- (a) What was the final appropriation to the SAPS Detective Services in the Western Cape for the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what amount of this budget was actually spent in the province;
- how many active criminal cases are currently under investigation by SAPS detectives in the province,
- (a) how much has been spent on the training and professional development of detectives in the province during the 2024/25 financial year and (b) how does this compare to the planned training budget;
- (a) how many operational vehicles are currently allocated to Detective Services in the province, (b) how many of these vehicles are out of service and (c) what is the budgeted amount for the maintenance and replacement of these vehicles;
- (a) how many detectives are currently assigned to specialised units, such as (i) family violence, (ii) child protection, (iii) sexual offences (FCS) and (iv) organised-crime investigations in the province, and (b) what proportion of the total Detective Services budget supports these specialised units;
- what portion of the Detective Services budget is allocated to the improvement of investigative tools?
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13 |
14 November 2025 |
20342 |
- (a) What is the current number of (i) police and (ii) metropolitan police officers in the province and (b) in the past five years, (i) what has been the intake of new recruits and (ii) how many resignations occurred among (aa) police and (bb) metropolitan police officers;
- what is the current number of functional vehicles for use by (a) police and (b) metropolitan police officers in the province?
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8 |
14 November 2025 |
20341 |
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(a) (i) How many schools have been built as part of the Rapid School Built
Programme from its inception to date and (ii) how many classrooms have been
built from the inception of the programme to date, (b) what has been the
annual cost of the programme for each financial year since its inception, (c)
what are the projected number of (i) schools and (ii) classrooms to be built over
the next three financial year and (ii) what is the estimated cost, (d)(i) how is the
programme being funded and (ii) what are the main funding sources and (e)(i)
how many schools or classrooms are currently under construction, (ii) what are
their expected completion dates, (iii) what mechanisms are in place to ensure
(aa) proper procurement, (bb) quality control and (cc) maintenance of the
schools built as part of the programme? |
17 |
19 September 2025 |
20340 |
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With reference to his reply to question 29 of 3 October 2025: - Why has his Department not developed a provincial methodology for estimating the number of children living on the streets;
- whether his Department disputes the necessity of having baseline data to design targeted interventions; if not, why approximate estimates are not collected through municipalities, NGOs, the SAPS, schools, clinics and outreach workers;
- when does his Department plan to implement a centralised strategy for collecting data on homeless children, including their age, gender, municipality and risk factors;
- what prevents his Department from using administrative sources (schools, clinics, shelters, the SAPS and NGOs) to produce indicative numbers of homeless children;
- how does his Department monitor risk hotspots for homeless children in the absence of municipality-level data;
- (a) which municipalities have formally reported concerns or trends relating to homeless children since 2019 and (b) can copies of these reports be made available?
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27 |
28 November 2025 |
20277 |
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Regarding the plan to relocated 1 500 families from the Masiphumelele Informal Settlement away from a wetland: What measures has his Department implemented to prevent municipalities from reinforcing historical spatial injustices by disproportionately placing social housing or relocation projects in less affluent communities? |
26 |
28 November 2025 |
20276 |
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The Western Cape’s official unemployment rate declined from 21,1% in quarter 2 of 2025 to 19,7% in quarter 3 of 2025 largely due to a quarterly employment increase of 70 000 jobs: - (a) What specific interventions or programmes directly contributed to these gains and (b) to what extent are these gains sustainable in the face of volatile sectors such as agriculture;
- in the light of the recent Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) of Statistics SA that shows that the province continues to reflect high levels of individuals not economically active (NEA), what targeted strategies does his Department have in place to reduce the persistently large outside-the-labour-force cohort?
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25 |
28 November 2025 |
20275 |
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With regard to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) detected at a feedlot in Gouda in the Cape Winelands District Municipality: - (i) To what extent has this disease affected local farmers and (ii) what has been the response of his Department and (b) how does his Department plan to (i) detect, (ii) prevent and (iii) respond effectively to outbreaks of animal diseases in the province, seeing that the shortages in veterinary and scientific posts pose a direct risk to the agricultural economy?
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24 |
28 November 2025 |
20274 |
- What is his Department doing in supporting gender-based violence (GBV) initiatives in rural areas and working-class communities and (b) what evidence can his Department provide that the Province’s GBV Strategy and Implementation Plan are effective in dealing with GBV?
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23 |
28 November 2025 |
20273 |
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Given the serious allegations of gang infiltration currently under investigation: - (a) What steps has her Department taken to verify independently the extent of the cooperation by the Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Patekile, with the Ombudsman and IPID and (b) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that this cooperation leads to concrete accountability and systemic corrective action;
- whether her Department has verified claims made by the Premier that the Provincial Commissioner turned down the offer and the request by him to launch a lifestyle audit; if so, what are the relevant details;
- what are the steps that her Department is taking to (a) safeguard the SAPS from criminal infiltration and (b) restore public confidence in the province’s policing structures?
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22 |
28 November 2025 |
20272 |
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In respect of the collaboration and donor-funded schools in the province:
(1) Whether (a) collaboration schools and (b) donor-funded schools are
obligated to submit their annual financial (audit) reports to his Department,
if not, why not; if so, what are the criteria;
(2) whether there is a report on the consultation that took place in (a) Eerste
River, (b) Worcester and (c) Bonnievale with regard to establishing
collaboration schools in the respective communities; if not, why not; if so,
can a copy of the report be made available;
(3) whether there are signed agreements between his Department,
collaboration schools and donor-funded schools; if not, why not; if so, can
copies of signed agreements be made available? |
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28 November 2025 |
20271 |
