The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Treasury, Enterprise Development and Provincial Affairs will be conducting public hearings on the North West Appropriation Bill 2014.

The public hearings will be held at  Setlhwatlhe Community Hall in Setlagole; Lebaleng Community Hall in Maquassi Hills; Southey Community Hall in Southey near Ganyesa; and Swartboom Community Hall in Swartboom near Makapanstad. All the hearings will be take place on Friday, 25 July 2014 at 10:00.

The North West Appropriation Bill 2014 aims to provide for the appropriation of amounts of monies from the North West Provincial Revenue Fund. These funds will be for the requirements of the province in the 2014/2015 financial year. It is a monetary bill that has set aside a sum of money from the budget from the Government coffers for  specific purposes.

Part of the Legislature’s mandate is to promote public participation and oversight, therefore the Bill intends to hear the voice of the community with regards to how funds should be allocated to various government structures.

This will be in the spirit of open democracy, transparency & accountability. The money appropriated by the Legislature to the government departments should be spent in terms of the Public Finance Management (Act 1) of 1999.

Members of the media are invited.

Enquiries:
Namhla  Luhabe
Deputy Manager - Communications North West Provincial Legislature
Tel  : (018) 392 7000
Cell : 079 527 0628
Fax :  086 695 3784
email : namhla@nwpl.org.za