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Budget (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury on: Provincial & Municipal Economic Review and Outlooks; Quarterly Performance
20 Oct 2020
Video: Budget Committee (WCPP) 20 October 2020
MEC Speech: Provincial Economic Review and Outlook (PERO) and the Municipal Review and Outlook
The Budget Committee (WCPP) met to be briefed by Provincial Treasury on the provincial and municipal economic review and outlook (PERO and MERO), and the 2020/21 first quarter performance outcomes.
The ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
Deliberation on public engagement process – Report back of Working Groups
14 Oct 2020
Video: Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19, 14 October 2020, 13:00
The Committee met to deliberate on the public input received in a virtual meeting. The Committee received just under 17 000 submissions which was split among five working groups. The Committee heard feedback from a representative of each of the five ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Safety protocols of EMS in the province; School health service and mobile health service in Province
14 Oct 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Health, 14 October 2020, 09:00
The Western Cape government Health, Emergency Medical Services presented on safety protocols of the Western Cape Emergency Medical services (EMS) in a virtual meeting. Members asked what the contingency plan for EMS services was in instances where staff members were exposed; ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Social Assistance Amendment Bill: final mandates; Western Cape Commissioner for Children: update
13 Oct 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 13 October 2020, 09:00
The Standing Committee on Social Development held a virtual meeting to consider the Western Cape's final negotiating mandate on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill. The Committee noted its unanimous support for the Bill.
The Western Cape Children's Commissioner’s Office also briefed the ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Social Assistance Amendment Bill: Negotiating Mandate
6 Oct 2020
Video: Standing Committee on Social Development, 6 October 2020, 08:00
Social Assistance Amendment Bill B8 of 2018
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Development considered the negotiating mandate on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill in a virtual meeting. It agreed to vote in favour of the Bill with ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
Health indicators and health responses to COVID-19
16 Sep 2020
Video: AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COVID-19, 16 SEPTEMBER, 13:00
The Western Cape Department of Health presented the situational analysis of the Covid-19 pandemic which was based on the results obtained from residual specimens of patients who had sought COVID-19 unrelated services. These results had been proven useful for monitoring trends, ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Social Assistance Amendment Bill: Children's Commissioner submission
15 Sep 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 15 SEPTEMBER 2020, 09:00
Social Assistance Amendment Bill
The Committee held a virtual meeting where the Department of Social Development (DSD) refreshed them on the objectives and background to the Social Assistance Amendment Bill. The Bill would enable improved benefits for orphans and quicker ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
WCGRB on risks identified during 2018/2019; Saldanha Bay IDZ on Funding Model & Feasibility Study
11 Sep 2020
Video: Youtube
The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) briefed the Committee on the purposes of the industrial development zone on its funding model and on a study into the feasibility of establishing an innovation campus.
The Committee was told that the aim of the SBIDZ was to foster responsible ...
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
COVID-19 Citizen Engagement
9 Sep 2020
Video: AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COVID-19, 9 SEPTEMBER 2020, 13:00
In a virtual meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee heard from various organisations and citizens in response to a call for comment by the Committee to solicit views and experiences on government’s response to COVID19.
The Centre for Early Childhood Development ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Social Assistance Amendment Bill: briefing
1 Sep 2020
Video: STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 1 SEPTEMBER, 09:00
The Committee was briefed on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill by the Department of Social Development and a Member of the Western Cape delegation to the National Council of Provinces.
Members were told the Bill aimed to empower the Minister of ...