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
  1. (a) Which underutilised state-owned assets in the province have been identified for potential housing development, including their (i) locations, (ii) sizes and (iii) current status in the planning or development pipeline and (b) for each of these assets, (i) what is the projected number of housing units that could be delivered and (ii) what time frames have been established for their release or development;
  2. whether his Department has engaged with the national government to identify buildings or land parcels in the national domain for housing purposes; if so, (a) which assets have been earmarked and (b) what steps have been taken to fast track their release for housing;
  3. whether there are any current obstacles or delays affecting the utilisation of these provincial or national assets for housing; if so, what measures is his Department taking to address them;
  4. how does his Department plan to integrate the utilisation of these assets into its broader housing delivery strategy for the province?
 11 22 August 2025 19643

Recent reports have highlighted allegations of corruption and maladministration in the

Independent Development Trust (IDT), and considering the IDT’s role as a key implementing

agent for infrastructure projects across the country, including the Western Cape:

 

  1. (a) What specific IDT projects are currently being implemented in the province and (b) what is their current status;

 

  1. whether any of these projects have been delayed, disrupted or otherwise negatively  impacted due to allegations or findings of corruption at the IDT; if so, what are detailed examples of this;

 

  1. what measures is his Department taking to ensure that provincial infrastructure delivery is not compromised by issues at implementing agencies, such as the IDT;

 

  1. whether there are any ongoing investigations involving IDT projects in the province; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how is the Department cooperating with the relevant authorities to safeguard public funds and service delivery;

 

  1. what steps is his Department taking to prevent future disruptions to critical infra-structure projects caused by external implementing agencies facing corruption challenges?

 

 

 

 10 22 August 2025 19637

(a)  What preparations have CapeNature facilities undertaken in anticipation of the 2025 flower season and (b) what additional measures are in place to manage increased visitor volumes, particularly in terms of increased refuse demands?

 9 22 August 2025 19636

With regard to the latest statement of Santaco that motorcar owners may only have one passenger in his or her car, whether it is a family member or not:

  1. Whether his Department issued a statement in response to this; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether his Department has any plans to be implemented to make sure that ordinary car owners’ rights are not violated; if so, what are the relevant details?
 8 22 August 2025 19635

With regard to the Kensington housing projects planned for a site in Kensington and Maitland and which were planned to yield 135 potential units:

  1. At what stage in the development process is the Kensington housing projects in the City of Cape Town;
  2. whether the municipality’s project plan has been approved by his Department; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department has approved the allocation of any funding to the Kensington housing projects; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether the beneficiary selection process has commenced or has been concluded; if so, what are the details;
  5. whether the beneficiary subsidies have been approved; if so, (a) for how many bene-ficiaries and (b) what were the selection criteria for the project;
  6. in or around July 2020 a rezoning, subdivision and consolidation application process was commenced for the Sixth Avenue site in Kensington, which was known as the Kensington Housing Project, with a potential yield of 62 single residential units, whether the application been approved; if not, why not;
  7. what progress, if any, has been made with the planning process for the second site that makes up the potential yield of 135 housing units, originally planned for Maitland;
  8. what is the impact, if any, on the Kensington Housing Project of the proposed redevelopment of the informal settlement known as Ghost Town adjacent to or part of the Maitland Cemetery;
  9. what is the impact, if any, on the Kensington Housing Project of the proposed relocation of informal dwellers at or near the Salt River Station;
  10. what are the details of the proposed upgrade or development of the Ghost Town Informal Settlement?
 7 22 August 2025 19634

Oceana, a private company, donated land in Stompneus Bay for a housing project, but the provincial government and the Saldanha Bay Municipality have yet to install a single municipal service or make visible progress:

    1. (a)(i) What is the exact date on which Oceana donated the land and (ii) what commitments, if any, were made by the provincial government regarding its development, (b) what actions, if any, has his Department taken to facilitate the start of this housing project since the donation;
    2. whether his Department has allocated any budget for the installation of services at this site; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) how much;
    3. whether a project timeline was ever formally developed; if not, why not; if so, why has it not been implemented in the past five years;
    4. whether any feasibility study has ever been conducted for the project; if not, why not; if so, can a copy of the study be made available;
    5. whether a date is available for when the construction of the houses will commence; if not, why not?
 6 22 August 2025 19633

With reference to the planned development of new schools in the province:
(1) With regard to the acquisition of erf 12342 of erf 80 St Helena through a
deed of exchange between the Western Cape Government, represented
by the Department of Infrastructure, and the Saldanha Bay Municipality,
for the purposes of a school, (a) what is the timeline for the development
of the school that is set to be built on the land named in the deed of
exchange, (b) what is the current status of the planning approvals (for
example rezoning and environmental approvals) for the development of
the school, (c) how much is the development of the school set to cost and
(d)(i) what type of school is proposed and (ii) what is the proposed
capacity of the school;
(2) with regard to the rapidly growing Helderberg area, (a) what are the
current plans for new schools in the Helderberg and/or Somerset West area,
(b) what are the details of the schools, (c) how many (i) primary schools
and (ii) high schools are planned, (d) what are the planned locations of
these schools and (e) what are the development timelines?

 5 22 August 2025 19632
    1. (a) What are the details of the human settlements projects in ward 35 and (b) what are the updates on these projects;
    2. whether there are any delays with these projects; if so, what are the (a) causes and (b) revised timelines?
 4 22 August 2025 19631
  1. (a) What is the number of libraries in Kraaifontein townships, particularly in (i) Wallacedene and (ii) Bloekombos, (b) what is the number of people, particularly school-going children, in need of library services in (i) Wallacedene and (ii) Bloekombos and (c) what is the total distance between these townships and the nearest library;
  2. whether his Department has any plans to build a library in Wallacedene and/or Bloe-kombos during the current MTEF period; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 22 August 2025 19630

With regard to deaths at residential facilities for elderly persons in the province:

What is the number of recorded deaths per (a) funded and (b) private facility in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023, (vi) 2024 and (vii) 2025 to date?

 1 22 August 2025 19629

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