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 |
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With regard to the appointment of a certain person as principal of the Greenfields Girls’ Primary School: (1) (a) What are the details of the (i) composition of the interview panel, (ii) scorecard of the panel that recommended the appointment, (iii) other applicants and (iv) reasons why this person made the shortlist; (2) whether this person’s principal, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of the reply, was part of the panel that conducted the interviews; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether this person had received counselling for inappropriate conduct and behaviour towards female learners at the Grove Primary School; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether any complaint against this person has been laid with South African Council of Educators; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
9 | 3 September 2021 | 10536 |
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With regard to the recovery of funds illegally paid to a certain person, the former principal of the Grove Primary School, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply: (1) Whether a full forensic investigation was conducted into the financial affairs of the school as recommended by the investigators; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether there is any form of protection that teachers facing allegations of corruption and maladministration enjoy from WCED policies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what are the full details of all the actions taken by her Department to recover the funds that are still in possession of this person and (b) what (i) is the total amount of funds that have been recuperated to date and (ii) are the measures put in place to prevent further corruption by principals at schools in the province; (4) (a) what are the details of the negotiations to recover the funds from this person and (b) what is the timeline to recover the funds that was illegally paid to her; (5) whether the matter of financial mismanagement and misconduct was reported to the South African Council of Educators after the disciplinary process was concluded by the WCED; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) when was it reported? |
8 | 3 September 2021 | 10535 |
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With regard to the assault by a teacher, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of the reply, at the Sans Souci Girls’ High School: (1) (a) What remedial action was implemented by her Department in response to this incident and (b) what are the detailed steps and timelines of the action; (2) whether her Department laid charges of assault against this person with the SAPS; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether her Department applied for an interdict against this person to prevent her from having access to the school; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether her Department laid charges against the teacher with the South African Council of Educators (SACE); if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the details of the charges laid, (b) on which date the charges were laid and (c) what is the SACE reference number? |
7 | 3 September 2021 | 10534 |
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With regard to the investigation into the alleged fraud and financial misconduct by the former principal of the Golden Grove Primary School: (1) (a) What were the start date and end date of the investigation by her Department into the matter, (b) what were the detailed timelines of when the matter was first raised with her Department and when it was actually investigated, (c) what was the date when the investigative report was (i) finalised by her departmental officials and (ii) presented to the school community, including the principal and school governing body, (d) what was the date on which a certain person, whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply, submitted his resignation and (e) what was the resignation effective date; (2) whether her Department informed the South African Council of Educators of the findings brought to light by the internal investigation conducted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether any charges were laid against the person named in (1)(d); if so, (a) on what date was it done and (b) what is the reference number? |
6 | 3 September 2021 | 10533 |
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With reference to the issuing of clearance certificates to law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the metropolitan area: (1) (a) What is the process for the issuing of such certificates to LEOs, (b) which stakeholders, across the spheres of government, are responsible for the facilitation of this process, (c) what requirements must be met in order for an LEO to be provided with the certificate, (d) how many clearance certificates have been issued in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019, (vi) 2020 and (v) 2021 to date and (e) what is the turnaround time for the issuing of clearance certificates once they are submitted to the SAPS; (2) whether any backlogs were experienced in the time frame indicated in (d); if so, (a) how were these eradicated, (b) which stakeholders supported the eradication of backlogs and (c) what were their roles therein? |
5 | 3 September 2021 | 10532 |
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With regard to the prepacked chronic medication of the ten different groups of chronic patients in the Klapmuts area: (1) What are the details of the plan to institute home deliveries; (2) whether her Department has received a submission or a proposal for this plan; if so, what are the relevant details? |
4 | 3 September 2021 | 10531 |
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What does the rural COVID-19 vaccination outreach in the Klapmuts and surrounding areas entail? |
3 | 3 September 2021 | 10530 |
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With reference to the Klapmuts Clinic: (1) What is the granted staff capacity at the Klapmuts Clinic; (2) whether there are any vacancies at the clinic; if so, what is the expected date to fill these vacancies; (3) whether her Department has received requests for an additional clinical nurse practitioner (CNP); if so, is the filling of this position treated as a priority; (4) what are the outstanding infrastructural needs at the clinic; (5) whether any of the needs identified in (4) are currently treated as a priority; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (6) what is the status on the process to establish a Clinic Committee? |
2 | 3 September 2021 | 10529 |
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With reference to the reply to question 1 of 6 August 2021: (a) Why were the previous payment plans for (i) Beaufort West, (ii) Cederberg, (iii) Kannaland and (iv) Matzikama municipalities deemed “unrealistic”, (b) which stakeholders and/or institutions led the process of establishing the original payment terms and (c) what assurances can be provided that the new payment plans are feasible and will be adhered to |
1 | 3 September 2021 | 10528 |
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With regard to the aim of the provincial government to secure trade deals worth R4,25 billion in the coming year (SOPA 2021):
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5 | 5 March 2021 | 10527 |
