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 appointment of acting principals at the Heathfield High School:
(1) Whether the appointment of the acting principals has been formally communicated to the school and a formal letter of appointment has been given to the school governing body and the senior management team; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, including (b) when was the letter issued and (c) by whom;
(2) whether the acting principals have attended any meetings of the school, including SGB meetings; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details, including the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings attended;
(3) what are the detailed cost breakdown associated with the appointment of the two acting principals, including their (a) salaries and (b) other related costs?

 9 1 July 2022 12839

With reference to his reply to question 15 of 13 May 2022:
(1) Whether the SAPS have any plans to fill the vacancies in the Anti-gang Unit; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) (a) what is the reason for the current vacancies, (b) what percentage of the vacancies will be filled in the current financial year, (c) when is it expected that the SAPS will fill all of the vacancies, (d) what is the reason for the budget decrease between the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial year and (e) what budget is required to capacitate the unit fully so that there would be no vacancies?

 12 24 June 2022 12838

(a) What is the number of mob justice incidents that have been recorded in the province in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date, (b) what is the breakdown of the areas in which they occurred and (c) what is his Department’s programmes to prevent mob justice?

 19 24 June 2022 12837

With regard to the release of the Police Recorded Crime Statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 financial year (January to March 2022):
(1) (a) What are the trends that contributed to the rapid increase in the murder rate at the (i) Lingelethu-West Police Station and (ii) Harare Police Station and (b) what measures is his Department put in place to address these increases;
(2) what is the breakdown of the (a) murders and (b) sexual offences per suburb in the province?

 5 17 June 2022 12836

With regard to the release of the Police Recorded Crime Statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2021/22 financial year (January to March 2022):
(1) (a) What is the cause of the increase in the 17 community-reported serious crimes in the province, (b) in which communities were these increases recorded and (c) what are the detailed programmes that his Department implemented to address these crimes in each of the communities where the 17 community-reported serious crimes were reported;
(2) what is the trend of contact crimes in each police station in the province during the period under review for (i) murder, (ii) attempted murder and (iii) sexual offences, especially (aa) rape and (bb) sexual assault?

 4 17 June 2022 12835

[1] Whether his Department has any support mechanisms for victims of rape and their families; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

[2] whether his Department has an avenue for communities to report crimes of this nature without exposing themselves to harm; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 15 April 2016 12834

What is the conviction rate for gang-related crimes at the Mitchells Plain court for (a) 2014/15 and (b) 2015/16?

 1 15 April 2016 12833

[1] What was the initial budget to complete the Fishing Corridor Project in Elandsbay, Cederberg, [b] how much money has been spent on the project to date and [c] how many job opportunities were created by this project;

[2] whether the project has been completed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 8 April 2016 12832

[1] How many police stations in the province have fully implemented sector policing, [b] which stations have fully implemented sector policing and [c] what are the reasons for stations not having fully implemented sector policing?

 

 5 8 April 2016 12831

[1] When will the construction of the new Woodstock Police Station (a) commence and (b) be completed;

[2] whether there are any plans to upgrade the Woodstock Police Station in the interim; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the relevant details;

[3] whether any physical defects of the current building have been repaired; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 4 8 April 2016 12830

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