News
Below are all the news items published on our website.
Focus on Provincial Budget for 2018/19
From 23 to 28 March, the budgets of all Western Cape Government departments, 14 votes in total, will be debated in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. The Ministers responsible for the various votes, will open the debates, after which Members will deliberate the specific budgets. The process will culminate on 28 March, when Members will finalise the budget.
Parliamentary programme
22 March at 14:15:
Western Cape Appropriation Bill 2018, Second Reading
23 March, 10:00 to 17:00:
Media accreditation: Official Opening and SOPA 22 February 2018
Please be advised that the official opening ceremony of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament will take place on Thursday, 22 February 2018. The Premier will deliver her State of the Province Address during the sitting at 14:15.
Already accredited for initial event of 16 February?
If you already submitted your details for accreditation for the Official Opening and SOPA initially scheduled for 16 February, you don’t need to submit again.
Not accredited yet or want to change details previously submitted?
New demerit system for motorists
The Standing Committee on Transport and Public Works invites stakeholders and interested persons and organisations to attend public hearings and to make written submissions on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Bill [B 38B–2015] (NCOP).
Official Opening and SOPA
Please be advised that the Official Opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and the Premier’s State of the Province Address have been postponed and will now take place at 14:15 on Thursday, 22 February 2018.
PSC to investigate police under-resourcing
Statement by Hon Mireille Wenger, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Community Safety:
I welcome a decision by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to conduct an investigation into South African Police Service (SAPS) personnel practices and shortages in our province.
Women's issues to the forefront
In her capacity as President of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s branch of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Speaker Sharna Fernandez has initiated various activities during 2017 to firmly place the issue of gender-based violence on the agenda of the institution. In September she hosted a Women’s Dialogue, attended by delegates from various NGOs and CBOs that focus on gender-based violence issues across the Western Cape.
Public hearings on Western Cape Provincial Road Traffic Administration Amendment Bill
The Standing Committee on Transport and Public Works invites stakeholders and interested persons and organisations to attend public hearings and to make written submissions on the Western Cape Provincial Road Traffic Administration Amendment Bill [B 3–2017].
Applications invited for vacancy of Public Service Commissioner
Applications are invited for the vacancy of Public Service Commissioner for the Western Cape. Full details in the advertisement.
Western Cape Women's Dialogue
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament will host a Women's Dialogue on Saturday, 30 September 2017. The theme of the event is "Ending violence against women".
Click here to view the programme.
Cape Town Opera to brief standing committee
The Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs and Sport will be briefed by Cape Town Opera on its programmes on 20 September. Cape Town Opera not only showcases international acts but also has an education and outreach component. The organisation will provide information on their flagship programme, Opera is My First Language, which focuses on addressing the lack of formal music education in rural and township Western Cape Schools.
Meeting details:
Date: 20 September 2017
Venue: Chamber, 6th Floor, 7 Wale Street
Time: 08:30 to 10:30
