As part of implementing the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s (GPL) core mandates of Oversight and Scrutiny; Law Making; Public Participation; and Cooperative Governance, Portfolio and Standing Committees convene various activities to facilitate meaningful and objectives-driven engagement with relevant stakeholders. The engagements vary based on specific objectives and priorities that are informed by each Committee’s Term Programme- ranging from Committee meetings; Public Hearings; Focus Intervention (FIS) unannounced oversight visits; Bill Hearings; Stakeholder Engagement Sessions; and Bua le Sechaba campaigns.
In an effort to ‘Take the Legislature to the People’, Portfolio Committees also schedule public meetings at the Legislature and in various communities around the Province – affording the people of Gauteng a platform to engage with the relevant Departments on various service delivery issues. Committees facilitate the engagement between Government and the people of Gauteng to ensure meaningful participation and ensure the public’s voice is heard and their needs met.
This week’s GPL Committee engagements are scheduled as follows:
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Date & Time |
Committee & Activity |
Purpose |
Venue |
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016 |
Sitting |
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GPL Precinct |
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: 9h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Community Safety Meeting |
Engagement with the following bodies: CPFs, SAPS and MPDs |
Kagiso |
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: 10h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Health Public Meeting |
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Orange Farm |
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: 10h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Social Development Public Meeting |
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Orange Farm Multipurpose Hall |
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: 9h00 |
Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) Public hear |
Public hearing on the Gauteng Unauthorised Expenditure Bill |
Germiston City Hall |
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: 13h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Education Meeting |
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Khutsong South Primary School, Carltonville
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: |
CoGTA and Human Settlements Portfolio Committee meeting |
Presenting on the Annual Performance Reports Vote 7 and 8 2015/16 for both Departments |
Springs - KwaThema |
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Friday, 28 October 2016 Time: 10h00
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Portfolio Committee on Transport Rail Summit |
Themed Mordernisation of Public Transport for Reliable use, the 2 day summit will deliberate on the following topics:
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Protea Hotel, Parktonian, Braamfontein |
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Saturday, 29 October 2016 Time: 10h00
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Portfolio Committee on Transport Rail Summit |
Themed Mordernisation of Public Transport for Reliable use, the 2 day summit will deliberate on the following topics:
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Park Station, Johannesburg |
Members of the Media are invited to form part of the engagements, and urged to confirm attendance. All Committee Activities are open to the public, and people of Gauteng are encouraged to participate meaningfully in all GPL processes.
For more information or interview queries, please contact:
Mr Thebe Khumalo
Tel: 011 498 5948
Cell: 072 266 1021
E-mail: TKhumalo@gpl.gov.za
Ms Pfano Bulasigobo
Tel: 011 498 6381
Cell: 060 533 1982
E-mail: PBulasigobo@gpl.gov.za
