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The Premier recently confirmed that the Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, was suspended based on allegations of “sexual misconduct”. In September 2019, Bonginkosi Madikizela, the former Minister of Transport and Public Works, the former Leader of Government Business and the former DA provincial leader, said in the legislature that the Western Cape Government has “a disturbing culture of sex for jobs, sex for tenders, sex for marks, etc” and that the Western Cape Government should “start by getting our house in order as government by protecting victims in our spaces”. With regard to this statement:
- (a) What has he done to address the “culture” described by former Minister Madikizela and (b) what is the process that an employee of the Western Cape Government must follow to report sexual misconduct, sexual harassment or sexual assault by a colleague or superior;
(2) (a) how many employees from the (i) fifth and (ii) sixth parliament periods of the Western Cape Government have been reported for sexual misconduct, sexual harassment or sexual assault, (b) how many of these employees have been suspended pending an investigation or disciplinary hearing, (c) how many of these employees (i) have been prosecuted or (ii) are being prosecuted in a criminal court for sexual assault or any crime relating to sexual misconduct and (d) how many of those who have been or are being prosecuted have been suspended pending the finalisation of the criminal prosecution;
- why has a Provincial Treasury employee, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, who is currently being prosecuted for the sexual assault of a 7-year-old minor child, not been suspended;
- why has the Provincial Chief of Traffic, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, who is currently being prosecuted for the sexual assault of another employee of the Western Cape Government, not been suspended;
- how does the Western Cape Government intend to create an environment that is safe for victims of sexual misconduct for reporting their alleged perpetrators when the perpetrators are not suspended pending an investigation, hearing or trial?
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4 February 2022 |
11428 |
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With regard to the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Police Service, in terms of section 64(C)(2)(g) of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act 68 of 1995), the executive head of the municipal police service must develop an annual police plan for the following financial year before the end of each financial year:
- Whether the Minister’s office received a plan for the financial year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021; if not, what steps, if any, did the office take in terms of section 64 of the Act; if so, (a) when did the office receive the plan and (b) can a copy be provided;
- whether the Minister’s office received a plan for the financial year from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022; if not, what steps, if any, did the office take in terms of section 64 of the Act; if so, if so, (a) when did the office receive the plan and (b) can a copy be provided;
- if the City submitted an Annual Police Plan for each of the financial years mentioned above, whether each of these plans was approved by the Minister;
- whether any of the annual police plans includes references to the City’s Safety and Security Investigation Unit (SSIU); if so, (a) in which years was the SSIU included in the Annual Police Plan and (b) what were the role and functions of the SSIU as described in the annual police plans?
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4 February 2022 |
11427 |
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The Adjusted Estimates of Provincial Revenue and Expenditure, 2021, refer to revenue received from “the sale of underutilised land at the Woodstock Hospital …”:
- Whether the land referred to is the land on which the Woodstock Hospital and the related buildings are built; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether the sale includes the Woodstock Hospital and the related buildings; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether it was sold to the City of Cape Town in accordance with the Cabinet’s decision; if not, what are the relevant details; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether the land referred to is adjacent to the Woodstock Hospital; if so, what are the details of this land;
- whether this land referred to in (4) was sold to the City of Cape Town; if not, what are the details of the person to whom it was sold; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) for what purpose was the land sold, (c) what was the sale price and (d) when did the transfer occur?
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4 February 2022 |
11426 |
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(1) How many learners in the province who registered for the 2020 NSC examination will have to complete the examination in 2021;
(2) whether all of the extensions are related to those who contracted COVID-19; if not, (a) how many are, (b) what are the details of the process that is followed upon which such an extension is granted and (c) what are her Department’s plans pertaining to the awareness or preventative measures in this regard?
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30 October 2020 |
11412 |
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With regard to a news report from eNCA on 27 October 2020:
Whether she can confirm that 5 000 matric learners have dropped out during the 2020 academic year; if so, what is the relevant source for this number?
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30 October 2020 |
11411 |
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(a) What category of school is the Voor-Groenberg Primary School in Wellington, (b) what is the likelihood of the closing of the school on 31 December 2020, (c) what were the particulars of the community participation pertaining to the possible closing of the school and (d) what criteria are used to determine whether a school will be closed?
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30 October 2020 |
11410 |
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With reference to the upcoming festive season (late November 2020 to early January 2021):
- 1. (a) What additional measures will be in place to curb intoxicated, reckless and/or otherwise illegal driving and (b) how will these measures be adjusted to comply with COVID-19 protocols;
- 2. whether these measures will involve the deployment of additional provincial traffic officials; if so, what are the relevant details;
- 3. whether the Province is liaising with its national counterparts and the South African Police Service in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- 4. whether his Department has plans to coordinate the deployment of provincial traffic officials in tandem with metropolitan police officers of the City of Cape Town; if so, what are the relevant details;
- 5. (a) what initiatives will be put in place to promote road safety, including the approach of no drinking and driving, and (b) what is the communication plan for this;
- 6. how many intoxicated drivers have been apprehended per month (a) in the last five financial years and (b) in the current financial year to date?
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30 October 2020 |
11409 |
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1. What is the detailed breakdown of (a) new COVID-19 infections and (b) COVID-19 fatalities per district and municipal ward per month from the start of level 1 to date;
2. (a) what are the details of the cluster outbreaks of COVID-19 infections since the start of level 1 and (b) what steps has her Department taken to prevent the further spread of infections;
3. what are her Department’s plans to prevent COVID-19 infections in secondary schools, especially when matriculants are writing their final examinations?
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30 October 2020 |
11408 |
- Whether he or the Western Cape provincial government embarked on a restructuring or reorganisation process; if so;
- whether this will result in the centralisation of infrastructure and economic development departments in the Premier’s office; if so, why is this regarded as necessary;
- whether this plan proposes that the Premier’s office will have two Ministers; if so, why is this necessary;
- what was the role of a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, in this process, planning or reorganisation;
- what qualified this company to advise on or prepare a plan for government restructuring;
- whether this company was appointed by way of a competitive process or tender; if not, (a) why not and (b) how was the company appointed;
- (a) whether the Economic Development Partnership (EDP) was part of the process; if so, what was the role of the EDP and (b) what qualified the EDP to conduct this work;
- whether a payment transfer was made to the EDP in relation to this plan; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether a copy of the business case or plan for this reorganisation or restructuring and be made available?
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28 January 2022 |
11406 |
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With regard to the Premier’s announcement that he intends to appoint a former Minister, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, as a Special Adviser:
- (a) What functions, in terms of section 12 of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Act 103 of 1994), is this person qualified to perform and (b) how is he qualified to perform these functions;
- whether, in considering the appointment of a Special Adviser, he considered that this person allegedly committed an offence in terms section 32(B)(3) of the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act, 2019 (Act 12 of 2019), by falsely claiming a qualification or part qualification; if not, why not; if so, why did he proceed with the nomination or appointment of this person as a Special Adviser;
- whether, in considering the appointment of a Special Adviser, he considered that this person had been found by the Public Protector to have breached the Executive Members’ Ethics Act, 1998 (Act 82 of 1998), and the Executive Ethics Code by misleading the Western Cape Provincial Parliament while he served in the Premier’s Cabinet; if not, why not; if so, why did he proceed with the nomination or appointment of this person as a Special Adviser;
- whether the appointment of this person affects the Premier’s commitment to a “government of integrity” made at the beginning of his term of office; if not, why not; if so, how does the appointment support the commitment to a “government of integrity”;
- (a) which compensation level did he motivate for, or appoint, this person, (b) what is the basis of the compensation level and (c) what is the compensation or proposed compensation to be paid to this person upon taking up office as a Special Adviser;
- in terms of the “dispensation for the appointment and remuneration of persons (special advisers) appointed to executive authorities on ground of policy considerations in terms of section 12a of the Public Service Act, 1994”, (a) what was this person’s level of expertise and the stature in the particular field that he submitted to the Minister of Public Service and Administration and (b) what is the annual compensation?
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28 January 2022 |
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