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) How much was received and allocated to his Department from 2020 to date under the Education Sector: Presidential Employment Initiative for the employment of teacher assistants and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the (i) annual budget received versus the budget spent, (ii)(aa) number of teacher assistants employed and (bb) names of schools where they were deployed under the allocated annual budget, (iii) itemised costs of the annual budget and (iv) salaries or stipends paid to teacher assistants?

 18 4 April 2025 18849

1) (a) What was the allocated budget received by his Department for the Sanitary Dignity Programme in the 2024/25 financial year, (b) how was this budget distributed and (c)(i) which schools received allocations and (ii) what is the detailed list of allocations per school;
(2) whether the allocation provided is a financial allocation; if not, (a) what is the (i) form and (ii) exact provisions made to schools, (b) what was provided to learners and (c) what is the breakdown per (i) grade and (ii) race; if so, what are the relevant details?

 17 4 April 2025 18848

With reference to his reply to question 3 of 7 February 2025:
(1) (a) In the 2024/25 original budget, what portion (amount) of the Cost of Employment was allocated to funding educator posts and (b) on how many educator posts was this allocation based;
(2) (a) with respect to the Minister’s answer that the adjusted budget for the 2024/25 financial year allocated R19,954 billion for the Cost of Employment for Educators, (i) how is this amount arrived at and (ii) with R14,981 billion being spent between 1 April and 31 December 2024, what was the total expenditure for the full financial year and (b) given the “savings” from teacher cuts in 2025, (i) how has this changed the Cost of Employment budget over the MTEF period and (ii) why has the Cost of Employment still increased?

 4 4 April 2025 18847

Whether there are any plans to replace the prefabricated classrooms with brick-and-mortar classrooms at the Solomon Qatyana Primary School in Strand; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 4 20 March 2025 18846

Hon Ngqentsu.

With regard to her Department’s expenditure on technology:

  1. (a) What is the detailed breakdown of (i) this expenditure, (ii) the companies partnered with and (iii) the amounts paid per month;
  2. in respect of transfers to the City of Cape Town, whether any of these funds are used for technology; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) how much is her Department spending per month on (i) “Eye in the Sky” technology and (ii) ShotSpotter and (b) what are the details of the owners of these technologies?
 15 4 April 2025 18845

With regard to the sale of the Princess Hall in Walmer Estate:

  1. Whether the Princess Hall in the Walmer Estate has been sold; if so, (a) when was it put to tender, (b) how many responded, (c) to whom was the tender awarded and (c) was there any mention of this site being a heritage property;
  2. whether the community of Walmer Estate was informed about the sale; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can a full report with documented minutes be made available?
 20 4 April 2025 18844

Whether the Province received the “Social Worker Additional Support Shift” grant; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much was received in 2024/25, (b) to which departments and programmes were the money allocated, (c)(i) what were the allocation criteria, (ii) what performance agreement was entered into and (iii) can a copy of the performance agreement be made available and (d)(i) what have been the performance results to date, (ii) what are the details of the results and (iii) what evidence is available to support these results?

 19 4 April 2025 18843

10. With regard to attacks on social workers:

  1. How many attacks on social workers have been recorded in the past 12 months,
  2. how many of these cases are being investigated by the South African Police Service,
  3. in which areas were these attacks,
  4. how many social workers have resigned after being attacked and,
  5. (i) what were the deliberations with the SAPS Provincial Priority Committee regarding these attacks and (ii) what were the subsequent interventions?
 10 4 April 2025 18842

Hon Wessels

  1. Whether there were any engagement between his Department and the national Department of Human Settlements prior to the R300 million budget cut for Human Settlements; if so, what actions followed;
  2. (a) which housing developments will be affected by the budget cut and (b) how many housing units will no longer be delivered as a result;
  3. (a) what is the current backlog in the handover of title deeds in the province and (b) what measures are in place to improve the turnaround time;

(4)  what is the broader ripple effect of the R300 million budget cut on infrastructure projects, housing allocations and service delivery in affected communities?

 9 4 April 2025 18841

Hon Bryant.

With regard to the processing, recycling and disposal of waste tyres in the Western Cape:

6.(a) How many facilities currently exist in the province for the (i) processing, (ii) re-cycling and (iii) disposal of waste tyres, (b) where are these facilities located and (c) what is the capacity of each facility;

 6 4 April 2025 18840

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