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

(a)   What are the details of the CCTV cameras and/or other safety technology that has been installed in each of the crime hotspots in the province that are in the top 30 murder precincts nationally in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21, (b) how many of these are in good working condition and (c) what is the total breakdown of the expenditure per year?

 13 4 June 2021 10747

  (1)   Whether the Minister is aware that a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, the mother of a disabled son, whose subsidy for the Vredebes Housing Project in Ceres was approved in September 2020, is now homeless and lives in an abandoned building; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what intervention has his office made to accelerate the building of her house;

(2)   (a) what progress has been made with the building of a house for this person and (b) when will the house be completed?

 11 23 July 2021 10746

a.What are the details of the street lights that have been installed in each of the crime hotspots in the province that are in the top 30 murder precincts nationally in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21 and (b) how many of these are in good working condition?

 12 4 June 2021 10745

With regard to the protest action by parents who disrupted learning at the Faku Primary School alleging corruption and the mismanagement of school funds by the principal:

  1. Whether these allegations have been bought to her attention; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when was she made aware of the allegations, (c) what measures have been taken to investigate the allegations, (d) what progress has been made with the investigations and (e) what remedial action has been taken and/or recommended;
  2. what is the (a) number and (b) details of all the cases of (i) corruption and fraud, (ii) sexual harassment and (iii) other serious transgressions that are currently under investigation in her Department and (b) what progress has been made with the investigations?
 11 4 June 2021 10744

With regard to the review of the Western Cape initiation risk adjusted plan and the provincial Department of Health’s recommendation for a postponement of the traditional winter initiation season:

  1. Whether this decision has been communicated to all stakeholders; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when was the decision communicated and (c) can a copy of the detailed list of stakeholders communicated to be provided;
  2. whether traditional leaders were consulted before this decision was made; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) can a detailed list of the traditional leaders consulted be provided?
 10 4 June 2021 10743

Whether all the municipalities in the province have details of land ownership and (b) if a detailed breakdown of public and private land ownership in municipalities can be provided, including (i) residential, (ii) farms, (iii) commercial, (iv) serviced, (v) unserviced, (vi) open spaces, (vii) provincial government land and (viii) national government land; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 10 23 July 2021 10742

(a) What is the total amount that the provincial government received from private property developers for the transfer of (a) sites and (b) serviced plots in (i) 2009, (ii) 2010, (iii) 2011, (iv) 2012, (v) 2013, (vi) 2014, (vii) 2015, (viii) 2016, (ix) 2017, (x) 2018, (xi) 2019, (xii) 2020 and (xiii) 2021 to date?

 9 23 July 2021 10741

With reference to the reply to question 1 of 27 May 2021:

  1. Which departments were asked to submit reports to the SIU, (b) which reports were submitted and (c) what findings were made against such reports?
 9 4 June 2021 10740

With regard to the Reintegration Programme the purpose of which is to promote interpersonal relationships and to reduce the chances of children and adults reoffending:

What trends and/or statistics are available that indicate the number of individuals (a) entering the programme, (b) successfully completing the programme and (c) not reoffending after completing the programme?

 8 4 June 2021 10739

With regard to the number of plots that have been serviced between 2009 and 2021:

(1)   What is the number of serviced plots or sites that have been (a) given to private property developers for mixed housing development and (b) how many low-cost houses have been built on these serviced plots during this period;

(2)   what is the total number of serviced plots that have been transferred to private entities for development, including the details of the development that took place on the serviced plots during this period?

8 23 July 2021 10738

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