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) (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the Public Protector’s investigations that have been conducted against the (aa) Western Cape Government, (bb) members of the Executive and (cc) Western Cape municipalities in the (aaa) fifth and (bbb) sixth administrations, (b) what were the detailed (i) findings and (ii) recommendations and (c) can copies of each report be made available;
(2) with regard to the investigations mentioned in (1) above, what is the number of recommendations that were (a) adhered to and fully implemented, (b) not implemented, and reasons thereof, and (c)(i) taken on review and (ii) what were the outcomes of such reviews?
 

 9 17 June 2022 13233

With regard to officials in the Department of the Premier and the Office of the Premier:
(a) How many non-South African citizens are currently employed in the Department of the Premier (DOTP) and the Office of the Premier, (b)(i) what are the positions held by them and (ii) whether these are full-time or contract positions, (c) how many foreign employees have been employed since 2017 in the DOTP and Office of the Premier, (d)(i) what are the positions held by them, (ii) whether these are full-time or contract positions, (iii) what are the nationalities of these employees and (iv) how long have they been employed by the DOTP and the Office of the Premier and (e) what are the (i) roles and (ii) functions that these foreign employees perform in the DOTP and Office of the Premier and (iii) qualifications of these foreign employees in his Office and the DOTP?

 3 17 June 2022 13230
  1. Whether any of the response and/or reaction units of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the province has been disbanded or redeployed; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether he was informed of the motivation for this action; if so, what was the motivation;
  1. how will this rearrangement be of benefit to service delivery of the SAPS at station level?
 1 15 December 2017 13226
  1. Whether he or his Department was informed of the recent renovations to Chapman’s Peak Drive; if so, (a) when and (b) what motivation was given for this work to be done;
  1. whether he has seen any professional reports to substantiate the need and cost for this renovation and the choice and suitability of the treatment being undertaken; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can these reports be made available;
  1. whether any of the user groups were consulted beforehand; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his Department is monitoring the quality of the work being undertaken; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 1 December 2017 13225
  1. Over the past three financial years, (a) in the Western Cape, how many (i) attacks against and (ii) murders of (aa) farmers and (bb) farmworkers have been recorded and (b) in South Africa, how many (i) attacks against and (ii) murders of (aa) farmers and (bb) farmworkers have been recorded and
  1. in which areas of the Western Cape is the Rural Safety Strategy being implemented?
 1 24 November 2017 13224

(a) Where will the new G F Jooste Hospital be located, (b) which communities were consulted about the status of the hospital, (c) how much was spent on the demolition of the hospital, and (d) how many people in the areas surrounding the hospital lost their lives due to the demolition of the hospital?

 4 24 February 2017 13223

The Western Cape Education Department owes the City of Cape Town R52 million for rates and services accounts, the largest part of which is owed by schools for water use;

(a) can the Department provide a list of such schools;

(b) what measures are being put in place to address this matter; and

(c) which non-fee-paying schools have not paid their water bills to the City?

 3 24 February 2017 13222

Whether the Department can provide a list of the schools in Cape Town that are using drinking water for anything else than human consumption, in other words for watering lawns and playing fields; (a) if so, which schools, and (b) what is the consumption of each school per litre?

 2 24 February 2017 13221

(1) What are the top ten infrastructure projects of the Western Cape Government;

(2) how do these projects contribute to economic growth in the Province?

 1 24 February 2017 13220

Whether he and his Department have identified any vacant land in Mitchells Plain that could be used for social and low-cost housing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 10 February 2017 13219

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