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

(a) What is the current surgical backlog in the province, (b) what (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the patients waiting for surgery (aa) for more than 12 months, (bb) between 36 and 60 months and (cc) for more than 60 months and (c) what are the reason or reasons for these delays?

 1 27 June 2025 19343

Interpellation 2

Whether a commission of enquiry into Communicare was ever established?

 2 26 June 2025 19341

With regard to the shelter in Beaufort West:
(1) Whether the shelter belongs to the Province; if not, (a) who is in control of the shelter and (b) what funding is provided to the shelter; if so, which NPO manages the shelter;
(2) whether the broader community has access to the shelter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 19 26 June 2025 19340

(a) How many school bullying cases have been recorded in 2025 to date, (b) in which district does majority of these bullying cases occur and (c) how many of the total cases lodged have been resolved?

 18 26 June 2025 19339

(1) Whether his Department has any plans to build a new school in Ashton in the Langeberg Municipality district; if so, (2) whether suitable land has been identified; if not, (a) what is the reason for the delay, (b) what provision has been made to create a provisional safe learning space for learners, (c) what are the timeframes to find suitable land and (d) when will the building process commence?

 17 26 June 2025 19338

(1) What progress, if any, has been made by the provincial government’s intervention in terms of section 139(1) of the Constitution and the directive arising from section 32(2) and 176(2) of the MFMA;

(2) whether the Municipality issued letters of demand to the cited individuals; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) (a) what amount, if any, of the impugned expenditure has been recovered and (b) what are the next steps to recover any unrecovered amount?

 16 26 June 2025 19337

With reference to the approved municipal staff establishments and appointments of former opposition councillors to positions within the Cape Town Executive Mayor’s office:

In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Staff Regulations (“The Regulations”), read with section 66 of the Municipal Systems Act:

  1. (a) What are the details of the Council’s compliance, if compliant, with the Regulations and

(b) given that the Regulations allow for the Minister to submit comments, what are the details of his comments;

  1. Whether his Department raised any objections to the appointment of former opposition councillors; if not, why not; if so, what was the nature of the objections?
 15 26 June 2025 19336

In the light of a report in June 2024 that identified the Cape Town Harbour as the worst-performing port in the world:

Whether he has had any discussions with the national Minister of Transport on how to improve the performance of the port; if so, what are the relevant details?

 13 26 June 2025 19335

Given the challenges of youth unemployment and the national government’s disinvestment in youth service:

  1. How is the Province (i) sustaining and (ii) expanding the Year Beyond Programme in 2025/26 and (b) what tangible impact is this programme having on young people across the province?
 12 26 June 2025 19334
  1. What step has his Department taken to strengthen child protection services and support for children and the youth at risk, particularly in high-risk areas where violence, abuse and neglect are prevalent and (b) how is his Department working with other stakeholders to ensure a coordinated response?
 10 26 June 2025 19333

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