November 2019
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.
