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 regard to the upcoming 2023 Netball World Cup:
(a) What is the current status of preparations, (b) what will the event’s infrastructure be used for once the event is concluded and (c) what is being done to involve local communities in the World Cup preparations?

13 24 June 2022 12811

In relation to allocations for housing projects:
(1) Whether there were any municipalities to which funding was allocated but that could not implement their housing projects in the last financial year; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether there were any provincial housing projects to which funding was allocated but were not implemented in the past financial year; if so, what are the relevant details?

11 24 June 2022 12810

What role will infrastructure development projects play in building communities and not just houses?

10 24 June 2022 12809

(1) Whether there are any schools in the province that stopped teaching Mathematics and/or Physical Science between 2014 and 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether there are schools in the province that have been teaching Mathematics in a home language between 2014 and 2022; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what are the benefits of teaching Mathematics in a home language, (c) what have been the results per (i) school and (ii) grade of Mathematics being taught in a home language and (d) are there schools that have stopped teaching Mathematics in a home language and (e) what is the number of learners who have changed from pure Mathematics to Mathematical Literacy during this period?

3 24 June 2022 12808

(1) (a) What is the number of schools in the province that offer Mathematics and Physical Science, (b) what is the breakdown per grade and (c) how does this number compare with the (i) 2014 and (ii) 2019 academic years;
(2) what has been the uptake of (a) Mathematics, (b) Physical Science and (c) Mathematical Literacy in schools in the province in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date?

2 24 June 2022 12807

With regard to the impact of COVID-19 on education between 2020 and 2022:
(a) What has been the impact of COVID-19 on (i) Mathematics, (ii) Physical Science and (iii) languages on each grade in (aa) 2020, (bb) 2021 and (cc) 2022 and (b) what programmes are in place to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and to support learners to catch up?

1 24 June 2022 12806

a. How (i) severe and (ii) widespread are the infection of trees by the polyphagous shot borer beetle in the province, (b) what is being done to monitor actively the spread of these beetles, (c) where would members of the public be able to access information regarding the presence of the beetles, (d) what does science tell us about their (i) references, (ii) ability to survive in dead wood, (iii) life cycle and (iv) resistance to insecticides and (e) what actions is his Department taking to address the potential damages caused by the shot borer beetle?

15 24 June 2022 12804

(1) (a) What is the total surface area affected by the Helderberg fire of June 2022, (b) how much of this is (i) private and (ii) public land respectively, (c) how much of the public land that was affected by the fire belonged to the (i) City of Cape Town, (ii) Western Cape Government and (iii) national government, (d) what percentage of the area affected by the fire could be classified as (i) natural fynbos, (ii) nature reserve, (iii) plantation and (iv) forest and (e) how many years have lapsed since the last time that the various sections of the fynbos burned;

(2) whether there were any firebreaks in the area that burned; if so, (a) in what condition were they and (b) to what extent did they assist with the firefighting efforts?

14 24 June 2022 12803

With regard to a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, withdrawing his application for the Head of Department position in the Department:

(1) (a)(i) When did he withdraw his application, (ii) how was this communicated and (iii) can copies of that communication be made available and (b)(i) when did he start working for the Stellenbosch Municipality and (ii) what position does he hold there;

(2) whether he had been employed in his Department in the past; if so, (a) when was he employed and (b) in what position;

(3) whether his Department enquired as to the reasons for withdrawal of his application; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

7 24 June 2022 12802

With regard to the appointment of a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of the reply, as the new Head of his Department:

(1) (a) What are the (i) qualifications and (ii) experience this person has, (b) can a copy of his curriculum vitae be made available and (c)(i) when did he join the Department and (ii) what position or positions did he hold in the past;

(2) with regard to his appointment as the Chief Director in the Department: (a) when did the position become vacant, (b)(i) when and (ii) where was the vacancy advertised, (c) what is the (i) number and (ii) details of the applications received and (d) what are the details of the (i) shortlisted candidates and (ii) scoring they received;

(3) (a) when was he contacted with regard to taking up the HOD position, (b) who made contact with him, (c) what process has been followed with regard to filling the vacancy that he has left in his previous position and (d)(i) when was the position filled and (ii) by whom?

6 24 June 2022 12801

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