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Infrastructure (WCPP)
Western Cape Additional Adjustment Appropriation Bill: Department of Human Settlements, with MEC
12 Mar 2019
The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) appeared before the Committee to discuss the 2019/20 budget. It had received an additional appropriation of R83 million from the national DHS after it had applied for a disaster grant in response to the devastating fires in Khayelitsha and Phillippi. Members wanted to know ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Community Safety budget, with MEC
7 Mar 2019
The Standing Committee met to consider and approve the Appropriation Bill and Community Safety Budget.
The Department set out what it hopes to achieve during this financial year, which includes a range of interlinked programmes and projects aimed at making the province and city safer. The Committee heard submissions from ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
SAPS Western Cape 2017/18 Annual Report
27 Nov 2018
The South Africa Police Services (SAPS) appeared before the Portfolio Committee to present its annual report for 2017/18.
One of the major cost drivers for SAPS was the cost of fuel. About R245 million was spent on fuel. The Committee was concerned with this level of expenditure, and said there ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Western Cape Adjustments Appropriation Bill: Department of Human Settlements consideration, with MEC present
23 Nov 2018
The Department of Human Settlement appeared before the Standing Committee to discuss the adjusted estimates of provincial revenue and expenditure.
The Committee asked for clarity on several issues including the Department’s funding going towards specific municipalities regarding Housing Development. Members were interested in the reason why only specific municipalities were ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
SAPS Western Cape 2017/18 Annual Report
23 Nov 2018
The Committee engaged the Department of Community Safety on the 2017/18 annual report of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape.
A Member commented that the main appropriation had been R316 million, whereas the total adjusted appropriation was R343 million, and wanted to find out what the ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Police Ombudsman 2017/18 Annual Report; Cape Town Metro Police Department 2018/19 Annual Plan
14 Nov 2018
The Committee met to consider the annual report of the Western Cape Police Ombudsman (WCPO) and the annual plan for 2018/19 of the Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department.
Pertinent issues raised in the WPCO’s annual report included the backlog in the Forensic Pathology Services, which prompted a Member to ask ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
DHS, Western Cape Housing Development & Western Cape Housing Tribunal 2017/18 Annual Reports
2 Nov 2018
The Committee reconvened to continue interrogating the annual report of the Department of Human Settlements, Western Cape.
It wanted to know:
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 ...
Infrastructure (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Human Settlements Quarter 1 performance
25 Sep 2018
The Chairperson informed the Committee that the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform – which was scheduled to present on Phase 3 of District 6 - had written a letter declining the Committee’s invitation due to the District 6 matter being in court. The Committee agreed to get legal ...