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) What is the number of GBV cases that were monitored by Court Watching Brief Programme in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date and (b) of these, (i) how many were dismissed and thrown out of court and (ii) how many were reinstated and successfully concluded because of the intervention of the programme;

(2)   (a) what is the number of staff members who are employed in the Court Watching Brief Programme and (b) what are their (i) qualifications and (ii) salary ranges;

(3)   what is the number of Court Watching Brief Programme personnel designated to monitor GBV and femicide cases?

 24 14 April 2022 12019

Whether there were investigations or whether any investigations or implementations are being done to help investigating alternative and/or additional sources of income and/or financing for any of the municipalities in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what is the extent thereof for each municipality?

 3 22 August 2014 12018

Whether the data reflected by municipalities in (a) budgets, (b) annual performance plans and (c) annual reports is (i) evaluated, (ii) tested and (iii) questioned by his Department; if not, why not; if so, (aa) to what extent, (bb) how are the integrity, performance and effectiveness being determined for each municipality, (cc) what are the findings with regard to municipalities over the past three financial years and (dd) how accurate is the published information?

 2 22 August 2014 12017

Whether his Department supports municipalities with the preparation of budgets; if not, why not, if so, (a) how far does the support go with regard to each of the municipalities, including any financial support and (b) to what extent is the effective implementation of the budget being managed and monitored?

 1 22 August 2014 12016

Whether any training is available for community health workers in his Department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 5 12 September 2014 12015

Whether there are any vacancies in his Department; if so, what [a] are the vacant positions and [b] is the management plan of action to fill these vacancies?

 4 12 September 2014 12014
  1. Whether there are any Mass Opportunity and Development Centres [MODs] at schools in the Swellendam municipal area; if not, why not; if so, [a] how many learners participate on average and [b] what kind of activities are practiced at each centre;
  2. Whether any more MOD centres are planned for the area; if not, why not; if so, [a] when and [b] where?
 3 12 September 2014 12013
  1. Whether his Department has a policy on the eradication of asbestos roofing and building materials; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether his Department has a plan to deal with all the houses in Railton, Swellendam that have no ceiling and bare asbestos roofing; if not, why not; if so, what are the timeframe to address this issue;
  3. whether his Department has any plans to assist the municipality to build toilets in the houses referred to in 2. above; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 12 September 2014 12012
  1. How many [a] housing projects is his Department involved with in the Swellendam Municipal area [Swellendam, Barrydale, Suurbraak, Buffeljagsriver and Stormsvlei], [b] houses are to be built in each area, [c] houses have been built in the most recent development, [d] completed houses have been handed over to new owners, [e] of the original recipients are still living in their newly acquired houses;
  2. whether new tenants [beneficiaries] have received their title deeds; if not, why not;
 1 12 September 2014 12011
  1. Whether any of the municipalities in the province struggle with revenue collection; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his Department has put any measures in place to help municipalities to collect their revenue in order to pay their own debts; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. how much is owed to each municipality by (a) residents, (b) governmental organisations and (c) commercial consumers?
 3 15 August 2014 12010

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