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
  1. Whether there is any protocol or procedure in place to be followed by the mortuaries and/or funeral parlours in the event of deaths due to COVID-19 virus; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 24 3 April 2020 10209

Whether he can provide details of companies that have been fined for violating the regulations of the lockdown period, including the (a) total number of companies fined and (b) areas where they operate; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 23 3 April 2020 10208

(a) What is the number of applications for the 2021 academic year that have been submitted before the deadline, (b) what is the breakdown of the applications for the 2021 academic year per grade, (c) what is the breakdown of the applications for the 2021 academic year that have been declined, including the (i) grades that had been applied for and (ii) quintiles, (d) what (i) is the detailed list of declined applications for the 2021 academic year per school and (ii) are the reasons for the declined applications and (e) what is the number of applications that have been submitted (i) online and (ii) manually?

 8 10 July 2020 10207

With regard to budget allocations for the building of stadiums in the province:

 

  1. (a)(i) What is the total number of stadiums in the province and (ii) of that number, how many are compliant with Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act 2 of 2010), or SASREA, and (b) what are the plans to ensure that more stadiums are SASREA-compliant;

 

  1. what is the (a) number and (b) details of stadiums in the province that are not SASREA-compliant;

 

  1. what are the plans to upgrade stadiums in Mitchells Plain, which have decayed over the years, including the (a) Tafelsig Indoor Sports Stadium and (b) Lentegeur Rugby and Cricket Stadium?
 22 3 April 2020 10206

With regard to the first confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in poor communities, such as Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain:

Whether any measures have been taken to (a) reduce the population, especially informal settlements, by relocating people to other areas and (b) improve access to water and decent sanitation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 21 21 April 2020 10205

Whether he has received reports of some hotels and/or wine estates with restaurants that are still operating and forcing workers to be at work; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) will he investigate the practice?

 20 21 April 2020 10204

With regard to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the first confirmed cases in South Africa:

 

  1. What intervention measures have been put in place to prevent the spread of the virus in the province;

 

  1. whether there are mechanisms in place to raise awareness about the virus in townships and rural areas where people do not have access to smartphones and/or social media; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 19 13 March 2020 10203

With regard to a post on the Facebook page of the Embassy of Cuba in South Africa on 27 March 2020 that stated more than 200 Cuban doctors were working tirelessly in eight provinces to assist with the battle against Covid-19 in South Africa:

 

  1. Whether she can provide reasons why there are no Cuban doctors assisting in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether she can give reasons why the province has not indicated the need for assistance in accordance with the national government’s request, sent to provinces every year, to identify the need of specialised doctors from Cuba; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 18 3 April 2020 10202

(a) What are the details of all Grade 12 learners who have not returned to school by (i) 5 June 2020, (ii) 12 June 2020 and (iii) 19 June 2020, (b) what (i) is the racial break-down of Grade 12 learners who have not returned to school and (ii) are the reasons therefor, (c) what measures did her Department take to (i) convince Grade 12 learners to return to school and (ii) assist them to catch up and (d) what is the number of Grade 12 learners who have fallen pregnant during the lockdown period?

 7 10 July 2020 10201
  1. Whether she can provide a detailed breakdown by regions and towns of the Covid-19 infections in the province as at the latest available data; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether local clinics, inside and outside of the City of Cape Town, have been afforded testing capacity to help local residents; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether any measures have been put in place to provide leave and manage the pressure on health professionals and their families during this time, especially for women with underage children; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether any measures are in place to protect healthcare workers at both public and private hospitals from getting infected by the Covid-19 virus, including the provision of protective gear and periodic testing; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 17 3 April 2020 10200

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