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

Hon Masipa.

In relation to the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) funding being included as a Schedule 5 conditional grant in the national and provincial government budgets:

  1. What impact has the shift from Schedule 4 to Schedule 5 had on farmers and agri-businesses in the province;
  2. whether his Department is taking steps to engage with the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to revert CASP to a Schedule 4 grant; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
27 21 February 2025 18615

Hon Jacobs.

  1. How many farmworkers died due to transport crashes in 2024 and (b) what is his Department doing to address the unsafe transport of farmworkers?
 2 21 February 2025 18614

With respect to his written reply to question 6 of 29 November 2024 and his comments on a News24 article published on 17 December 2024:
(1) Whether his Department approached the Hoërskool Tulbagh at any stage to propose that it adds English as a language of teaching and learning in 2025; if so, (a) when did his Department or officials approach the school governing board (SGB) and (b) why did his Department approach the SGB to propose that it adds English as a language of teaching and learning;
(2) whether the decision by the SGB was in response to his Department’s request; if not;
(3) whether the SGB proposed to add English as a language of teaching and learning and to make Xhosa a home language and English a first additional language of its own accord; if so, (a) when did the Hoërskool Tulbagh’s SGB decide to add English as a language of teaching and learning in 2025 and (b) when (on what date) did the SGB inform his Department of its decision to add English as a language of teaching and learning in 2025 and to make Xhosa a home language and English a first additional language in the subject package;
(4) whether the SGB informed his Department orally or in writing; (a) if orally, (i) when, (ii) by whom and (iii) to whom was this communicated and (b) if in writing, can a copy of the written communication be made available;
(5) (a) when did his Department communicate with the SGB that it approved or agreed with the decision to add the additional language stream and package and (b) what process did his Department follow after the SGB’s decision in order to fund the provision of the education and other resources required to implement this decision;
(6) whether his Department provided or offered these resources in (5) above; if so, what are the relevant details of the resources provided?

 2 7 February 2025 18612

(1) What is the (a) number and (b) detailed breakdown of all the administrative employees of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), including their (i) race, (ii) qualifications, (iii) positions occupied, (iv) level of experience and (v) salary scales;
(2) what is the (a) number and (b) detailed breakdown of all the educators employed by the WCED, including their (i) race, (ii) schools where they are employed, (iii) qualifications and (iv) level of experience?

 26 7 February 2025 18610

(1) What percentage of matric learners in the (a) African, (b) coloured, (c) Indian and (d) white population groups were enrolled for (i) Mathematics and (ii) Physical Sciences in the (aa) 2023, (bb) 2024 and (cc) 2025 academic years;
(2) how many learners from each of the population groups in (1) above passed (a) Mathematics and (b) Physical Sciences in the (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024 academic years?

 25 7 February 2025 18609

Hon Bryant.

Taking into consideration the phenomenal performance of many Western Cape municipalities during the recent audit outcomes, what were the contributing factors that set the top performing Western Cape municipalities so far apart from the rest of the country?

 11 7 February 2025 18608
  1. What is the number of businesses that have closed down in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023, (vi) 2024 and (vii) 2025 to date as the result of (aa) extortion, (bb) the construction mafia and (cc) any other related form of organised crime in the province and (b) what is the estimated cost of (i) extortion, (ii) the construction mafia and (iii) other related forms of organised crime to (aa) the Western Cape economy and (bb) the livelihoods of people in the province?
 29 7 February 2025 18600

Hon Ngqentsu.

  1. What is the total number of cases related to (i) extortion, (ii) the construction mafia and (iii) other related crimes that (aa) has been opened and (bb) are currently under investigation in the province, (b) what are the details of the accused in these cases, including (i) the number of individuals charged, (ii) their affiliations or known associations and (iii) the status of each case and (c) what are the details of each case, including (i) the nature of the crime, (ii) the affected areas and (iii) the progress of investigations and prosecutions?
 28 7 February 2025 18599


(1) What progress has been made with the construction of a permanent school in Atlantis;
(2) whether a budget has been allocated for the school in the 2025/26 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 27 7 February 2025 18598

Hin Lithakong.

In the light of President Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid:

  1. How will such a move affect social services in the province and (b) what bearing will the move have a on services provided by non-governmental organisations?
 24 7 February 2025 18597

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