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Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport 2018/19 Annual Report
31 Oct 2019
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport received its seventh clean audit and performed well by achieving 106 of the 108 key performance indicators for 2018/19. Its entities Heritage Western Cape Western Cape Cultural Commission Western Cape Language Committee were also represented.
Members asked if communities had started tourism businesses ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Committee Report on Department of Premier 2018/19 Annual Report; Draft Committee Quarterly Report; Traditional Courts Bill: briefing by NCOP Permanent Delegate
30 Oct 2019
The Committee engaged in an informal discussion with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development on the Traditional Courts Bill. A formal briefing by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) permanent delegate could not take place because the Bill had not been formally referred to the Committee. The focus was ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Committee Reports for the AR 2018/2019
30 Oct 2019
The Committee met to consider and adopt its Draft Committee Report on the 2018/19 Annual Report of the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health. Members proposed amendments to the text of the Report. The Report was adopted with amendments.
The Committee decided to move the amendments of the above Report ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Department of Social Development 2018/2019 Annual Report: discussion
23 Oct 2019
Western Cape Department of Social Development 2018/19 Annual Report
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Social Development on its Annual Report. The Department had obtained a clean audit for the financial year under review. The Committee heard that the Department's footprint had increased by 176% across the province, ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Police Ombudsman 2018/19 Annual Report; Western Cape Police Ombudsman investigative report into policing in the Oversstrand area
17 Oct 2019
The Standing Committee on Community Safety met with the Western Cape Police Ombudsman to discuss its 2018/19 Annual Report and for the Ombudsman to brief the Committee on the Report on an unresolved investigation regarding policing in the Overstrand area.
The office of the Ombudsman was commended ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Health 2018/19 Annual Report
16 Oct 2019
Deliberation on the Western Cape Government, Department of Health Annual Report for 2018/19 provided the challenges faced by the Department, including a budget cut, burdened staff members and limited resources. The Department reported having a clean audit outcome for 2018/19.
Members were concerned about the budget cut ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Western Cape Department of Health Audit Outcome
16 Oct 2019
The Western Cape Provincial Department of Health, led by MEC Mbombo, engaged with the Public Accounts Committee on its 2018/19 Annual Report. This was the first time the Department had a clean audit.
Members probed the Department on a variety of matters including risk management, corruption, fraud, ...
Premier & Constitutional Matters (WCPP)
Department of the Premier 2018/19 Annual Report
10 Oct 2019
The Premier of the Western Cape emphasised the importance of maintaining the high level of good governance that was achieved for the four consecutive years during the fifth parliament. The increase in the roll-out of broadband from 18 to 30 municipalities was a long-term project and Broadband ...
Social Development (WCPP)
Timeline & schedule for appointment of Western Cape Commissioner for Children; Committee Reports
8 Oct 2019
The Committee met with the purpose of considering the nominations for an appointment of a Western Cape Commissioner for Children. The list all the nominees were due to be published on October 9th 2019 on the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) website. A decision had to be made on how ...
Budget (WCPP)
Western Cape 2018/19 audit outcomes; Legislative Oversight through Annual Reports
2 Oct 2019
Auditor-General South Africa provided the Committee with a high level overview of the Western Cape audit outcomes for departments and entities for 2018/19. This was followed by a briefing on the Annual Report process and guidelines for legislative oversight by the Provincial Treasury. All Legislature Members were invited to the ...