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 Blue Dot Service announced by the Premier in his address to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on 22 October 2020 and his letter to the Cape Argus dated 26 October 2020:

    1. (a) What are the key lessons learnt from the Red Dot Initiative that will inform the Blue Dot Service, (b) what other factors informed the development of the Blue Dot Service, (c) what are the (i) “monthly incentives” (referred to in the letter to the Cape Argus) that the Western Cape Government will provide to taxi drivers and operators and (ii) indicators that will be used to inform targets related to “good service” and safe operations and (c) how will these incentives be dispensed;
    1. whether the taxi industry has been consulted in the development of the Blue Dot Service; if so, (a) what are the details of any such engagements and (b) will the engagements be ongoing;
    1. (a) how will residents engage with the Blue Dot Service and (b) what are the direct benefits for commuters in using the Blue Dot Service as opposed to other taxi transportation?
 5 30 October 2020 11608

With regard to the Premier’s decision to suspend the Minister of Community Safety for allegation of serious misconduct:

  1. (a) What is the number of complaints that he received regarding the matter, (b) when were these received and (c) what are the details of all the steps taken between receiving the complaint or complaints and the date of the suspension of the Minister;
  1. (a) what is the budget that will be used in the process of investigation, (b) who will pay for it, (c) what are the (i) ages of the complainants and (ii) department or departments in which they worked and (d) what are the (i) time frame and (ii) terms of reference of the investigation;
  1. whether he and/or any of his Cabinet colleagues and Members of the Western Cape legislature had any prior knowledge of these allegations before they were reported to him; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when did they know about the allegations and (c) what steps each took to respond to the allegations?
 12 11 February 2022 11607

(a)   (i)What was the tender number for the Western Cape Broadband Roll-out Programme and (ii) how many companies applied for it and (b)(i) what was the process followed to select the service provider and (ii) what informed this decision and served as motivation for awarding the tender to the service provider?

 11 11 February 2022 11606

With regard to the Conradie Better Living Model:

  1. Whether any public funds have been spent on the project since its inception to date; if not, why not; if so, (a)(i) how much of these funds were spent on consultants, (ii) what is the detailed breakdown of the consultants who were paid and (iii) what is the empowerment status of each of these consultants;
  1. what is the total (a) number of beneficiaries who benefitted, (b) amount in state subsidies awarded to them to date and (c) anticipated amount in subsidies that will be spent at the completion of this project;
  1. whether provision was made for the building of a public primary and high school on the property; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(a) what process was followed to determine which private education provider will operate the schools on the premises and (b) what are the details of the minutes of meeting where these decisions were taken;

  1. whether such providers will pay rental for the properties on which the school or schools are to be built; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether any black-owned companies will benefit from this project; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of such companies and (b) what is the extent to which they will benefit from the project?
 9 18 February 2022 11604

With regard to his announcement during SOPA 2022 that his Cabinet has adopted a GBV Implementation Plan and that key interventions have been identified and agreed upon to be prioritised by all 13 heads of department:

  1. (a) What are the details of the GBV Implementation Plan, (b) what are the key interventions that have been identified, (c) what are the specific roles that will be played by each department, (d) what accountability measures will be put in place to ensure that Ministers are held accountable for any failure to implement these interventions fully and (e)(i) what will be the total budget for this GBV Intervention Plan and (ii) where will it come from;
  1. (a) what is the total breakdown of the expenditure of his government in the fight against GBV and femicide in the province in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date and (b) what is the breakdown of expenditure per municipality?
 21 25 February 2022 11603

With regard to claims made in the SOPA 2022 that over 32 000 housing opportunities have been provided since the start of his government’s term of office:

(a) What are the details of the 32 000 housing opportunities, (b) what is the number of (i) serviced sites and (ii) top structures delivered per year since the start of the term of office, (c) what is the detailed breakdown of the type of subsidy delivered, (d) what is the breakdown per (i) municipality and (ii) suburb and (e)(i) what is the number of social-housing opportunities provided and (ii) what are the details of the companies that the government partnered with for social housing?

 16 25 February 2022 11602

(1) (a) What is the status of the 13 000 low-cost homes to be built in the inner city, (b) in what financial year will this project commence and (c) from which regions in the province will people be able to apply for said homes;

(2)whether this housing will be reserved for young professionals employed in the city; if so, what are the relevant details?

 24 25 February 2022 11601

(1) (a) What factors allowed for the underspending of her Department’s annual budget, given the shortage of public schools and the placement for thousands of learners, (b) what programmes currently exist to (i) capacitate teachers to educate and train learners better in a changing academic environment, (ii) ensure teachers are at the forefront of utilising technology in the classroom and (iii) ensure that teachers are familiar with understanding, navigating and dealing with the psychological impact of harmful socio-economic factors;

(2) what is the (a) short-, (b) medium- and (c) long-term academic implications of not having allocated desks to thousands of children in the province?

 26 25 February 2022 11600

(1) Whether a recent video of school-going children consuming alcohol on school premises and mentioning the intent of smoking cannabis has been brought to her attention; if so, (a) what is the name of the school, (b) what is the age range of the learners, (c) what action has been taken by her Department and (d) what psycho-social support does her Department deploy in these cases;

(2) what programmes does her Department have in place to capacitate teachers to deal with such destructive behaviour and to ensure that it does not fester in schools

 25 25 February 2022 11599
  1. (a) What is the total breakdown of the expenditure on PPE supplies and other COVID-19-related expenditure in the municipalities of (i) Oudtshoorn, (ii) Knysna, (iii) Witzenberg, (iv) Drakenstein, (v) Stellenbosch, (vi) Breede Valley and (vii) Langeberg, (b) what is the detailed list of all the companies that provided PPE supplies, including (i) their BBBEE status, (ii) the details of the owners and (iii) the key focus areas of the business and (c) what rand value was awarded to each company for this expenditure;
  2. whether there was any competitive bidding for the supply of PPE; if not, (a) what process was followed to identify and select these companies and (b) if any companies formed part of the supply-chain database; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether local companies in these municipalities benefitted from the business; if not, how did the locals, including residents and businesses, benefit from the PPE expenditure in their municipalities; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 16 October 2020 11592

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