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 reference to the Kuyasa Ward 99 Retrofit Project affecting 2 373 units in Khayelitsha:

(a) On what date was the project formally approved by his Department, (b) what was the total approved project value in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21, (c) what was the estimated per-unit retrofit cost, (d)(i) how many units were scheduled for completion in each phase and (ii) how many were actually completed per financial year above and (e)(i) how many units were partially completed and (ii) what specific interventions were undertaken in those units?

 13 8 May 2026 20849
  1. Whether his Department has received and processed any requests for land ownership authorisation required to unlock stalled housing and service delivery projects in sub-council 10, Khayelitsha, including but not limited to the MAHAMA project and the electrification of informal settlements; if so, what reasons account for the delays, particularly in cases exceeding four years;
  2. whether any intergovernmental disputes or administrative bottlenecks have been identified; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what steps have been taken to resolve these delays;
  3. whether any officials have been held accountable for inaction; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what measures have been taken and (c) what risks have been identified relating to illegal land invasions due to these delays?
 12 8 May 2026 20848

Whether his Department has received and processed any requests for land ownership authorization required to unlock stalled housing and service delivery projects in sub-council 10, Khayelitsha, including but not limited to the MAHAMA project and electrification of informal settlements; if so, (a) on what dates were such requests received from the City of Cape Town and/or any other sphere of government, (b) which specific erven are affected, including erven (i) 19464, (ii) 21020, (iii) 20869, (iv) 20081, (v) 21864, (vi) 23144, (vii) 23136, (viii) 39286 and (ix) 42776, (c) what is the ownership status of each of these erven, (d) what processes are required by his Department and/or other spheres of government to grant such authorization and (e) what is the current status of each request for authorization?

 11 8 May 2026 20847

With regard to the Cape Care Fund that was established to mobilise additional resources, strengthen the sustainability of NGOs and ensure the continued delivery of essential social services to vulnerable communities in the Western Cape:

 8 21 May 2026 20842

 

Whether the Western Cape Government has any trade, investment or procurement relations linked to entities operating in or with Israel; if so, (a) what is the nature and (b) value of these relations?

 

 10 8 May 2026 20841

With regard to the decision by the Western Cape Government on 1 March 2022 to illuminate the Western Cape Provincial Parliament Building in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, while not doing the same for the Palestinian flag:  

What criteria or policy guidelines inform decisions to symbolically illuminate government buildings in relation to international conflicts or causes?

 9 8 May 2026 20840

With regard to the significant fuel price increases effective 6 May 2026, with petrol rising by R3,27 per litre and diesel by R6,19 per litre:

  1. Whether her Department has plans or interventions in place to cushion vulnerable residents from the impact of these increases, particularly in relation to transport costs and food prices; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether any additional budgetary allocations or adjustments are being considered to support municipalities or public transport services in order to mitigate this impact; if so, what are the details?
 8 8 May 2026 20839

In the light of China introducing a temporary zero-tariff scheme for several African countries, including South Africa, starting 1 May 2026 and ending on 30 April 2028, which provides tariff-free access to China’s market for a range of agricultural products, such as fruit, wine, nuts and rooibos:

  1. What measures has his Department put in place to ensure that black farmers in the province are able to benefit from this zero-tariff scheme;
  2. whether any (a) support programmes, (b) export facilitation initiatives or (c) partner-ships are being implemented to assist emerging and small-scale black farmers to access the Chinese market; if so, what are the details;
  3. how many black farmers or enterprises in the province are currently export-ready to take advantage of this opportunity?
 7 8 May 2026 20838

 

In the light of the fire damage at the Railton Clinic in Swellendam and its subsequent closure for repairs, which has affected residents of Swellendam: When is the clinic expected to reopen and resume full services?

 6 8 May 2026 20837

With reference to his reply to question 4 of 20 March 2026:
In light of his confirmation that 71 schools in the province have been identified as being built wholly or partially with inappropriate materials, including asbestos, and noting that the applicable norms and standards prohibit the use of asbestos and require provinces to plan for and report on the eradication of such infrastructure:
(1) Which 71 schools are affected and (b) what is the nature and extent of asbestos or other inappropriate materials present at each school;
(2) whether each affected school has been subjected to a formal risk assessment; if so,
(3) whether a plan is in place for each school; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) (a) which schools have been earmarked for (i) urgent intervention, (ii) remediation, or (iii) full replacement and (b) what are the (i) time frames and (ii) budgets attached to each planned intervention?

 5 8 May 2026 20836

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