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

           What measures are currently in place to ensure adequate police visibility and law-enforcement presence at taxi ranks across the province;

(2)      whether there are any specific Provincial Government-funded projects, including but not limited to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP), that are currently being deployed at or around taxi ranks; if so, (a) what is the list of taxi ranks where such deployments are taking place, (b) the number of LEAP or other officers allocated to these locations and (c) the measurable outcomes or impact assessments (if any) related to these interventions;

(3)      what future plans, if any, does her Department have to enhance safety and security at taxi ranks through increased visibility or dedicated operations?

 5 2 May 2025 19099
  1. (a) What opportunities does his Department create for small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) within its projects and initiatives, and (b) how does his Department ensure effective and ongoing communication with these enterprises to foster participation and growth;
  2. what are the (a) details on the total amount that SMMEs have benefitted in the past 12 months, and (b) the specific programmes or projects that contributed to these benefits?
 4 2 May 2025 19098
  1. (a) What is the latest update on the Service Level Plan of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) for the province, (b) what specific progress has been made since the launch of PRASA’s 20-year Modernisation Project Plan in 2014, (c) what
    are the details on the implementation process to date, including (i) key milestones
    achieved and (ii) any major delays encountered, and (d) what specific actions are being taken by PRASA, in collaboration with his Department, to address ongoing challenges in the province’s rail network, particularly in terms of (i) train punctuality, (ii) passenger and infrastructure safety, (iii) train frequency and reliability and (iv) infrastructure upgrades and maintenance;
    (2)
    what measures is his Department putting in place to support the Province in managing and executing these responsibilities effectively in the event that the devolution of rail functions to the Provincial Government be approved?
 3 2 May 2025 19097
  1. (a) What engagements has his Department had with the national Department of Transport regarding the ongoing breakdown of the only machine responsible for printing driver’s licences and vehicle licence cards in the country, (b) what contingency measures or alternative interventions has his Department implemented to mitigate the impact of the broken licencing machine on service delivery in the province, particularly regarding the issuing of temporary licences or alternative documentation;
  2. whether his Department can provide the following statistics: from the date of the machine breakdown to the latest date for which information is available, (a) the number of pending applications for (i) driver’s licences and (ii) vehicle licence cards in the province, (b) the size and growth of the backlog caused by the printing delays, (c) the number of (i) temporary driver’s and (ii) temporary vehicle licences issued and (d) the average turnaround time for applicants to receive these temporary licences?
 10 17 April 2025 19096

With regard to homelessness-focused NGOs in the Western Cape:

(a)  How many NGOs are funded by his Department,

(b)(i) what are names of these NGOs,

(ii) what do they do and

(iii) what is the amount of funding allocated to each of them,

(c) how much has been spent on NGOs in the past five financial years and

(d) how many people benefit from these NGOs collectively?

 8 17 April 2025 19095

Whether his Department has received the information requested from the South African Waste Information System; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 17 April 2025 19094

 

With regard to an article published in the Cape Argus on 14 April that indicate that 17% of learners in South Africa use e-cigarettes, commonly known as vapes:

(a)   What are the most prominent health concerns associated with the use of e-cigarettes and vaping and (b) what is the breakdown of these reported health-related concerns by age group of (i) 15 to 17 and (ii) 18 to 20?

 4 17 April 2025 19093

In the light of the City of Cape Town revisiting alternative water sourcing solutions, such as fog harvesting:

How does the Western Cape Government’s Water Resilience Plan support such alter-native water sourcing methods to ensure water security and sustainability?

 3 17 April 2025 19092

On Tuesday 8 April 2025, the Minister announced the Leeuloop Precinct for a mixed-use and affordable housing development. In 2010, the Cape Town Central City Centre Regeneration Programme was launched, earmarking several precincts for development:

  1. Whether the Leeuloop Precinct is the same erven that made up the Provincial Office Precinct in the Cape Town Central City Centre Regeneration Programme of 2010; if not, (a) which erf or erven make up the Leeuloop Precinct and (b) what are the plans for the remaining erven; if so, why was it re-released under a new name;
  2. (a) what are the details of the previous development planning for the erven that make up the Provincial Office Precinct and (b) how much has the provincial government spent on (i) acquiring these erven and (ii) the various development studies or planning for the site or sites;
  3. (a) why have none of the sites included in the Cape Town Central City Centre Regeneration Programme of 2010 been developed as published in February 2011, (b) what are the current development plans for the remaining seven precincts highlighted in the Cape Town Central City Centre Regeneration Programme of 2010, (c) when will these sites be released for development, if applicable, and (d) if these sites are not being released, why not;
  4. whether he has plans to announce mixed-use and affordable housing projects on any inner-city sites that are not in the Cape Town Central City Centre Regeneration Programme of 2010; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 17 April 2025 19091

1) how many collab schools are there in the province;
(2) whether the collab schools receive funding from his Department; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 2 May 2025 19090

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