Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature will hold the departments' Portfolio Committee meetings this week, starting on Thursday, 24 February 2012.
Items to be discussed in these committee meetings include departments' programme of action for 2012/13 financial year and implementation of House resolutions by provincial departments. These committees are in this way subjected to account to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature as it is has a constitutional obligation to exercise oversight on all provincial departments.
Please see table below for different departments and times scheduled for the Portfolio Committee meetings.
Portfolio Committee: Education
Time: 08h30 – 13h00
Venue: Molly Blackburn Committee room
Portfolio Committee: Safety
Time: 08h30 – 13h00
Venue: Batandwa Ndondo Committee room
Portfolio Committee: Social Development
Time: 08h30 – 13h00
Venue: Magdeline Rhesha Committee Room
Portfolio Committee: Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Time: 08h30 – 13h00
Venue: Wilton Mkwayi Committe
Portfolio Committee: Health
Time: 08h30 – 13h00
Venue: Dolly Mzaidume
Portfolio Committee: Human Settlements
Time: 08h30 – 13h00
Venue: Joe Gqabi Committee Room
The esteemed members of the media are therefore invited to attend and cover these important discussions as they are of public interest.