department said that the Provincial Economic Review and Outlook emphasised the fact that the ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Monitoring and evaluation of NGOs in the province; Fundraising A/B: final mandate
12 Sep 2023
The Committee convened to receive a briefing from the Western Cape Department of Social Development on the monitoring and evaluation of non-governmental organisations within the province.
The Department funds, supervises and assists around 1 200 non-profit organisations, providing over R1 billion to these organisations annually, and monitoring their allocated ...
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)
Strategies to address acute malnutrition and high mortality rate of children under 5
21 Jul 2023
The Standing Committee on Health and Wellness (the Committee) in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened in a hybrid setting for briefings by the Western Cape Government’s (WCG) Department of Social Development (DSD) and the Department of Health and Wellness (DH&W) on strategies to address acute malnutrition and ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Provincial Policing Needs and Priorities Report; with Minister
18 Jul 2023
The Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety briefed the Committee on the 2022/23 Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) Report.
The presentation addressed key areas of concern such as the vacancy rate at the top ten murder stations, firearm violence and firearm control, gang-related crimes and public order policing. It ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Fundraising Amendment Bill: public hearings
5 Jun 2023
In a physical meeting of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the national Department of Social Development (DSD) presented on the Fund-Raising Amendment Bill [B29B-2020] which was currently being considered by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The Bill seeks to consolidate the Disaster Relief Fund, the State President’s ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Briefing by Department of Health and Wellness on progress made on infrastructure project at Hornlee Clinic in Knysna
2 Jun 2023
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness briefed the Standing Committee on its plans to build a new clinic at Hornlee in Knysna. It said the current clinic was too small, overcrowded, and unable to provide a full range of services. Project timelines were affected by the COVID-19 ...