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:
Date & Time |
Committee & Activity |
Purpose |
Venue |
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 10h00 |
Budget Speech House Sitting |
Gauteng MEC for Finance will today, Tuesday, 07 March 2017, introduce the Gauteng Provincial Appropriation Bill 2016/17 financial year (FY) to the Legislature, as set out in Rule 217 (1) of the GPL Standing Rules.
The Budget will provide insight on the funding of key priorities of the Gauteng Provincial Government for the 2017/18 FY and over the medium term expenditure framework. |
Gauteng Provincial Legislature (Selbourne Hall) |
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 08h30 |
Portfolio Committee on Finance – Budget Lock-up Session |
The Lock-up Session’s purpose is to peruse the 2017/18 budget documents before they are tabled in the House. |
GPL Precinct, Committee Room C |
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 13h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Finance – Meeting |
Treasury on the Provincial Appropriation Bill (PAB) 2017/18 financial year (FY).
the PAB 2017/18 FY, the Portfolio Committee will also start with the budget hearings of some Departments. |
GPL Precinct, Auditorium |
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 13h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Education - Meeting |
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GPL Precinct, Committee Room C |
Tuesday, 07 March 2017 13h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture – Special Meeting |
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GPL Precinct, Committee Room B |
Wednesday, 08 March 2017 10h00
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Portfolio Committee on Social Development –Oversight visits |
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Zanele Mbeki Child and Youth Care Centre, Nigel
Mary Moodely Child and Youth Care Centre, Benoni |
Wednesday, 08 March 2017 12h00
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CoGTA & Human Settlements Portfolio Committee – Stakeholder Engagement |
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GPL Precinct, Committee Room B |
Thursday, 09 March 2017 10h00
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Portfolio Committee on Social Development – Oversight visits |
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Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa Secure Centre, Soshanguve
Social Infrastructure Development Centres, Winterveldt and Ga-Rankuwa |
Thursday, 09 March 2017 10h00
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Portfolio Committee on Community Safety- Meeting |
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Ennerdale Hall ext 9, No: 1 Cnr Katz & Smith Road |
Thursday, 09 March 2017 08h00
13h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Education - Oversight Visits on ICT in schools and Verification Committee Meeting |
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Rakgotso Secondary School and Kgomotso Secondary School Bokamoso Primary School and Sekampaneng Primary School Tebogwana Secondary School |
Thursday, 09 March 2017 05h00 am
09h00
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Portfolio Committee on Roads & Transport – Oversight Visits
Unannounced visits |
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Session 1 -Bus stops (PUTCO and North West Star)
Session 2 - TOLAB, DLTC and Intermodal Facility, Pretoria, City of Tshwane |
Friday, 10 March 2017 13h00
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Portfolio Committee on Education – Stakeholder Engagement |
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The Fairways Conference Centre, Randburg |
Friday, 10 March 2017 10h00
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Portfolio Committee on Social Development – Stakeholder Engagement |
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Silver Star Hotel |
Friday, 10 March 2017 09h00 |
Portfolio Committee on CoGTA and Human Settlements – Meeting and Unannounced oversight visit |
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GPL Precinct, Committee Room B
Kokosi, Merafong Municipality |
Friday, 10 March 2017 10h00 |
Portfolio Committee on Infrastructure Development – Sector for engagement |
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Johannesburg City Hall |
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
Email: TKhumalo@gpl.gov.za
Ms Pfano Bulasigobo
Tel: 011 498 6381
Cell: 060 533 1982
Email: PBulasigobo@gpl.gov.za