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

Regarding the Western Cape Government challenging the NHI:

(a)   What are the reasons for her Department’s legal challenge against the implementation of the National Health Insurance Act (NHI Act) and (b) what evidence is available that indicates that devolution will lead to an improvement in our health services?

 3 3 October 2025 19937
  1. (a) How many community nutrition and development centres (CNDCs) are currently operational in the province, (b) where are they located, (c) how many individuals currently benefit from the services provided by CNDCs monthly, (d) what is the total budget allocation to the CNDC programme in the 2025/26 financial year, (e) what type of support and training is provided to the (i) staff and (ii) volunteers who operate CNDCs;
  2. whether there are plans to expand the CNDC programme to additional communities, especially those facing high levels of food insecurity and poverty; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) what challenges have been encountered in the implementation or sustainability of CNDCs and (b) how is his Department addressing them?
 20 3 October 2025 19936

With reference to the Western Cape Drug Master Plan:

  1. Whether his Department has ensured that every municipality in the province has an active Local Drug Action Committee (LDAC) in place; if so, can he provide evidence of local drug action plans (LDAPs) being (a) developed, (b) funded and (c) implemented in each municipality;
  2. (a) what measurable outcomes have been achieved by his Department in addressing substance abuse through municipal-level interventions in (i) the past three years and (ii) high-risk areas, such as the Cape Flats, and (b) how are these outcomes monitored;
  3. (a) how much funding has his Department allocated specifically to support LDACs and to implement the National Drug Master Plan at local government level and (b) what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure these funds are used effectively?
 8 3 October 2025 19935

With reference to youth development programmes in the following wards: ward 33, ward 34, ward 35, ward 36, ward 80 and ward 88:

(a)  What is the number of persons designated as youth who reside in these wards, (b) what youth development programmes are currently planned or being implemented by his Department in these wards, (c) which service providers have been identified to implement these programmes, (d) what is the value of the funds allocated to each pro-gramme and (e) what are the implementation timelines of each programme?

 26 3 October 2025 19934

With reference to children living on the streets in the Western Cape:

  1. (i) What is the number of children currently living on the streets in the province and (ii) what is the breakdown per municipality, (b)(i) what is the number of children accommodated in homeless shelters in the province and (ii) what services are rendered to them by his Department at these shelters and (c) what whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches are in place to (i) ensure that children living on the streets are reunited with their families wherever possible and (ii) guarantee that such children gain access to early childhood development programmes and education?
 29 3 October 2025 19933
  1. (a) What specific programmes are currently being implemented by his Department to prevent children and the youth from becoming involved in (i) gangsterism and (ii) drugs, (b) what is the total budget allocated to these programmes, (c) how does his Department identify and prioritise communities for the rollout of these anti-gangsterism and anti-drugs initiatives, (d) what partnerships exist between his Department and other stakeholders in addressing youth involvement in (i) gangs and (ii) drugs, (e) how many children have participated in departmental programmes aimed at diverting them away from (i) gangsterism and (ii) drugs in the last two financial years, (f) what measurable outcomes have been recorded to assess the effectiveness of these interventions and (g) what psychosocial support services are provided to at-risk young people and their families as part of these programmes;
  2. whether there are any after-school programmes supported by his Department that provide alternatives to gang involvement; if so, what are the relevant details?
 18 3 October 2025 19932

How does her Department promote preventative care (a) in communities and (b) at school level?

 14 3 October 2025 19931

Statistics SA reports show that more than 360 000 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the Western Cape are currently not in employment, education or training (NEET):

  1. (a) What is the total number of young people between the ages of 15 and 35 in the province who fall into the NEET category, (b) what is the breakdown per age cohort (i) 15–24 and (ii) 25–35, and per (aa) race, (bb) gender and (cc) municipality and (c) what is the provincial government’s response to this crisis of youth exclusion from the economy, education and training opportunities;
  2. what are the details of all the (a) programmes and (b) interventions implemented by the Western Cape Government to address the NEET challenge over the past five years, including the (i) departments responsible for these programmes, (ii) annual budget allocations, (iii) actual expenditure on each programme and (iv) number of young people reached or benefitting in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021, (dd) 2022, (ee) 2023, (ff) 2024 and (gg) 2025 to date?
 23 19 September 2025 19930

With reference to neighbourhood watch (NHW) structures in the City of Cape Town:

(1)  (a) What is the total number of registered and accredited NHW members in the City of Cape Town, broken down by area, (b)(i) what is the total number of NHWs per police precinct that are not registered and accredited and (ii) why are they not registered and accredited and (c) what forms of support (financial, training, resources, equipment or other) have been provided to these NHW structures (both accredited and non-accredited) by her Department;

(2)  whether all registered NHW members have received formal training; if not, (a) what percentage has been trained and (b) what is her Department’s plan to ensure full training coverage?

 27 3 October 2025 19928

With reference to erf 448 in ward 37, Nyanga East:

(a) What is the total number of houses that have (i) been completely demolished or (ii) had parts of the top structure removed due to structural defects, (b) what is the total amount that has been spent by his Department to address these structural defects on erf 448 and (c) what plans, if any, are in place to ensure that residents are adequately rehoused or compensated as a result of these structural defects?

 25 3 October 2025 19927

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