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

Due to the 2020 lockdown and the consequential school closures:

 

  1. How much of the academic content has been covered by each grade during the 2020 academic year;

 

whether there is overdue content; if so, (a) what are the catch-up plans in this regard and (b) how does her Department plan to manage this at the start of the new academic year?

 11 5 February 2021 10764

With regard to gang murders reported at the Elsies River Police Station, (a) how many murders have taken place from March 2020 to date, (b) how many of these murders have been linked to alleged gang members or gang activities, (c) how many people have been arrested in relation to these crimes, (d) how many people have been convicted in relation to these crimes, (e) how many suspects are (i) currently on trial for alleged gang murders and (ii) awaiting trial for alleged (aa) gang murders and (bb) attempted murders, (f) of the suspects charged, how many cases have (i) failed to be prosecuted and (ii) been withdrawn since March 2020, (g) what were the reasons for the non-conviction, (h) how many suspects accused of murder have been released on bail and (i) what plans does the SAPS have in place to deal with gang murders at this station?

 1 11 June 2021 10763

(a) How many learners are currently enrolled for each grade (Grade 1 to Grade 12) at public schools for the 2021 academic year at the latest date for which information is available and (b) how many learners enrolled in the last four academic years, that is (i) 2019, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2016, in each grade at public schools in the province?

 10 5 February 2021 10762

Regarding the dumping of emergency housing material at the airport near Plettenberg Bay by the Bitou Municipality and with reference to the article “Millions of rands of housing materials dumped since 2018” published by GroundUp:

  1. (a) What are the details of the communication received by his Department from the Bitou Municipality regarding this particular matter and (b) what reason or reasons did the Municipality provide for its failure to use the emergency housing material to erect housing structures;

 

  1. whether his Department received correspondence and/or directives regarding this matter from its national government counterparts; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether the building material is still in a useable condition; if not, why not; if so, what steps can his Department take to ensure that (a) these materials are used, (b) the Municipality complies with its mandate to supply housing opportunities to its residents and (c) the national government plays a supporting role in this matter?
 9 22 January 2021 10761

With regard to the release of the annual Procurement Disclosure Report:

  1. (a) What is the (i) number and (ii) details of companies that are not BBBEE compliant to whom contracts were awarded by the provincial government and (b) what are the (i) details of the contracts and (ii) amounts received by each;
  2. whether there are any contracts for COVID-19-related expenditure that are currently under investigation by the SIU; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what are the details of the contracts that are being investigated and (c) what progress has been made with these investigations;
  3. whether all the COVID-19-related expenditure of the province has been audited by the Auditor-General; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 19 4 June 2021 10760
  1. What are the reasons for the dilapidated state of the drainage systems and road infrastructure in City of Cape Town’s townships of (i) Khayelitsha, (ii) Philippi, (iii) Nyanga and (iv) Gugulethu and (b) what are the (i) detailed plans, (ii) budgets and (iii) timelines for the maintenance of the drainage systems and road infrastructure in these areas?
 8 22 January 2021 10759

With regard to the maintenance of the drainage systems and road infrastructure in municipalities:

 

  1. What are the detailed (i) budget breakdown and (ii) expenditure breakdown?
  2. what are the details of (i) the projects and (ii) their duration for the maintenance of the drainage systems and road infrastructure in all the Western Cape municipalities in (iii) 2014, (iv) 2015, (v) 2016, (vi) 2017, (vii) 2018, (viii) 2019 and (ix) 2020?
 7 22 January 2021 10758

 

  1. What is the number of children who have contracted COVID-19 in the province in the period January 2021 to May 2021 and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of communities in which these children reside?
 18 4 June 2021 10757
  1. (a) What is the number of houses that have been destroyed in (i) Taiwan and (ii) Masiphumelele in fires in the informal settlement between November 2020 and January 2021 and (b) what are the details of the support provided by his Department and the City of Cape Town to the families that lost their homes in the fires in the informal settlements of Taiwan and Masiphumelele recently;

 

  1. what are the (a) detailed plans, (b) budgets and (c) clear timelines for the provisioning of adequate housing in (i) Taiwan, (ii) Masiphumelele and (iii) Nomzamo in Strand?
 6 22 January 2021 10756

With regard to his comment on CapeTalk in response to Minister Mbombo’s Limpopo holiday and her social media post, which was: “I must say that, quite frankly, that social media posting was just unacceptable. That is not the right message that we must send out.”

  1. Whether he intends to or has initiated any disciplinary process against Minister Mbombo for the post; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. what are the details of the discussions he has had with Minister Mbombo regarding the post;

 

  1. whether Minister Mbombo was granted leave to go on holiday to Limpopo; if not, why not; if so, what was the rationale behind granting her leave during a period in which the province was experiencing serious public healthcare challenges;

 

  1. whether the Minister’s post affected the image and reputation of the Western Cape Government; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 22 January 2021 10755

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