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 respect to the impact of load-shedding on service delivery at police stations:

  1. Whether there are police stations exempted from load-shedding; if not, (a) which stations are equipped with generators and (b) which services are unavailable when stations do not have electricity; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether police stations are closed during load-shedding; if not, whether any cases of stations closing during periods of load-shedding have been bought to his attention; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 16 3 February 2023 14187

In relation to the SAPS call centre in Maitland:

  1. Whether the current call centre is sufficient to cater for all the residents of the province; if not;
  1. whether there are plans to (a) increase its capacity or (b) build an additional centre; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether load-shedding has affected the operations of the call centre; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether the call centre is (a) equipped with a generator and (b) exempted from certain stages of load-shedding; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. how many cases of absenteeism have been recorded in (a) 2018/19, (b) 2019/20, (c) 2020/21, (d) 2021/22 and (e) 2022/23 to date?
 15 3 February 2023 14186

In relation to the SAPS call centre in Maitland:

  1. (a) What has been the call centre’s budget for (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 and (b)(i) how many cases of dropped calls have been reported and (ii) what were the reasons for it;
  1. (a) what (i) infrastructure and (ii) software are in need of replacement or upgrading and (b) what would the cost be?
 14 3 February 2023 14185

With regard to the recently announced amount of more than R80 million released by the Provincial Treasury to his Department:

  1. What is the exact amount that his Department has received from the Provincial Treasury, (b) what is the purpose of this allocation, (c) what are the details of his Department’s plan to spend this money and (d) what is the expected time frame for (i) this expenditure to take place and (ii) implementation to commence?
 13 3 February 2023 14184

How many municipalities in the province are expected to develop ward committee operational plans;


  1. whether there are municipalities that have yet to finalise ward committee operational plans; if so, what are the relevant details?
 12 3 February 2023 14183
  1. Whether there have been any instances of loss of life due to wildfires in the province from November 2022 to date; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether there have been any instances of property damage due to wildfires in the province from November 2022 to date; if so, what has been the estimated total cost of said damage?
 11 3 February 2023 14182

With regard to the SAPS Bothasig Police Station:

  1. Which suburbs or communities is this SAPS station mandated to respond to;
  1. whether the station is also mandated to respond to communities including Burgundy, Richwood, De Zicht, De Aan Zicht and Monte Vista; if not, (a) why not and (b) what measures can be taken by the Western Cape SAPS to include these suburbs in this station’s mandated areas to respond to?
 10 3 February 2023 14181

With regard to the green economy in the Western Cape:

  1. What is the estimated value of the green economy in the province, (b) how has GreenCape contributed to the growth of this economy over the past three years, (c) what are the risks to jobs associated with a greater transition to green energy in the province and (d) what efforts has the Western Cape Government made to mitigate these risks?
 9 3 February 2023 14180
  1. How effective are traps for polyphagous shot hole borer beetles (Euwallacea fornicatus) to determine the presence of such beetles in a particular area;
  2. whether his Department has or whether his Department or its entity, CapeNature, will be using such traps in order to monitor the presence and/or spread of polyphagous shot hole borer beetles in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. to what extent is his Department or CapeNature cooperating with other research bodies and departments (such as the Department of Agriculture) regarding the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle;
  4. whether there is a map of the province indicating areas where the presence of the shot hole borer beetle has been recorded; if so, where can this map be obtained?
 7 3 February 2023 14179
  1. To what extent do the images produced by the AGRISAT satellite of Dragonfly Aeronautics in Stellenbosch cover the Western Cape, (b) how are these images of value to agriculture in the province, (c) who is able to (i) access and (ii) utilise the images produced by the AGRISAT satellite and (d) to what extent has Dragonfly Aeronautics engaged his Department for support and/or cooperation?
 6 3 February 2023 14178

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