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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What is the number and details of all libraries that do not have (i) alternative power sources and (ii) that do not have internet access and (b) what are her Department’s plans to ensure all libraries have internet access and alternative power sources, and (c) what is the estimated (i) costs for this and (ii) period for when this will be achieved?

 18 3 March 2023 14336
  1. What is the number and details sporting facilities and of other properties that were used for sports that have rezoned to different land use rights on each year between (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (v) 2020, (vi) 2021, (vii) 2022 and (viii) 2023 to date and (b) (i) how long the property was used for sports and (ii) what it was rezoned to?
 17 3 March 2023 14335
  1. Whether her Department supports school sport in any way; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much has her Department spent on school sport from the start of the sixth administration to date and (b) what are the details of the (i) sporting codes supported and (ii) support provided;
  1. (a) what are the current challenges that hamper school sport, especially at schools in previously disadvantaged communities, and (b) what intervention measures are in place to address these challenges;
  1. whether reports of alleged discrimination at the Laerskool Sedgefield against learners and teachers from the Sedgefield Primary School who are left out of athletics event has been bought to his attention; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how is her Department dealing with the matter?
 8 3 March 2023 14334
  1. (a) What is the updated number of people on housing waiting lists in the province and (b) (i) how many housing projects are due for completion in the current financial year, (ii) who are the recipients, (iii) where is it being built and (iv) what is the completion dates;
  1. (a) which housing projects completion dates has been delayed, (b) when was the completion date and (c) the reason for the delay;
  1. (a) How often are teams sent out to verify/identify more land for housing purposes, (b) what is the current report on suitable land availably for building purposes, (c) in which affluent areas has land been identified for housing purposes?
 20 3 March 2023 14330

With regard to her Department’s Covid-19 response and related expenditure, including the clustering of provincial government departments according to hotspot areas:

 Whether she can provide a comprehensive report of her Department’s Covid-19 response strategy and expenditure, including (a) details of hotspot areas to which her departments were deployed and related activities undertaken; (b) detailed expenditure breakdown per area (c) (i) what was the budget allocation versus expenditure by her Department in these Hotspots and (ii) how it was used;

  1.  (a) what was her Dartments’ contribution and specific activities/projects in (i) saving and retention of jobs, (ii) support regarding labour related challenges, (iii) support to small businesses especially in townships and small rural towns and (b) what were the results and expenditure on each of the above?
 15 3 March 2023 14329

Whether she is aware of the reported incidents of extortion and/or protection fees demands facing local businesses especially in the townships; if so; (a) what is the extent and impact of extortion syndicate to the Western Cape economy in general and township economy in particular, (b) what is the number and details local businesses that have been targeted and (c) what programmes has her Department put in place to address this?

14 3 March 2023 14327

Given the spike in extortion in the townships and especially against local businesses:

(a) What is the number of extortion related attacks on (i) government projects; (ii) local businesses and (iii) business people that have been reported in  (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date, (c) what are the details per township in the Cape Flats and (c) what intervention measures has his Department and provincial government put in place extortion cases in the province and (ii) what provisions are made in the Safety Plan to respond and eliminate this scourge?

 13 3 March 2023 14326

What are the details of all national government interventions and funded programmes in the province to support (i) SMMEs and (ii) informal businesses on each year between 2019 and 2023 to date; including (aa) full list of all businesses that have benefited and (bb) details of support received?

12 3 March 2023 14325

With regard to pupil-on-pupil violence and teachers becoming the victims of physical assault:

  1. Whether his Department has taken steps to safeguard learners and teachers at schools against physical attacks; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether violence at school have had an impact on learner drop-outs from school; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 3 March 2023 14324
  1. How many children across the province have been removed from gangs and placed in programmes or facilities to better their lives, (b) (i) where does the children come from and (ii) the average age of the children and (c) how much did her Department spend on such programmes in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022?
 21 17 March 2023 14318

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