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Education (WCPP)
Committee Report on Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 5
18 Mar 2020
The Committee met to finalise its Report on the Western Cape Appropriation Bill (B1 -2020) Vote 5: Education. The ANC and Al Jama-Ah expressed its minority view and did not support the Vote.
Committee minutes dated 30 October 2019, 27 November 2019 and 4 February 2020 were adopted.
It was ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 7 Department of Social Development
13 Mar 2020
The Department of Social Development in the Western Cape appeared before the Committee to deliberate on Vote 7 of the Appropriation Bill, and answered wide-ranging questions on the funding allocations for specific projects and programmes.
The questions from Committee Members included the strategic and communication plan for youth cafes, the allocation ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Vote 6: Health
12 Mar 2020
MEC for Health in the Western Cape, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, was present together with representatives from the Department of Health in the Province to deliberate on Vote 6: Health in the Schedule to the Western Cape Appropriation Bill.
The points discussed at the meeting included the Corona virus outbreak, budget ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2020– Vote 1 Department of the Premier
11 Mar 2020
Budget Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure 2020: as a Department, the big vision is to create a safer province as well as promote innovation and culture. The Department is focused on staff development in order to adequately satisfy the needs of the citizens in the Province.
The Committee said ...
Budget (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury briefings: Western Cape Appropriations Bill; Western Cape Additional Adjustment Appropriations Bill & 2019/20 Quarter 3 performance
10 Mar 2020
The Budget Committee was briefed by the Provincial Treasury on the Western Cape Appropriations Bill, 2020; the Western Cape Additional Adjustment Appropriations Bill, 2019/20) and the financial and non-financial performance for the third quarter of 2019/20.
Members said it was disappointing that there had been no detailed budget information regarding ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children’s Commissioner interviews: Day 3
19 Feb 2020
The Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape. Candidates interviewed were: Ms Joy Van der Heyden; Ms Lydia Plaatjies and Adv Mirinda Baum.
The Committee met in a closed session in the afternoon to deliberate on the 13 interviewed candidates and make ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children’s Commissioner interviews: Day 2
18 Feb 2020
The Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape. Candidates interviewed were: Prof Lukas Muntingh, Dr Naqita Alexander, Ms Lizelle Africa, Ms Zakira Mohamed and Ms Gabriela McKellar.
The meeting was closed to the public while the Committee discussed security clearance for the ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Western Cape Children’s Commissioner interviews: Day 1
17 Feb 2020
The Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Children’s Commissioner in the Western Cape. Candidates interviewed were: Ms Ingrid Lestrade, Dr Eric Atmore, Ms Carol Bower, Ms Christina Nomdo and Ms Christelle Olivier.
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Traditional Courts Bill: Negotiating Mandate
4 Feb 2020
The Committee met to discuss the Traditional Courts Bill against the backdrop of public hearings previously conducted regarding the Bill. The Committee noted that at the public hearings, the effectiveness and implementation of the Bill in the Western Cape Province, where traditional leadership was divided, had been questioned.
The ANC ...
Education (WCPP)
WCED 2019 Matric Results & 2020 School Readiness (unplaced learners, learner transport & textbooks delivery)
4 Feb 2020
The Department gave an overview of the 2019 matric results, focusing on unplaced learners and migrant learners. The province’s bachelor access, quintile one-three pass rates and overall pass rate all showed improvement. The top three national learners were from the Western Cape. The province’s performance was one of the reasons ...