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Education (WCPP)
2023 School-Readiness & 2022 NSC Results: WCED briefing
10 Feb 2023
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) gave a briefing on several critical areas: The admissions process for the 2023 academic year, the Status of school readiness for the 2023 academic year, and the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results and the pass rate for the Western Cape.
During its presentation, ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Committee Reports on: Provincial Treasury & Department of Economic Development and Tourism Annual Reports 2021/22
29 Nov 2022
The Standing Committee considered and adopted the draft reports on Votes 12 and Vote 3, as well as the minutes of its meetings held between July 2022 and November 2022.
The Committee also discussed and agreed on how to proceed with conducting interviews after the short-listing of candidates for ...
Budget (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Committee Report
29 Nov 2022
The Budget Committee met briefly to consider reports from the oversight committees of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on the budget votes of the Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill.
The 14 reports were considered individually before the report of the Budget Committee on the Bill was adopted. The Budget ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Economic Development and Tourism
28 Nov 2022
The Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism presented the budget adjustments as indicated in the current financial year and the changes on various programmes which had been as a result of such. Of key interest was the five-year growth for jobs strategy which was said to receive ...
Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Provincial Treasury
28 Nov 2022
The Western Provincial Treasury presented its 2021/22 adjusted budget, and reported that it had surrendered some funds back to the Provincial Revenue Fund. However, the budget adjustment was relatively small, representing less than 1% of the total Vote allocation.
Members expressed worry over the lack of uptake of bursaries, ...
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 ...
Budget (WCPP)
Municipal Economic Review and Outlook (MERO); Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill, 2022; 2022/23 2nd Quarter Performance (Financial and Non-financial; Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
24 Nov 2022
The Western Cape Provincial Treasury briefed the Committee on the Municipal Economic Review and Outlook, the provincial government’s 2022/23 second quarter performance, adjustment budget and 2022 medium-term budget policy statement.
Treasury explained that the Municipal Economic Review and Outlook was a tool to support evidence-based decision-making. It was intended ...
Budget (WCPP)
Final Mandate on the 2022 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill
22 Nov 2022
The Budget Committee considered the subject of the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill [B22-2022] (NCOP) referred to in accordance with Standing Rule 217, recommended that the House conferred on the Western Cape’s delegates in the National Council of Provinces the authority to not support the Bill
In terms of ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandate
21 Nov 2022
The Budget Committee of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament considered and adopted its negotiating mandate on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill.
The Western Cape delegation to the National Council of Provinces was mandated not to support the Bill.
The support of the minority parties for the Bill, the ...
Budget (WCPP)
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: National Treasury briefing
17 Nov 2022
The Budget Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by National Treasury on the Division of Revenue Amendment (DORA) Bill. It was told that the Bill required consultation with Parliament and the Committee on any proposed changes to the conditional grant framework for the purposes of the correcting an ...