Mr Tertuis Simmers

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Tertuis Simmers

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Budget (WCPP) Provincial Treasury Quarter 1 performance; Division of Revenue: Financial and Fiscal Commission on submissions
    24 Aug 2018

    The Provincial Treasury and Office of the Premier presented its performance outcomes for the first quarter of 2018/19.
    The first quarter spending amounts to R13.133 billion or 20.9 per cent of the R62.748 billion main budget.
    At the end of June 2018, the Province reflected a technical net projected over ...

  • Infrastructure (WCPP) District Six Status Report; Development Plan; Claimants with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
    21 Aug 2018

    Relevant Documents: Documents not made available to the public

    The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform briefed the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on the District Six contract closure status report and other related challenges. The presentation discussed the restitution grants allowed for old order claims, requested financial ...

  • Budget (WCPP) National Treasury Quarter 4 performance
    20 Jul 2018

    The Committee met with the Provincial Treasury for a presentation on provincial performance for the 2017/18 financial year preliminary outcomes as at 31 March 2018.

    Provincial own receipts collected up to 31 March 2018 amounted to R3.111 billion, with key revenue drivers being: Transport and Public Works; Health; and Provincial Treasury. ...

  • Local Government (WCPP) Local Government Audit Outcomes 2016/17: Auditor-General briefing
    12 Jun 2018

    The Committee met with the provincial Auditor-General to be briefed on the performance of municipalities across the Western Cape for the financial year of 2016/17. She devoted a significant portion of her presentation to stress the importance of accountability by municipal officials, pointing out the need for proper planning, adequate ...

  • Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP) Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board report on Gambling Industry tax collection & training programme
    6 Jun 2018

    The Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (WCGRB) briefed the Committee on a three year on-going staff training programme on auditing and other regulatory activities, following an agreement between the Board and the International Gaming Institute of the University of Las Vegas (UNLV). Currently, such training did not exist in ...

  • Infrastructure (WCPP) Core Business operations & guidelines: National Home Builders Registration Council briefing
    8 May 2018

    The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) briefed the Committee on its core business operations and its guidelines. Its mission was to protect housing consumers and to regulate the home building environment.

    The NHBRC identified the foundations of a building as the most crucial stage at which inspections occurred. There ...

  • Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP) Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board's accommodation & R18.6 million distribution to Kenilworth Racecourse: Treasury briefing
    4 May 2018

    The Provincial Treasury briefed the Committee on the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board’s (WCGRB’s) accommodation. In collaboration with the Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW), it had investigated a number of options to address the Board’s accommodation needs. Available options, such as improvements to the current space utilisation ...

  • Budget (WCPP) Committee Report on the Negotiating Mandate on the Division of Revenue Bill
    20 Mar 2018

    The Committee met briefly to consider its negotiating mandate report on the Division of Revenue Bill.

    The DA's position -which was supported by the majority – was against supporting the Bill. The party highlighted that the cuts in the allocation – amounting to R1,5 billion over the Medium Term Expenditure ...

  • Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (WCPP) Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2018: Provincial Treasury
    15 Mar 2018

    Members went through the Draft Committee Report on Vote 3: Provincial Treasury. The Committee touched on various aspects of the Report which still needed attention such as the requested funded and unfunded vacancy lists, co -funding received by municipalities, Kannaland  municipality’s progress report on the implementation of GRAP, possible legislative ...

  • Infrastructure (WCPP) Committee Business
    15 Mar 2018

    The Committee noted that all municipalities had been called to a housing policy workshop on 20 April to address matters around interpretation of the policy.

    The Committee also decided that it needed to be briefed by the Department of Human Settlements on its program to extend the airport precinct area. ...