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

  

With regard to the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD):

  1. (a) What is the status of foot-and-mouth disease in the province and (b)(i) how many cases has been confirmed and (ii) in which areas have cases been confirmed.
  2. what measures have been implemented to (a) mitigate the spread and (b) eliminate the disease, in the province;
  3. (a) what protocols are currently in place to ensure that the affected farmers in the province can access foot-and-mouth disease vaccines and (b) how is vaccine avail-ability being prioritised given national supply constraints;
  4. what is the extent and nature of the cooperation between his Department, the national Department of Agriculture and municipalities.
  5. whether there are any support mechanisms currently available to the affected farmers in the province to prevent business failure and job losses resulting from FMD-related restrictions and export impacts; if so, what are the relevant details?
 6 20 February 2026 20505

(1)    Whether his Department allocated funding for the housing upgrades in Scottsdene in 2009; if not, why not; if so, (a) what was the total amount allocated, (b) how much of that allocation has been spent to date and (c) whether a detailed breakdown of the expenditure, including line items and any deviations from the original budget, can be provided;

(2)    whether his Department can provide details of the scope of work undertaken in respect of the housing upgrades; if not, why not; if so, (a) what specific aspects of the houses were upgraded, (b) what was the nature and extent of the improvements effected, (c) how many housing units were affected and (d) which contractors or service providers were appointed to carry out the work;

(3)    whether, in the light of the fact that many of the current occupants have been renting these houses for a period exceeding 50 years, his Department has developed or is considering a plan to transfer ownership and to issue title deeds to the current occupants; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the time frame for implementation, (b) which criteria will be applied to determine eligibility, (c) what administrative or legal processes must be finalised prior to transfer and (d) what steps has his Department taken to date to advance the transfer of ownership?

 4 20 February 2026 20504
  1. How many housing units are currently vacant in the Mountain View Housing Project

and (b) why?

3 20 February 2026 20503

With regard to the current drought in the province:

  1. (a) What is the current state of the drought in the province and (b) what impact has it had on (i) agricultural production, (ii) food security, (iii) employment and (iv) farm sustainability.
  2. whether his Department has (a) compiled or is in possession of a report detailing the state of the drought in each municipality in the province and (b) plans to mitigate the impact of the drought; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the key findings per muni-cipality and (ii) what mitigation measures are planned or currently being imple-mented and (c) can copies of the relevant reports and supporting documents be made available;
  3. whether his Department has developed a plan to support emerging and informal farmers in municipalities affected by the drought; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of this plan, (b) which municipalities and categories of farmers are targeted and (c) what resources have been allocated for this purpose?
 2 20 February 2026 20502

With reference to the proposed wall being built along the N2:

  1. What role is his Department playing in terms of (a) planning, (b) approving and (c) overseeing the wall;
  2. whether a feasibility study has been conducted on the section of the wall that is under provincial jurisdiction; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the study;
  3. whether any money has already been spent on (a) planning, (b) design or (c) any other preliminary work for the provincial section of the wall; if so, how much?
 1 20 February 2026 20501

(a) How does the Khulisa Care Programme aim to (i) improve birth outcomes and (ii) early childhood development for children born underweight, (b) in what ways does the programme address the long-term developmental risks faced by children born with a low birth weight, (c) how does her Department ensure continuity of care for children after birth, especially in cases where mothers initially enrolled due to low-birth-weight outcomes, (d) what plans does her Department have to expand the programme based on observed child health outcomes, (e) how many (i) pregnant women and (ii) mothers have been enrolled in the Khulisa Care Programme to date, (f) what was the average duration
for which beneficiaries accessed this support and (g)(i) what percentage of enrolled mothers showed measurable improvements in nutritional status during pregnancy and (ii) how did this translate into improved health outcomes for their children?

 8 6 February 2026 20499

(a) What is the purpose of his Department’s Mobile Office Programme, (b) in which communities has the mobile office operated during the past 12 months, (c) what services are provided at the mobile office, (d) how many beneficiaries have been assisted at the mobile office during the last two financial years, (e) what measures are in place to ensure that vulnerable groups are adequately reached, (f) what resources are allocated to the Mobile Office Programme and (g) what challenges affect the effectiveness of the mobile office;
(2)
whether there are plans to expand the number of mobile office visits in underserved areas; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 6 February 2026 20498

(1)   What was the conviction rate for (a) contact-related crimes, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery-related crimes, (d) drug-related crimes and (e) the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in (i) 2022/23, (ii) 2023/24 and (iii) 2024/25;

(2)   for each crime category listed in (1) above, how many cases were finalised (a) within 12 months of being reported and (b) after more than 12 months in the past three financial years?

6 6 February 2026 20497

(a) How many cases of learner (i) suicide, (ii) attempted suicide and (iii) serious self-harm were reported to his Department in the last financial year, (b) what mental health and suicide-prevention programmes are currently implemented by his Department, (c) for each programme in (b) above, what is the (i) number of schools reached and (ii) budget allocated in the last financial year, (d) what formal partnerships does his Department have with other departments to support learner mental health and (e) what training or guidance is provided to educators and school management teams to identify and to respond to learners at risk of self-harm?

 5 6 February 2026 20495

(a)  What grant funding or financial support mechanisms are currently available to support backyard dwellers in the province that are provided (i) directly by his Department or (ii) through national government grants or programmes, (b) for each funding mechanism, what is the (i) name of the grant or programme, (ii) purpose of the grant or programme and (iii) total funding allocated to the province for the (aa) 2024/25 and

(bb) 2025/26 financial years, (c) what types of interventions are funded for backyard dwellers, (d) how many projects or households supporting backyard dwellers have been assisted through these funding mechanisms in the last financial year and (e) in which municipalities have these interventions been implemented?

 4 6 February 2026 20494

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