Members Statement: Premier must choose competence over political patronage
On the 25th of May this year, I put a motion with notice to the House in terms of Section 131 of the Eastern Cape Legislature Standing Rules of Order […]
Speech Notes: Ilinge Police Station – Law Enforcers or Law Breakers?
It would be amiss of me if I do not add my voice of congratulatory remarks to the Democratic Alliance for hosting the first-ever successful virtual congress in Africa. It […]
Speech Notes: School visit report to Education Portfolio Committee 3 July 2020
Honourable Speaker, Fellow South Africans… I greet you with the universal greeting of peace, As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. In undertaking the school visits which produced the report before the […]
Speech Notes: Consideration of the Appropriation Bill 2020
Honourable Speaker, Honourable Premier, Leaders of Political Parties, Members of the House We are considering the proposed budget that is before us amidst the most challenging of times the world […]
Speech Notes: Finance Portfolio Committee Report and Budget 2020/2021
Honourable Speaker, Honourable Premier, Leaders of Political Parties, Members of the House According to STATS SA, South Africa recorded a decline of 2% in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the […]
Speech Notes: Health Portfolio Committee Report and Budget 2020/2021
Madam Speaker, Honourable Premier, Honourable Members of the House, officials and observers, I greet you all I wish to start by sending my heartfelt condolences to the families and loved […]
Speech Notes: Human Settlements Portfolio Committee Report and Budget 2020/2021
Honourable Speaker This budget debate takes place when our province is engulfed with the Covid 19 Pandemic, like the rest of the country. Our province is peculiar because we are […]
Speech Notes: Education Portfolio Committee Report and Budget 2020/2021
Honourable Speaker, Fellow South Africans… I greet you with the universal greeting of peace, As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. The prospects for improvement in the education system and its […]
Member’s Statement: Eastern Cape Municipalities hit rock-bottom
The Auditor General’s Report was especially damning for municipalities in the Eastern Cape – it showcases the deteriorating state of local government in the province – if you ever wondered […]
Speech Notes: Social Development Portfolio Committee Report and Budget 2020/2021
Hon Speaker, protocol observed, I greet all present here today. During the past few months with COVID-19 sweeping into our country and affecting the lives of every single South African, […]
Issued by Jane Cowley MPL