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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With reference to the briefing delivered by the SAPS to the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on 7 March 2023 by Major General AB Maqashalala, entitled “Organised land invasion at Knoflokskraal, Grabouw, Western Cape”:
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6 | 28 July 2023 | 15011 |
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(a) How many (i) national housing projects are currently underway in the province and (ii) housing opportunities will these projects provide, (b) of these projects, how many have been (i) put on hold, (ii) delayed and (iii) discontinued and (c) what are the details of these projects? |
5 | 28 July 2023 | 15010 |
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(a) How many sport facilities have been (i) vandalised and (ii) robbed in the past five years and (b) what are the costs incurred due to vandalism and robberies in the past five years? |
4 | 28 July 2023 | 15009 |
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3 | 28 July 2023 | 15008 |
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With regard to the Port of Cape Town’s performance in June 2023: (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 (iii) 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 | 28 July 2023 | 15007 |
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(a) What projects are his Department and the City of Cape Town currently working on and (b) what is the allocated budget for these projects?
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1 | 28 July 2023 | 15006 |
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With regard to admission timelines for the 2024 academic year:
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9 | 14 July 2023 | 15003 |
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In respect of families in the Khayelitsha informal settlement that are living on top of sinkholes: Whether his Department has been made aware of this challenge; if so, (a) when was it made aware, (b) what is the number of families affected and (c) what intervention measures have been put in place to assist the families? |
8 | 14 July 2023 | 15002 |
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(a) (i) What position does a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of the reply, hold in her Department and (ii) who is this person’s direct supervisor, (b) what are the details of the official trips this person has gone on in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date, (c) what is the detailed breakdown of the (i) cities and (ii) countries visited, (d) who formed part of the provincial government’s delegation on each trip, including staff members from other departments, and (e)(i) what was this persons role in each visit and (ii) for what reasons was this person part of the delegations? |
7 | 14 July 2023 | 15001 |
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In respect of the education challenges at the Buisplaas community: What is the (i) total number of learners from the community who are enrolled at schools that are more than 6 km away from their homes, (ii) detailed breakdown per (aa) grade, (bb) age, (cc) gender and (dd) race, (iii) number of learners from the community to whom (aa) are provided learner transport and (bb) are not provided learner transport and (iv) number of learners who are (aa) housed at the Department’s hostels and (bb) not housed there, (b) what are the details of the (i) communication and (ii) meetings that his Department has held with the community, (c) what was discussed and resolved at each meetings, (d) what are the reasons why his Department declined the request from the community for his Department to provide learner transport or hostel accommodation for the learners and (e) what are his Department’s plans to address the challenges experienced by this community? |
6 | 14 July 2023 | 15000 |
