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 block advertisement 2019/2020 (OSD):

 

  1. (a) How many position for doctors at the Caledon Hospital (i) have been filled and (ii) are vacant and (b) how many (i) CVs have been received and (i) candidates have been shortlisted;

 

  1. how many positions for nurses at the clinics at (a) Grabouw, (b) Villiersdorp, (c) Bot River, (d) Caledon, (e) Riversonderend, (f) Genadendal and (g) Greyton (i) have been filled and (ii) are vacant;

 

 

(a) how many nurses resigned at the clinics in (2) since January 2020 and (b) when will these positions be filled?

 14 13 March 2020 10477

With reference to the public-transport subsidy in the province:

 

  1. (a) How much is the subsidy that is provided by the provincial government for public transport and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the amount that his Department has spent of the public-transport subsidy in the 2019/20 financial year;

 

whether he and his Department have any plans to pay any contribution to the operating costs of the services provided by minibus taxis in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 13 13 March 2020 10476

What is the detailed breakdown of his government’s spending on security for and transport of members of the Cabinet in the (a) 2014/15, (b) 2015/16, (c) 2016/17, (d) 2017/18, (e) 2018/19 and (f) 2019/20 financial year?

 12 27 March 2020 10475

With reference to a News24 article published on 3 February 2021 titled “Cape Town’s safety and security boss resigns, citing early retirement”:

  1. When was the position “COVID-19 Crisis Coordinator” created on the staff establishment, (b) what is the position’s grading and (c) whether the position is a section 56 appointment;
  1. whether the position was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) where was the advertisement published and (b) can a copy be provided;
  1. (a) what recruitment and selection process was followed, (b) what is the annual salary package for the position, (c) what is the job description, (d) what are the qualification requirements and (e) why was it necessary to create this position;
  1. (a) why could the Executive Director responsible for Disaster Risk Management and/or the Executive Director responsible for Community Services and Health not manage the City’s response to COVID-19, (b) what is the total cost implications of this decision for the City and (c) what is the period of the contract of appointment?
 19 12 February 2021 10474

The residents in Kranshoek and Kwanokuthula, Bitou Municipality, are receiving extremely high water accounts from the Municipality. In Kranshoek water services are being disconnected and in Kwanokuthula access to electricity is being blocked due to water accounts in arrears. Municipal accounts that have been presented show that residents are being charged the same amount every month: R829,42 in Kranshoek and R1 254,44 in Kwanokuthula:

  1. Why is the Municipality charging an estimated or guessed amount every month, (b) how does the Municipality guess or estimate the amount of R829,42 in Kranshoek and R1 254,44 in Kwanokuthula, (c) why are the estimates different, (d) what is the equivalent water consumption for those amounts, (e) how often does the Municipality take an actual reading in each community, (f) how does the Municipality demand the payment of so-called “arrears” accounts when the actual consumption of each household has not been determined and the amount due is a guess, (g) what is the current total arrears amounts of all the households in (i) Kwanokuthula and (ii) Kranshoek, (h) how often, if ever, are household accounts adjusted for actual water consumption readings, (i) what is the Municipality’s indigent relief or assistance policy with regard to services such as water and electricity, (j) how many applications for indigent assistance (i) have been received by the Municipality and (ii) have not been finalised or approved, (k) why is the Municipality denying residents of Kranshoek access to water by disconnecting water services when the accounts are based on estimates, (l) why is the Municipality collecting water payments from pre-paid electricity purchases from residents in Kwanokuthula, (m) why is the Municipality denying residents their constitutional right to access to water and (n) when will the Mayor of Bitou or the Municipal Manager of Bitou meet with the residents of both communities to resolve these water bill matters?

 

 18 12 February 2021 10473

With reference to the Western Cape Road Traffic Act, 1998 (Act 12 of 1998), and the provincial road traffic regulations:

  1. Whether he is part of the process to review the Act; if so, (a) what amendments are being considered and (b) why;
  1. whether further regulations are being contemplated to support a safer road traffic environment in the province; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 17 12 February 2021 10472

With reference to the Golden Arrow Bus Service (GABS):

  1. (a) Since the commencement of the lockdown, how many (i) attacks on GABS buses have taken place, (ii) charges have been laid and (iii) convictions have been finalised, (b) in what ways has his Department supported the work of the GABS and (c) how is this monitored and evaluated;
  1. whether his Department has engaged with the SAPS about the safety concerns of the GABS; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 16 12 February 2021 10471

On 26 March 2019 Minister Madikizela confirmed to the Western Cape parliament that 8,4 hectare of land was being released in the Bo-Kaap, Oranjezicht, Tamboerskloof and in the CBD of Cape Town for “extraordinary high-density” housing for 10 000 beneficiaries:

Whether he can (a) provide an update on the progress of these housing projects and (b) indicate whether these properties have now been released for human settlement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 23 23 October 2020 10470

(a) What is the total cost of the upgrade of the R60 road and bridge through Ashton, (b) to whom was the contract initially awarded, (c) what is the total approved cost of the new bridge in Ashton and (d) how much of this budget has thus far been spent?

 22 23 October 2020 10469

With regard to the employment of a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of the reply, in his Department:

1. Whether the appointment of this person has been discussed with the Minister of Agriculture; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

2. at what stage was he informed about the appointment;

3. whether any performance appraisal has been conducted for this position; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 20 23 October 2020 10468

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