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(a) What is the total number of hectares of agricultural land in the province that have been reported as (i) damaged or (ii) burned during the 2025/26 fire season to date and (b) in which agricultural regions have these losses occurred;(2)(a) what estimates, if any, has his Department made of the economic damage to the agricultural sector arising from the fire season, including to (i) crops, (ii) livestock, (iii) infrastructure and (iv) production losses;(3)(a) what direct support has his Department provided to affected farmers and (b) how many producers have accessed such support;(4)(a) what coordination has taken place between his Department, its entities, munici-palities and national disaster authorities to assist farmers affected by fires and (b) what outcomes have resulted from this collaboration;(5)(a) what proactive mitigation measures is his Department implementing to support farmers in fire-prone areas and (b) what resources are being provided to help agricultural communities reduce the impact of fires in the future? |
3 |
6 February 2026 |
20493 |
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(a) What is the total number of hectares in CapeNature-managed reserves that have been affected by wildfires during the current 2025/26 fire season to date and (b) how does this compare with the same period in the 2024/25 season;
(2)
(a) what are the estimated costs associated with rehabilitation of the (i) natural habitat and (ii) infrastructure in fire-damaged areas;
(3)
(a) what specific response activities have been undertaken by CapeNature (including fire suppression, mitigation and community protection) and (b) how many personnel have been deployed in these operations;
(4)
(a) what collaborative efforts have been undertaken with (i) adjacent municipalities, (ii) SANParks and (iii) community responders to fight wildfires in CapeNature reserves and (b) what outcomes or challenges have been experienced through these partnerships? |
2 |
6 February 2026 |
20491 |
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With reference to her reply to question 2 of 17 October 2025:
(1)
(a) With regard to the reply to subsection (4), why have the recommendations of the provincial government not been implemented by the SAPS and (b) what actions are available to her to ensure that the recommendations are implemented;
(2)
whether she has taken actions to address the failure by the SAPS to ensure that those precincts experiencing the highest levels of serious crimes are better resourced; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3)
with regard to policing needs and priorities and with reference to section 2(a)(i) of the Western Cape Community Safety Act, 2013 (Act 3 of 2013), why has she been unable to ensure that the SAPS effects changes to the allocation of police resources as recommended by the Province;
(4)
with regard to her recommendations contained in the 2024/25 Western Cape Policing Needs and Priorities Report, in particular with regard to the “Station Post Require-ment”, whether she has taken steps to ensure that the SAPS “take account of the specific policing needs and priorities of the province and to direct their resources accordingly”; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(5)
(a) on how many occasions since 2019 has her Department formally engaged with the national Minister of Police on the continued underresourcing of the Western Cape’s highest murder precincts and (b) what were the outcomes of each engage-ment;
(6)
whether an independent research body has been commissioned to evaluate the efficacy of the Safety Plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(7)
whether the Safety Plan has addressed inequities in police resourcing in disadvan-taged communities; if so, what are the relevant details;
(8)
whether she will commission an independent evaluation of the Safety Plan; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) will it explicitly include assessment of (i) racial, (ii) spatial and (iii) socio-economic disparities in police resourcing? |
1 |
6 February 2026 |
20490 |
- What is the total amount that has been spent on litigation in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023, (vi) 2024 and (vii) 2025 to date, (b) what is the (i) detailed breakdown of the litigation expenditure per government department and public entity and (ii) distinction between matters in which the State acted as the litigant and those in which it was the defendant or respondent and (c) what is the detailed cost breakdown of each litigation matter, indicating the (i) nature of the case, (ii) amount incurred and (iii) stage or outcome of the matter (settled, withdrawn, ongoing or finalised)?
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19 |
5 February 2026 |
20346 |
- (a) What is the number of reported extortion-related crimes for each SAPS precinct in the Western Cape during the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what targeted interventions have been implemented in these high-incidence areas;
- (a) how many arrests have been made in connection with extortion cases in the province since 1 April 2024 and (b) how many convictions have been secured;
- (a) what extortion-related crimes have been recorded and (b) what is the total estimated value of the economic loss linked to these crimes;
- (a) how many extortion cases in the province have been linked to organised criminal gangs and (b) what proportion of these are under investigation by specialised organised crime units;
- (a) how many dedicated SAPS task teams are currently operating in the province to combat extortion, (b) what are their areas of deployment and (c) what budget has been allocated to these teams in the 2024/25 financial year;
- (a) how many extortion-related cases remain under investigation in the Western Cape and (b) what measures are in place to reduce investigative backlogs?
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21 |
14 November 2025 |
20345 |
- (a) What was the final appropriation to the SAPS Crime Intelligence in the province for the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what amount of this budget was actually spent in the province;
- (a) how many crime intelligence officers are currently deployed in the province, (b) how are they distributed across the province and (c) what portion of the Crime Intelligence budget supports field operations versus administrative costs;
- (a) how many intelligence-driven operations have been conducted in the province during the 2024/25 financial year, (b) what portion of the budget was used for these operations and (c) what has been the success rate of these operations;
- what systems are in place to track expenditure and performance in the Crime Intelligence budget to ensure alignment with national and provincial crime reduction priorities?
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17 |
14 November 2025 |
20343 |
- (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 |
