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 protest action by activists of Reclaim the City who occupied the Woodstock Hospital and the Helen Bowden Nurses’ Home in 2017:

  1. whether he or his Department met or has taken steps to meet with the activists to understand their demands; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) how many people are occupying the properties and (b) with regard to each property, what is the (i) race, (ii) age and (iii) gender of the people;
  3. what are the living conditions in each of the properties with regard to access to basic services such as electricity, water and sanitation?
 3 12 July 2019 10887
  1. How many murders were reported in the province per month between June 2018 and June 2019, and for each case provide the (a) weapon used, (b) age of the deceased and (c) location where murder took place;
  2. whether his Department has put measures in place to address the scourge of drugs and gangs, and the high murder rate in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether the high murder rate is a consequence of poverty, inequality and unemployment in the province; if so, what plans does his Department have to address this?
 2 12 July 2019 10886
  1. How many community policing forums (CPFs) have been funded by his Department during the current financial year, (b) what are the (i) names and (ii) locations of the funded CPFs and (iii) how much funding did each CPF receive and (c)(i) how many CPFs have not been funded by his Department and (ii) for each CPF, why have they not been funded?
 1 12 July 2019 10885

 

  1. What is needed for grazing in the drought-stricken areas of the Western Cape to recover to normal stock carrying capacity, (b) under ideal circumstances, what time horizon might apply for this and (c) what has been the effect of the drought spanning the last few years on the employment numbers and/or the number of families being supported by agriculture in the Western Cape?
 11 4 September 2020 10884

What are the audit costs for each of the municipalities in the province?

 10 4 September 2020 10883

With reference to the increasing levels of poverty and inequality in the province:

Whether her Department has plans to narrow the gap between the number of persons who is already receiving support and the thousands of other people who are in desperate need of help; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 4 September 2020 10882
  1. What plans does her Department have in place to contribute to the further enrichment of our cultural heritage during Heritage Month;
  2. whether her Department has plans to recognise the historical sites of the Khoisan people, such as the Black River site in Athlone; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 8 4 September 2020 10881
  1. Whether there are any (a) children or (b) relatives of Ministers and/or prominent politicians who are employed in the Western Cape provincial government and/or any of its entities; if so, what are the relevant details, including the (i) positions occupied, (ii) salary ranges and (iii) duration of contracts;
  2. what mechanisms are in place to prevent cronyism and nepotism in the Western Cape Government?
 7 4 September 2020 10880

(1)    (a) What is the number of instances in which he and his Department have been taken to court, (b) what are the details of the (i) disputes, (ii) judgments and (iii) costs to the Department associated with cases in (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015, (cc) 2016, (dd) 2017, (ee) 2018, (ff) 2019, (gg) 2020 and (hh) 2021 to date;

(2)    whether there are any pending cases before the courts that his Department is involved in; if so, what are the relevant details?
 

 11 9 April 2021 10879

With reference to the reply to question 15 and question 16 published in the Question Paper for Written Reply dated 2 October 2020:

(1)    Whether Prasa has submitted any of the information that was requested by his Department relating to the following; if so, what are the relevant details regarding significant vandalism and theft during the COVID-19 lockdown period;

(2)    whether an audit or survey has been done to ascertain the implications for restoring rail services after the COVID-19 lockdown period; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)    whether an audit or survey has been done to determine the total kilometer of rail that (a) currently is not in use in the province, (b) is not in use in the province as a result of vandalism or theft and (c) cannot be accessed in the province due to the illegal occupation of land; if so, what are the relevant details;

(4)    how many of the train stations and train sets in the province are (a) operational and (b) non-operational?
 

 9 9 April 2021 10878

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