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. How many of the stolen South African Police Service firearms have been recovered and (b) how many arrests have been made relating to these thefts in the (i) 2016/17 and (ii) 2017/18 financial years?
 2 7 December 2018 11928

How will the Western Cape Government promote job creation through infrastructure investment?

 1 7 December 2018 11927
  1. How many (a) rape cases were reported in the Western Cape in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017, of these, (b) arrests were made, (c) convictions were made, (d) are still in court process and (e) were declined for prosecution;
  1. how many rape kits were supplied to police stations province-wide in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017?
 3 14 December 2018 11926

How many new recruits were recruited into the South African Police Service in the Western Cape in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018?

 2 14 December 2018 11925
  1. What is the average police-to-population ratio for the (a) Cape Town metropolitan area and (b) Western Cape;
  1. whether these ratios include (a) student constables and (b) support staff; if so, what are the ratios excluding 2(a) and (b);
  1. (a) what is the police-to-population ratio for each police station in the Cape Town metropolitan area and (b) what is the detective-to-population ratio for each police station in the Cape Town metropolitan area?
 1 14 December 2018 11924

Whether the matter relating to allegations about apartheid-era Ministers and Bird Island in the Eastern Cape is being investigated by Western Cape SAPS; if so, (a) by whom have they been tasked, (b) what is their mandate, (c) who is the senior investigating officer, (d) how many officers by rank have been allocated to this investigation, (e) how many times have they gone to (i) Port Elizabeth and (ii) other sites outside the Western Cape and (f) what is the cost to date of this investigation?

 1 18 April 2019 11923
  1. What lead to the establishment of a cultural route on the south and west coast of the province, (b) how did the establishment of the Cradle of Human Culture Route influence the establishment of this cultural route, (c) what progress has been made with the development of this cultural route, (d) which role players have been involved in the process, (e) what is the time frame for the completion of this cultural route, (f) how will this cultural route (i) acknowledge the history and lifestyle of indigenous people, (ii) promote nature conservation and (iii) promote tourism?

 

 2 15 March 2019 11922

With reference to police stations in the Western Cape:

  1. Whether the Lingelethu West Police Station (a) will become a fully fledged police station and (b) has been identified as a top priority station; if not, why not; if so, (i) when and (ii) what are the relevant details;
  1. whether there are any plans for an additional police station for Khayelitsha; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. what (a) are the five priority stations earmarked by the SAPS for development in the Western Cape, (b) are the respective details of the plans involving each of these priority stations and (c) is the process behind identifying the top five priority police stations;
  1. what are the criteria used by the SAPS to prioritise the development of satellite police stations;
  1. whether the vacant posts at police stations that are critical and not earmarked to be abolished have been filled; if not, what are the relevant details; if so; how many?
 1 15 March 2019 11921

With reference to the recommendations of the Public Service Commission (PSC), made by Commissioner Dr T B Luthuli, dated 13 June 2018:

  1. Whether the Provincial Police Commissioner has drafted a plan in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of section 207(4) and (5) of the Constitution, 1996, read with section 12 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the National Police Commissioner has evaluated the Provincial Police Commissioner’s plan, referred to in (1); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the vacant posts that are critical and not earmarked to be abolished have been filled; if not, what are the relevant details; if so; how many?
 1 15 February 2019 11920

With regard to the recent flare-up in gang violence in Khayelitsha, Manenberg, Mitchells Plain and Lentegeur:

(a)   What is the vacancy rate at each of these police stations, (b) what is the average case rate for detectives at each of these police stations and (c) what preventative measures does SAPS have in place to deal with gang violence flare-ups in these communities?

 7 1 April 2022 11918

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