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

With reference to the turnaround strategy for addressing the backlog in DNA processing at the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory in the province:

 

  1. how many DNA samples in the province had not been processed and were resulting in a backlog by the end of (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018, (iv) 2019, (v) 2020, and (vi) 2021 and (b) what are the (i) specific aims of  the SAPS’ turnaround strategy for addressing the backlog in DNA processing in the province, (ii) the timelines for its implementation, (iii) the contributors towards the backlog in the processing of DNA samples in the province and (iv) measures being taken to address this?

 

 4 26 March 2021 10713

With regard to Community Policing Forums (CPFs) in Mitchells Plain:

 

(1)    (a) How many CPFs does his Department work with and (b) what are the relevant details of the CPFs;

 

(2)    whether his Department provide any support, financial or otherwise, to these CPF; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(3)    what (a) training and (b) equipment does his Department provide to CPFs in the area?

3 26 March 2021 10712

With regard to neighbourhood watches (NHWs) in Mitchells Plain:

 

(1)    (a) How many neighbourhood watches does his Department work with in the area, and (b) what are the relevant details of the neighbourhood watches;

 

(2)    whether his Department provide any support, financial or otherwise, to these neighbourhood watches; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(3)    what (a) training and (b) equipment does his Department provide to neighbourhood watches in the area?

 2 26 March 2021 10711

With regard to rapes in Mitchells Plain/Lentegeur precinct since March 2020:

How many (a) rapes have been reported in the Mitchells Plain/Lentegeur precinct, (b) suspects have been (i) arrested for rape and (ii) charged with rape in the area, (c) suspects are (i) awaiting trial and (ii) on trial, and (d) suspects have been convicted of rape?

 1 26 March 2021 10710

With reference to the announcement by the George Municipality of a pilot project to investigate its options of wheeling electricity on its grid:

 

  1. What developments have taken place since the announcement in late January 2021;

 

  1. whether the Municipality has a planned development for the project; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. (a) how long does the Municipality envision the pilot project will take, (b) in what phase is the project currently in and (c) what are the details thereof?
 17 12 March 2021 10708

With reference to the decision by Stellenbosch Municipality to investigate the use and generation of alternative electricity energy supplies:

 

    1. (a) What alternative energy supplies are being considered by the Municipality and (b) what are the relevant details;

 

His Department has indicated that the Green Economy Unit, alongside other partners, will assist the Municipality:

 

    1. what exact support, such as resources and consultation, does the MER project offer the Municipality;

 

    1. when does the Municipality envision that it will complete its investigations into alternative energy supplies;

 

    1. whether a working document has been developed on the matter; if so, can a copy be provided?

 

 16 12 March 2021 10707

With regard to the illegal invasion of land owned by subnational governments in the Western Cape:

    1. (a) How many vacant parcels of land have been illegally occupied since March 2020 that are owned by the (i) Western Cape Government and (ii) City of Cape Town and (b) how many of these invaded parcels of land were earmarked for housing development by the (i) Western Cape Government and (ii) City of Cape Town;
    1. whether housing opportunities have been lost to illegal land invasion; if so, (a) how many and (b) what are the relevant details;
    1. (a) what steps has his Department taken to address the continued illegal invasion of vacant land parcels owned by the (i) Western Cape Government and (ii) City of Cape Town and (b) how much money has his Department spent on protecting vacant land parcels from illegal occupation in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 to date?
 15 12 March 2021 10706

With regard to the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) and the Urban     Settlements Development Grant (USDG):

  1. What is his Department’s policy and/or approach when aligning the funding of the HSDG with the USDG and (b) how are housing developments prioritised when it comes to the distribution of funding received from the national government?
 14 12 March 2021 10705

With regard to the sexual harassment case against the traffic chief and after it has been learnt that the victim of this GBV case has been so traumatised that she has had to receive outside assistance as none was offered by the very department meant to protect her and that she is now allegedly being victimised further in that she is alleged to be going through a “competency hearing”:

 

  1. (a) Why was the perpetrator not placed on leave while the investigation was ongoing and (b) why has his Department not provided any counselling intervention for the family;

 

  1. whether the victim is being put through a “competency hearing”; if so, why;

 

  1. how many cases of sexual harassment has been made with in this department from 2010 to date;

 

It has been alleged that there are staff members who have been promoted after being sexually harassed:

 

  1. whether he is aware of any such persons in the Department; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. (a) what remedial action will be put in place for victims to come forward and (b) what will he do to protect any whistle-blowers in his Department?
 13 12 March 2021 10704

With reference to the reply to question 1 of 12 February 2021 received from the Minister of Transport and Public Works in point (3) that the CTICC had been decommissioned and that the details of the equipment had been compiled and distributed by the Department Health:

 

  1. What are the names of the organisations that benefitted;

 

  1. (a) who was accommodated at the following facilities: (i) Lagoon Beach Hotel, (ii) Houwhoek Hotel, (iii) Bidvest Properties, (iv) CTICC, (v) Protea Hotel Durbanville and (vi) Reeds Country Lodge in the period April to September 2020 and (b) can copies of the close-out reports for each of these facilities be provided?
 12 12 March 2021 10703

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