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With reference to section 110(1) of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005):
(1) What monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place to ensure that all
departmental employees comply with the provisions of the Children’s Act in
reporting suspected cases of sexual abuse and statutory rape involving
children;
(2) whether his Department provides training to staff on the reporting
requirements stipulated in the Act; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details;
(3) whether his Department has policies, directives or standard operating
procedures in place to report cases of girls who give birth to the relevant
authorities in terms of the Children’s Act; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? |
20 |
14 November 2025 |
20173 |
- (a) What are the procedures and criteria to (i) register a drug rehabilitation facility with his department and (ii) qualify to receive departmental support for such a facility and (b) what support are currently provided by his Department to registered rehabilitation facilities.
(2)(a) how many registered drug rehabilitation facilities are currently operating in the province and (b) how many patients were treated at these registered facilities in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025 to date? |
19 |
14 November 2025 |
20172 |
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With respect to the ongoing outbreak of measles: - Whether her Department has put any interventions in place to prevent the further spread of the disease; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- how many vaccination sites are currently administering measles vaccines in the prov-ince;
- whether her Department possess an adequate supply of measles vaccines; if so, what are the relevant details?
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18 |
14 November 2025 |
20171 |
- (a) What is his Department’s current evaluation of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, given reports of cases linked to livestock movements from the province, and (b) from which districts or municipalities did the affected animals originate;
- (a) what measures have been implemented by his Department to contain and control the disease in affected or high-risk areas and (b) how are these efforts being coord-inated with the national veterinary authorities;
- (a) what protocols are in place to detect and report suspected cases of FMD and (b) what awareness or compliance campaigns have been rolled out to ensure adher-ence to these requirements;
- (a) what is the current capacity of the provincial veterinary services to manage potential outbreaks, including the number of (i) veterinarians and (ii) animal health technicians deployed, and (b) what additional resources or support are being mobil-ised to strengthen response capacity;
- (a) what progress has been made in the ongoing investigation into the movement of affected cattle linked to suspected transporters in the Gouda area, (b) how many (i) transport companies and (ii) properties have been identified and inspected to date and (c) what penalties or enforcement actions are being considered in cases of con-firmed non-compliance with animal health regulations?
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16 |
14 November 2025 |
20170 |
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(a) What total budget has his Department allocated to school safety and
security for the 2025/26 festive season and (b) how will it be spent;
(2) (a) which areas have been identified as hotspots for crime, vandalism or
theft at schools, (b) what were the (i) total number and (ii) type of incidents
reported from term 1 to term 3 of 2025 in these areas and (c) what has been
the total cost to his Department for repairs, replacements and security
interventions in these areas;
(3) (a) what lessons learnt from previous holiday periods and festive seasons are
being applied to improve school safety in the 2025/26 festive season and
(b) what is his Department’s focus for the 2025/26 festive season;
(4) whether there are partnerships with law enforcement agencies, community
organisations or private security providers to enhance school safety; if so,
(a) what are the roles of each partner and (b) how will these partnerships be
coordinated during the 2025/26 festive season? |
15 |
14 November 2025 |
20169 |
- (a)(i) How many social workers are currently employed by the Department to provide services to victims of gender-based violence (GBV) and (ii) how are they distributed across the province and (b) how many beneficiaries have accessed these services in 2025 to date;
- (a) what measures are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of social workers dealing with GBV cases and (b) how many incidents of threats or violence against social workers have been reported in the past two financial years;
- (a) how does his Department coordinate with the SAPS, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness and the national Department of Justice in managing GBV cases and (b) what formal protocols guide this collaboration;
- a) how many shelters are currently supported by his Department, (b) what is their current occupancy rate and (c) what plans are in place to expand capacity in high-demand areas;
- (a) what key challenges have been identified by social workers in implementing the provincial GBV Strategy and (b) what steps has his Department taken to address these challenges?
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14 November 2025 |
20168 |
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Whether his Department has any policies, directives or standard operating
procedures in place to report child births to the relevant authorities, either
in terms of (a) section 110(1) of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005), or
(b) otherwise; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether his Department provides any training to its staff on the reporting
requirements in terms of section 110(1) of the Children’s Act; if not, why not;
if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what is the total number of girl learners for the period 2015 to date who
have not returned to complete their schooling after giving birth;
(4) what is the total number of boy learners who have become fathers in the
period 2020 to 2025 to date in each of the following age cohorts, (a) 10
years and younger, (b) 11 to 15 years and (c) 16 to 19 years and (d) of
these boy learners, how many have dropped out of school after becoming
fathers? |
12 |
14 November 2025 |
20167 |
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Acknowledging that scores of young people in the province face intersecting threats of gang recruitment, substance abuse and violence: (a) (i) Why do his Department’s youth development programmes (such as youth cafés and EPWP placements) reach fewer than 15 000 young people and (ii) what is the concrete plan to scale these interventions to match the scale of need, (b) how does his Department specifically (i) target and (ii) measure the impact of its programmes on the youth in the top 20 most high-risk crime precincts in order to prevent gang recruitment and (c) what are the details of his Department’s programmes intended to prevent (i) gang recruitment, (ii) substance abuse and (iii) other social ills have been implemented in the top 10 murder precincts in the province from 2019 to 2025 to date? |
11 |
14 November 2025 |
20166 |
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Given that the Department’s own data indicates that 18,1% of Western Cape households experience inadequate access to food: (1)(a)(i) Why did his Department’s programmes only reach 22 128 individuals through its nutrition centres in the last financial year and (ii) what specific and measurable plan does his Department have to bridge this gap between need and reach, (b)(i) what are the reasons for the under expenditure in the Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme in the previous year and (ii) how will these reasons be addressed to ensure that the budget is directed to those in crisis and (c) with only 102 community nutrition and development centres (CNDCs) in the province, what are his Department’s (i) plans and (ii) time frames to expand this network to underserved areas, particularly in rural and farming communities; (2)(a) what is the breakdown of CNDCs per municipality, (b) what is the number of persons who have access to these centres per municipality and (c) what is the number of people in need who are being left out? |
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14 November 2025 |
20165 |
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Regarding the informal settlement called COVID-19: - Whether the people in the informal settlement have access to basic services such as (a) clean and safe running water, (b) adequate sanitation facilities and (c) access to safe and reliable electricity power; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether his Department has engaged the community of COVID-19, or any other informal settlement in the Cape Flats, on basic services and development in the current year; if so, how many?
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14 November 2025 |
20164 |
