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Gifts for Rocklands Educare Crèche
Premier Alan Winde, Western Cape Speaker Masizole Mnqasela and Social Development Minister Sharna Fernandez today visited the Rocklands Educare crèche to hand out gifts to the children and teachers.
Lit up in rainbow flag in support of Cape Town Pride
For the first time ever, the Western Cape Provincial Parliament building has been lit up in rainbow colours, in celebration and support of Pride week, currently taking place in Cape Town.
Cape Town Pride is an organisation that works to raise awareness around the issues faced by the LGBTQI+ community. The building was lit up for the first time last night, and it will remain lit every night until Sunday morning.
Opening, SOPA, as well as SOPA debate and reply by the Premier to take place in Mitchells Plain
The official opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP), and the Premier’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) will take place on Thursday, 20 February 2020, at the Rocklands Civic Centre in Mitchells Plain at 11:00. The debate on the SOPA, and the Premier’s reply to the debate, will commence on the following day, Friday, 21 February 2020, at 08:00, in the same venue.
Standing Committee to visit schools in Eden District
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Education will embark on a visit week to schools in the Eden District from 28 to 31 January.
Debate on Premier's State of the Province Address and the Premier's reply on the debate
The official opening of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP), and the Premier’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) will take place on Thursday, 20 February 2020, at the Rocklands Civic Centre in Mitchells Plain.
Interviews for Western Cape Commissioner for Children
Interviews for the filling of the position of the Western Cape Commissioner for Children will take place from 17 to 19 February 2020.
Taking Parliament to the people: Official Opening and SOPA 2020
One of the main aims of the Sixth Parliament of the Western Cape is to bring the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) closer to the people of the province. This year’s Official Opening and State of the Province Address by Premier Alan Winde, will take place at 11:00 on Thursday, 20 February 2020, at the Rocklands Civic Centre in the heart of the community of Mitchells Plain.
Women's Parliament 2019
The Western Cape Women’s Parliament (WCWP) will take place on Thursday, 21 November. The event will be attended by women Members of the Provincial Parliament, Members of the NCOP and approximately 58 delegates representing women’s organisations from across the province, including the Cape Metro, Central Karoo, Cape Winelands, Garden Route, Overberg and West Coast.
Sub-branch of Commonwealth Women's Parliamentarians re-established
Women Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) convened on 14 Nov to re-establish its sub-branch of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) network. The CWP is a network of women parliamentarians representing the parliaments across the Commonwealth nations. WCPP Deputy-Speaker Beverley Schäfer convened the meeting to re-establish the branch.
Public hearings on Traditional Courts Bill
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters will conduct public hearings focusing on the Traditional Courts Bill [B 1B–2017] (NCOP) as part of its constitutional responsibilities.
The purpose of the Bill is to provide a uniform legislative framework for the structure and functioning of traditional courts, in line with constitutional imperatives and values, and to provide for matters connected therewith.
