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.

On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.

Question Question Number Date Question Link

(a)  What is the number of mass shootings that have taken place over the past 30 months in the province, (b) what is the breakdown of these shootings per (i) month and (ii) area and (c) what (i) is the number of casualties, (ii) are the injuries and (iii) are the motives for the shootings?

 14 8 April 2022 11931

(1)   (a) What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the court cases that have been monitored by the Court Watching Brief Programme in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021 and (dd) 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)   whether the Court Watching Brief Programme has monitored the cases of certain persons, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 5 8 April 2022 11930

With reference to remarks made by the Chairperson of Standing Committee on Community Safety during the debate on the 2022 budget that the Department of Community Safety is planning to roll out the initial procurement of 3 000 LEAP officers:

Whether there are plans to recruit more LEAP officers; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many LEAP officers will be recruited over the MTEF?

 4 8 April 2022 11929
  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

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