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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With reference to the Anysberg Nature Reserve:

 

  1. (a) What is the current position regarding the availability of water for (i) animals, (ii) staff and (iii) tourists in the Anysberg Nature Reserve, (b)

(i) what has been the progress with the project for the harvesting of water from the atmosphere, (ii) what amount has been spent on this project to date, (iii) what percentage of the amount included in the current financial year has been spent, (iv) what is the daily water yield that is expected from this project and (v) what is the expected cost per litre of water once the project has been completed;

 

  1. whether CapeNature is planning to implement this technology at any of its other reserves in the foreseeable future; if so, what are the relevant details?
27 19 March 2021 11147

With reference to the newly established security hub for the Table Mountain Nature Reserve:

 

  1. How will the newly established security hub for the Table Mountain Nature Reserve support actions, including law enforcement, in the conservation areas of the province, (b) where is the security hub located, (c) how can members of the public contact the security hub, (d) what is the operating hours of the security hub and (e) what is the preferred port of call for members of the public who want to report unlawful actions in conservation areas, including actions along our coastline?
26 19 March 2021 11146

Where is the budget allocation for wards in the province allocated?

25 19 March 2021 11145

Whether the Oudtshoorn Municipality is contravening any local government legislation or municipal ordinances by employing both a chief financial officer, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, as well as an acting chief financial officer, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the total amounts that have been paid to each of these officials by the Oudtshoorn Municipality since the date of their employment?

24 19 March 2021 11144

With regard to unplaced learners at schools in the province:

(a) What is the number of unplaced learners as at 16 March 2021, (b) what is the break-down of the areas that are affected by the challenge of unplaced learners and (c) what is the breakdown by (i) age, (ii) sex and (iii) race of all the leaners who were unplaced in (aa) January 2021, (bb) February 2021 and (cc) March 2021?

23 19 March 2021 11143

With regards to the to the infrastructure expenditure plans outlined in his 2021 budget speech:

  1. Whether he can provide the (a) details, and (b) total expenditure breakdown and

(c) location of all the infrastructure projects that have been budgeted for in the 2021 budget; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

  1. Whether his Department will put strict measures in place for the provincial government to adhere to BBBEE requirements in these planned infrastructure development projects; if so, what are the relevant details?
22 19 March 2021 11142

(1)     Whether her Department has measures in place to measure the literacy levels of all the grades at public ordinary schools; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the literacy levels and/or statistics of all the grades in the province, including a detailed breakdown according to education district;

(2)     whether there are any measures in place to improve the literacy levels of learners in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)     whether there are any measures in place to improve the literacy level in the foundation phase in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4)       whether her Department would consider bringing back reading periods and introducing other additional programmes to encourage reading in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

20 19 March 2021 11141

1)      What are the details of the tools of the trade that his Department provided to each of the neighbourhood watches in the Western Cape;

(2)    whether there are any neighbourhood-watch structures that are experiencing shortages of equipment and other tools of the trade needed in their line of work; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

20 19 March 2021 11139

With regard to the Western Cape Safety Plan:

 

(a)    What is the detailed breakdown of expenditure associated with the Western Cape Safety Plan in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date, (b) what was the (i) budget and (ii) total breakdown of the expenditure for the (aa) recruitment, (bb) training and (cc) deployment of LEAP officers in (aaa) 2019, (bbb) 2020 and (ccc) 2021 to date?

 

 

19 19 March 2021 11138
  1. Whether his government has any measures in place to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what are the (a) details and (b) total breakdown of his government’s expenditure on measures aimed at preventing and addressing GBV in the province in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date?
18 19 March 2021 11137

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