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Annual Report for the 2021/22 Financial Year
                                                                Vote 2: Western Cape Provincial Parliament
                                                                                Part A: General Information

                3.  FOREWORD BY THE SPEAKER











                Masizole Mnqasela
                Speaker

                I hereby table the annual report of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for the 2021/22 financial
                year.

                When I took office as the Speaker in 2019, I commi ed, inter alia, to the following:
                   1.  To uphold and protect the dignity and decorum of the House and to serve all Members
                       equally;
                   2.  To ensure that the WCPP fulfils its cons tu onal obliga on of law-making, oversight and
                       public par cipa on to the full;
                   3.  To create an environment where all Members and staff can par cipate in the proceedings
                       and procedures of the WCPP to their full poten al and thereby strengthen our
                       parliamentary democracy;
                   4.  To represent our ins tu on both locally and abroad in the best interests of the people to the
                       best of my ability; and
                   5.  To create and maintain a stable parliamentary organisa on to serve our Members and the
                       people of the province op mally with clear lines of authority and accountability, respec ng
                       the different governance structures.

               In order to achieve the above, the coopera on of the Secretary and our Senior Management Team
               was crucial to further strengthening our democracy and take the people of the Western Cape along
               on this exci ng journey.

                  I acknowledge the role of the Secretary as the Accoun ng Officer and with my role as the Execu ve
               Authority, each having its own accountability structures as provided for in legisla on and regulatory
               frameworks, it was cri cal that together we enable the WCPP to op mally deliver on its mandate,
               mindful of possible resource and other limita ons we may face.

               I am very grateful to report that as an ins tu on we are well on track to achieving all our goals and
               commitments we have set for ourselves in 2019.

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               I am s ll of the firm view that the 6  Parliament presents an opportunity to re -focus our a en on in
               crea ng a modern, outcomes driven-ins tu on valuing tradi onal approaches but at the same  me
               embracing the exci ng opportuni es the new world presents.







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