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
  1. What is status of Newlands Rugby Stadium;
  1. whether the closed-bidding process for the stadium was transparent by not excluding any of the role players, including the rugby and football clubs; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 11 4 November 2022 13893

With regard to tender S008/22:

(a)(i) When was this tender advertised, (ii) on which platforms was it advertised, (iii) what is the tender for, (iv) what was its value and (v) what were the tender specifications, (b) what (i) is the name of the company to whom the tender was awarded and (ii) are the details of its directors, (c) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the other companies that bid for the tender and (iii) scoring was awarded to each?

 10 4 November 2022 13892

With regard to the dismissal of a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, from the George Municipality in 2020, and noting that this person has recently been appointed as Acting Municipal Manager of the Kannaland Municipality:

  1. Whether he is aware of the dismissal of this person from the George Municipality; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) can copies of the disciplinary outcomes of this case be provided and (c) what are the details of the (i) charges, (ii) findings and (iii) sanctions imposed on this person;
  1. what process was followed in the appointment of this person as Acting Municipal Manager;
  1. whether his dismissal was considered when his appointment was made; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 4 November 2022 13891

With reference to the directives issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning:

  1. How many directives have been issued, (b) when were they issued, (c) what were the requirements set out by the Department for the City of Cape Town with regard to Milnerton and (d) what successes have been achieved to date with regard to the requirements of the latest directive;
  1. whether there is a statutory obligation to act when the City is non-compliant with the agreed-upon action plan following a directive; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 4 November 2022 13890

For each of the nature reserves in the Western Cape:

  1. How many bookings for (i) accommodation and (ii) access for the year 2020/21 were made (aa) on their website, (bb) by email, (cc) by telephone, (dd) by walk-ins and (ee) by other means and (b) what was the total number of people who made bookings during the 2021/22 financial year?

 

 3 4 November 2022 13889
  1. What have been the costs associated with auditing the financial statements of (i) his Department and (ii) its entity, CapeNature, in (aa) 2017/18, (bb) 2018/19, (cc) 2019/20, (dd) 2020/21 and (ee) 2021/22, (b) what were the year-on-year percentage changes of these costs and (c) what were the year-on-year percentage changes in the net income of his Department in the last five financial years?
 2 4 November 2022 13888
  1. What have been the costs associated with auditing the financial statements of (i) his Department and (ii) its entity, Casidra, in (aa) 2017/18, (bb) 2018/19, (cc) 2019/20, (dd) 2020/21 and (ee) 2021/22, (b) what were the year-on-year percentage changes of these costs and (c) what were the year-on-year percentage changes in the net income of his Department in the last five financial years?

 

 1 4 November 2022 13887

With respect to the Department’s programmes in Drakenstein and Witzenberg for the current financial year:

(a) What programmes are currently being implemented in these areas, (b) what is the nature of them, (c) what are the respective budgets of these programmes and (d) in which areas in Drakenstein and Witzenberg are these programmes being implemented?

 14 28 October 2022 13866

With regard to the Bothasig Gardens Housing Development:

  1. (a) How has this project contributed to the broader socio-economic development of the area, (b) what contribution was made by the (i) public and (ii) private sectors and (c) what impact has this project had on property prices in the surrounding areas;
  1. whether there are further human settlement developments planned in the area; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his Department anticipates similar successes for the Annandale Housing Project in Richwood; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 13 28 October 2022 13865

With reference to the directives issued by the Department with reference to the Diep River, Flamingo Vlei, Rietvlei, Milnerton Lagoon and Zoarvlei water bodies:

(a)   What are the accepted standards of colony forming units (CFUs) for E.coli compared to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s threshold for (i) total suspended solids, (ii) chemical oxygen demand, (iii) ammonia, (iv) temperature, (v) salinity, (vi) hypoxic threshold compared to the dissolved oxygen level per mg/l, (vii) pH, (viii) biomass per mg/l compared to the bloom threshold, (ix) fish population, (x) bird population and (xi) macrofauna population, (b) what was the measured number for each indicator when the Department issued its first directive, (c) what improvement has there been for each indicator in each water body to date and (d) where the measured indicator exceeds the accepted standard, what health risk is posed to those who reside near these water bodies?

 12 28 October 2022 13864

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