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

Whether his Department has finalised any intergovernmental framework with the national Department of Public Works and the national Department of Human Settlements to resolve land ownership and authorisation constraints affecting erven (a) 19464, (b) 21020, (c) 20869, (d) 20081, (e) 21864, (f) 23144, (g) 23136 and (h) 39286 in subcouncil 10, Khayelitsha; if not, why not; and if so, what are the relevant details;
(2)
what specific interventions have been undertaken since 2020 to secure written authorisation from the national landholding authority to enable the City of Cape Town and Eskom to proceed with servicing and infrastructure provision on the erven mentioned in (1) above;
(3)
whether the absence of timely authorisation has directly contributed to (a) stalled development, (b) illegal land occupation and (c) escalating service delivery pres-sures in the Mahama Project area; if not, what is his Department’s assessment of the primary cause of these blockages?

 28 5 June 2026 21071

What formal intergovernmental infrastructure planning framework exists between her Department and the City of Cape Town for the development of primary healthcare facilities in Khayelitsha;
(2)
whether her Department is aware that the City of Cape Town ceased building new clinics since 2021; if so, what interventions have been undertaken to address the resulting infrastructure gap;
(3)
what specific accountability mechanisms exist to prevent the duplication of respon-sibility gaps between provincial and municipal health infrastructure mandates;
(4)
whether the current governance arrangement has contributed to infrastructure stagnation; if so, what are the relevant details?

 27 5 June 2026 21070

What is the current patient load per (a) day and (b) month at the Matthew Goniwe Clinic for the (i) 2024/25, (ii) 2025/26 and (iii) 2026/27 financial years;
(2)
(a) what is the current staffing complement of (i) nurses, (ii) doctors and (iii) support staff and (b) how does this compare with required norms for the patient volume being serviced;
(3)
whether her Department has assessed the impact of overcrowding on (a) waiting times, (b) patient dignity and (c) clinical outcomes; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings;
(4)
what measures have been implemented to address staff burnout and service fatigue;
(5)
whether her Department considers the current service model clinically sustainable; if not, what urgent interventions are being planned?

 26 5 June 2026 21069

Whether her Department has conducted a full Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) compliance audit of the Matthew Goniwe Clinic; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings;
(2)
whether the current facility complies with all statutory OHS requirements relating to (a) ventilation, (b) infection control, (c) emergency evacuation systems and (d) structural safety; if not, what specific areas of non-compliance have been identified;
(3)
what immediate remedial interventions have been implemented to protect (a) patients and (b) healthcare workers;
(4)
whether her Department accepts liability for continued service delivery in a facility that may be non-compliant with OHS legislation; if not, what is the basis for this position?

 25 5 June 2026 21068

With reference to the conclusion of phases of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) under the Presidential Youth Employment Stimulus:
(a) How many (i) education assistant and (ii) general school assistant positions have been terminated in the province, (b) how many beneficiaries in the province were affected by the termination of these positions, (c)(i) at which schools in the province were these positions located and (ii) how many positions were lost and (d) what measures, if any, have been implemented to mitigate the impact of these job losses on the affected schools and participants?

 24 5 June 2026 21067

Given the severe shortage of well-located affordable housing in Cape Town, and following the City of Cape Town’s recommendation to release the Civic Centre parking site for a mixed-use affordable housing development:

(a) What specific considerations are delaying his Department’s approval of the site for social and affordable housing and (b) by when will a final decision be made on the future use of the property?

 23 5 June 2026 21066

Recent reporting highlighted that property inflation in Cape Town continues to outpace other metropolitan areas, with affordability pressures worsening across both the rental and ownership markets:

What are the projects the provincial government is implementing to (a) expand affordable housing opportunities and (b) prevent the displacement of residents from their communities?

 22 5 June 2026 21065

Given the increasing financial pressure facing pensioners in Cape Town due to the rising cost of food and basic necessities:

  1. What interventions has his Department implemented to support elderly residents experiencing food insecurity and economic hardship;
  2. whether his Department has considered expanding (a) food relief and (b) social support programmes targeted specifically at pensioners; if so, what are the relevant details?
 21 5 June 2026 21064

Given that approximately 54% of people in the province experience hunger or food insecurity, and that the City of Cape Town recorded more than 240 000 food insecure households in 2024 despite being one of the wealthiest metropolitan economies in South Africa:

      1. What specific interventions has his Department implemented to address household food insecurity and (b) what measurable outcomes have these interventions achieved over the past financial year?
 20 5 June 2026 21063

What is the current availability of ambulances and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) resources in (a) the Garden Route District and (b) George specifically;
(2)
whether her Department has conducted any assessment regarding the adequacy of (a) ambulance numbers, (b) response times, (c) staffing levels and (d) fleet avail-ability in George and the broader Garden Route region over the past three years; if so, what were the findings;
(3)
what measures are currently being implemented or planned by her Department to (a) address ambulance shortages and (b) improve emergency response times in George and the surrounding communities;
(4)
whether her Department has received complaints, concerns or representations from (a) residents, (b) healthcare workers, (c) local government representatives or (d) community organisations regarding ambulance shortages in the Garden Route District; if so, what action has been taken?

 19 5 June 2026 21062

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