Questions and Replies

The right of Members to put questions to Ministers is an important part of ensuring the executive authority’s accountability to the Provincial Parliament. Questions may be put to Ministers related to their spheres of responsibility. Replies to questions are either given orally in the House or in writing. The replies to oral questions are recorded in Hansard.

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Question Question Number Date Question Link
  1. Mr LL Mvimbi to ask Ms M M Wenger, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities:

What is the total amount of (a) irregular expenditure and (b) wasteful and fruitless expenditure that have been incurred by each of the provincial government department and entity in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date?

 3 19 April 2024 17244

Question by Hon S A Little

With regard to his statement that LEAP is making inroads with LEAP officers making 27 000 arrests that will reduce the murder rate in the Western Cape by 50% by 2029:

  1. What are the factual details that informs this statement, (b)(i) what are the details per police station where these arrests have been made, (ii) what were the crimes committed in each case and (iii) how many cases were successfully prosecuted and sentenced?
 2 19 April 2024 17243

Question by Hin S A Little

With reference to Circular 0034:

(1)       What factors were taken into consideration when deciding the course of action contained in this circular;

(2)       whether the impact of the decisions is in line with the pro-poor budget;

(3)       what is his Department’s motivation for suggesting affected schools reintroduce the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) Programme;

(4)       who runs and oversees the Back on Track Programme?

 

 1 19 April 2024 17242

With regard to the allocations of funds from the Department of Social Development in the last five years:

  1. (a) Which NGOs and CBOs received allocations during the (i) 2019/20, (ii) 2020/21, (iii) 2021/22, (iv) 2022/23 and (v) 2023/24 financial years and (b) how much did each receive;
  2. (a) for the same period as in (1) above, what are the details of all the NGOs and CBOs that applied for but did not receive allocations and (b) what are the reasons why these applicants were not successful?
 5 22 March 2024 17099
  1. What is the information on all provincially owned properties and buildings that were sold or leased out since the beginning of 2009 and (b)(i) what was the income derived from these sales and (ii) what was the income derived from these leases and (iii) what were the duration of these leases? 
 4 22 March 2024 17098
  1. (a) What was the outcome of the court case between him, the Theewaterskloof Municipality, the Municipal Manager and a certain person whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply and (b) what did the respondents agree to in the settlement;
  2. whether the Theewaterskloof Council was made aware of the settlement; if so, can a full copy of the settlement agreement be made available?
 3 22 March 2024 17095

With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in February 2024:

(a)  What was the (i) average waiting time for berth utilisation and occupancy for container ships and (ii) target for the month, (b) what was the (i) average number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded and (ii) target for the month, (c) what was the (i) average waiting time for trucks being (aa) loaded and (bb) unloaded at the port and (ii) target for the month, (d) what was the (i) average ship turnaround time and (ii) target for the month, (e) what was the (i) average anchorage waiting time and (ii) target for the month and (f) what was the (i) average container dwell time and (ii) target for the month?

 2 22 March 2024 17092

Whether Prasa has indicated to his Department whether or not it will keep to its deadline of reopening the Cape Town central lines by March 2024; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 22 March 2024 17087

In respect of the termination of the contracts of the officials who worked in the Project Management Office:

(1)   (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of all the employees who worked in this office, (b) what were the functions of this office and (c) what impact will the termination of these contracts have on the work of his Department;

(2)   whether the staff members in the Project Management Office worked in his Department for more than a decade; if so, why were they not included in the staff establishment?

 8 8 March 2024 17085

With regard to the filling of the vacancy of Chief Director: Human Settlements Planning:

(a) When did this position become vacant, (b)(i) when and (ii) where was it advertised, (c)(i) how many applications were received and (ii) what are the details of (aa) all the shortlisted candidates, (bb) their qualifications and (cc) their experience, (d)(i) when did his Department hold interviews for this position and (ii) what was the scoring for each candidate and (e)(i) when was Ms Kahmiela August appointed permanently in this position and (ii) what was the motivation for this appointment?

 7 8 March 2024 17084

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