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

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

Following the shooting of a 25-year-old taxi driver in Langa, Cape Town, in February this year:

Whether there have been any taxi industry-related murders since the beginning of March 2021; if so, (a) how many people have been arrested, (b) how many people have been charged and (c) how many people have been prosecuted?

 6 1 April 2022 11917

(1) whether there are any transversal projects his department budgeted for in the (a) 2012/13, (b) 2013/14 and (c) 2014/15 financial years; if not, why not; if so, what were the (i) projects and (ii) amount budgeted;

(2) (a) whether the total budget for the projects were spent in each year; if not, why not, (b) how was such budget used, (c) what progress has been made with the implementation of the transversal projects and (d) the spending on each?

 10 11 July 2014 11902

Whether divisional roads 1625 and 1609 bordering the RAMSAR site Wilderness in the Eden District Municipality will be upgraded, if not, why not; if so, (a) to what extent, (b) when, (c) at what cost?

 9 11 July 2014 11900

Whether any funds have been allocated to district municipalities in the (a) current financial year and (b) past three years for the maintenance of gravel roads; if not, why not; if so, (i) to which municipalities, for each case, (ii) which roads, (iii) at what cost, (iv) what control measures have been (aa) implemented, (bb) applied and (cc) adhered too to ensure that allocated funds are used correctly?

 8 11 July 2014 11899

(1) With reference to the 600 South African Police Service Act posts that have been allocated to the Western Cape: (a) how many of these posts have been (i)  advertised and (ii) filled, (b) (i) what type of training will the recruits be receiving and (ii) when will the training be completed and (c) to which stations will the officers be allocated;

(2) whether the new recruits have been vetted for prior criminal convictions; if not, why not?

 7 11 July 2014 11898

(1) Whether, with reference to the GOPro robbery on Sir Lowry’s Pass on 31 May 2014, any suspects have been arrested; if so, what are the relevant details,

(2) whether any suspects have appeared in court; if not, why not; if so, on what charges?

 6 11 July 2014 11897

(1) With reference to the murder of a police officer at the Klapmuts police station on 16 April 2014, what (a) are the reasons for there being only one police officer on duty at the time of the incident, (b) steps have been taken to rectify the shortage of officers at this station and (c) are the relevant timelines for the implementation of these steps;

(2) whether any additional police officers have been allocated to this station; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 5 11 July 2014 11896

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