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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Regarding the District Development Model and its implementation in the Western Cape:

  1. Whether he is aware of the deployment of national Ministers as district champions by the President; if so, what are the details of such deployments;
  2. whether he has deployed his Ministers to support the various districts in addition to their line-function responsibilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether there are any game-changers or catalytic projects that his Cabinet has decided to support in (a) the West Coast, (b) the Overberg, (c) the Cape Winelands, (d) the Central Karoo, (e) Eden and (f) the City of Cape Town; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 12 18 November 2022 13994

With regard to the attempted eviction of the CP Nel Museum:

  1. Whether the Council of the Municipality of Oudtshoorn has passed a resolution to procure legal services to initiate an eviction process against the Board and management of the CP Nel Museum; if not, why has the Mayor proceeded with legal action; if so, why was such a resolution passed;

 

  1. what are the costs of the legal services incurred to date by the Municipality;

 

  1. whether he has engaged his colleague, the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, and the Mayor of Oudtshoorn about this situation; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of these engagements;
  2. whether he intends to initiate the resolution of the current impasse; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 11 18 November 2022 13993

With regard to the following statement made in his Department’s Annual Report for 2021/22: “The Department is in the process to investigate all Finance Linked Individual Subsidies (FLISP) payments to quantify the expenditure incurred dating back from 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 to determine the full extent of the irregular expenditure incurred.”

 

  1. What is the update regarding this investigation, (b) what are the details of all the steps that have been initiated and concluded, (c) what are the details of the individuals doing the investigation and (d) what are the details of the irregular expenditure incurred in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018, (iv) 2019, (v) 2020, (vi) 2021 and (vii) 2022 to date?
 9 18 November 2022 13992

With regard to the following cases highlighted in his Department’s Annual Report: four cases relating to the possible misuse of government motor vehicles; one preliminary investigation was conducted into alleged procurement irregularities at the Ombudsman’s office (the matter was referred to the Provincial Forensic Services for possible further investigation) and one case relating to allegations of fraud (Central Karoo District Municipality – allegation could not be substantiated):

  1. What are the (i) details and (ii) positions of the individuals implicated in each case, (b) what are the latest developments and (c) what has been the outcome in each case?
 8 18 November 2022 13991

With regard to his press statement on 4 August 2022 titled “100 days as Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety” and his commitment to visit 30 police stations, to join 30 neighbourhood-watch walkabouts, and to engage various safety partners and political parties to ascertain how best crime and violence can be combatted collaboratively:

 

(a)   What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the police stations visited this year, (b)(i) how many NHW walkabouts did he join this year and (ii) in which areas and (c) what are the details of all the engagements he held, including the (i) names of safety partners engaged, (ii) details of the discussions held and (iii) names of the political parties?

 7 18 November 2022 13990

With regard to his press statement on 4 August 2022 titled “100 days as Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety” in which he said: “I am however concerned that there are various areas where NHWs have either been depleted or they no longer exist. Klawer, in the Matzikama municipal area, Calitzdorp and Ladismith, in the Kannaland municipal area, are places, to name but a few, where NHWs have been depleted. Officials in the Department are in the process of addressing the matter.”:

 

  1. In which areas of the province does neighbourhood watches (NHWs) (i) not exist or (ii) are depleted or (iii) no longer exist, (b)what are the (i) details of these areas, (ii) reasons why NHWs do not exist or are depleted and (c) plans to establish NHWs in these areas?

 

 6 18 November 2022 13989

With regard to the surrendering of funds to the Provincial Revenue Fund:

  1. (a) How much has been surrendered back to the Provincial Revenue Fund by each of the departments in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date, (b) what is a detailed breakdown of (i) funds surrendered for the compensation of employees (CoE), (ii) funds surrendered for goods and services and (iii) any other expenditure;
  2. with regard to the surrendering of CoE funds to the Provincial Revenue Fund, (a) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the posts that were affected and not filled per department and (b) what are the reasons thereof?
 5 18 November 2022 13988
  1. What are the employment-equity targets of each of the provincial government departments and entities and (b) how has each of the departments and entities achieved these targets?
 4 18 November 2022 13987
  1. (a) What is the number of current vacancies in the provincial government departments and entities and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the following: (i) the names of the posts, (ii) the levels of the posts, (iii) the departments and/or entities where the vacancies exist and (iv) how long each post has been vacant;

(a) what is the number of foreign nationals who are employed in the provincial departments and entities and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the following: (i) the names of the posts held by them, (ii) their (aa) qualifications and (bb) experience, (iii) the levels of the posts held by them, (iv) the departments and/or entities where these persons are employed and (v)(i) what are the scarce skills that they possess and (ii) how long has each of them filled

 3 18 November 2022 13986

With regard to the construction work at the Nowers Academy in Hout Bay:

  1. What (i) are the details of work that has been done, (ii) still needs to be done and (iii) is the value of the contracts for the work set out in (i) and (ii), (b)(i) when was the tender for the school advertised, (ii) what are the details of the tender, (iii) how many companies applied for the tender and (iv) what are the names of the companies that applied, (c) what process was followed to award the tender to a certain company, whose name was furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, and (d) can copies of all the tender specification and other related tender information be made available?
  1. whether there is a need to expand the unit; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 18 November 2022 13985

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