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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(b) What are the details of all 106 investigations undertaken by his Department in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 to date, (b) what is the current status of each of these investigations and (c) what were the outcomes and actions taken for all those investigations that have been finalised?

 12 23 October 2020 10446

With regard to the reported incidents of criminality involving Amaphela taxis operating in Nyanga and the surrounds:

 

  1. Whether it has been brought to his attention that criminality has plagued theses taxi operations; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. (a) what is the current regulatory and legislative framework that exist to regulate this section of the taxi industry and (b) how are (i) traffic management and (ii) funding administered in township areas, with specific reference to the Cape Flats;

 

  1. whether all of these taxi operators are licensed in the specific areas of operation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

whether the criminality of the Amaphela taxis can be linked to poor regulations and the absence of traffic law enforcement; if not, why not; if so, what is he and his Department doing to address this?

 5 13 March 2020 10445

With reference to the task team set up by the Western Cape Government to mitigate the impact of the winding down of ArcelorMittal’s operations at Saldanha Bay:

 

  1. What are the main (a) drivers, (b) rationale, (c) principles and (d) desired outcomes set for this task team to achieve;

 

  1. whether the task team has had any engagements with the stakeholders or social partners (i.e. the government, intergovernmental relations, the private sector, labour and the community); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. what (a) are the current pitfalls of the process and (b) the strategies that the provincial government is implementing to mitigate these pitfalls;

 

  1. (a) what is the terms of reference of the task team, (b) what is the composition of the task team, including the (i) name and (ii) role of each member, and (c) what progress has been made to date with regard to activities of the task team, including but not limited to the support given to the (i) workers, (ii) community and (iii) SMMEs?
 4 13 March 2020 10444

Whether there are any vacant school-principal posts in the province; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 27 March 2020 10443

(1) (a) What is the number of unplaced learners as at the latest date for which information is available, (b) what is the plan to place these learners at schools and (c) when will all the learners by placed at schools;

 

(2) whether her Department will consider engaging the former model C schools to accept some of these learners; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 2 27 March 2020 10442

(a) What are the details of schools in the province that have been built with asbestos or that have old asbestos roof sheets and (b) what are her Department’s plans to rebuild and/or replace schools built with asbestos or those with asbestos roof sheets?

 1 27 March 2020 10441

What is the number of reported (a) murders and (b) other violent crimes in (i) Hanover Park, (ii) Bonteheuwel, (iii) Khayelitsha, (iv) Philippi and (v) Nyanga in (aa) June 2020, (bb) July 2020, (cc) August 2020, (dd) September 2020, (ee) October 2020, (ff) Novem-ber 2020, (gg) December 2020 and (hh) January 2021?

 8 12 February 2021 10440

With regard to the deployment of Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (Leap) officers at various hotspot areas in the City of Cape Town:

  1. What is the number of officers deployed in (i) Hanover Park, (ii) Bonteheuwel, (iii) Khayelitsha, (iv) Philippi and (v) Nyanga in (aa) June 2020, (bb) July 2020, (cc) August 2020, (dd) September 2020, (ee) October 2020, (ff) November 2020, (gg) December 2020 and (hh) January 2021 and (b) what factors were considered and what criteria were followed to determine the number of deployed officers?
 7 12 February 2021 10439
  1. What are the details of the municipalities that have exceeded R500 000 for COVID-19 expenditure and (b) what is the total breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure of all the municipalities in the province, including the (i) total expenditure per municipality, (ii) expenditure items and (iii) details of the (aa) small businesses, (bb) black-owned businesses and (cc) women-owned businesses that benefited from such expenditure in all the municipalities?
 6 12 February 2021 10438

What does the partnership with private hospitals entail in terms of (a) cost per bed and (b) eligibility?

 1 26 June 2020 10436

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