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. (a) What is the total number of workers at the Saldanha Bay plant of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) who have been retrenched to date and (b) what is the total number of workers from local companies, that were contracting with AMSA, who have been retrenched to date;

 

  1. whether the provincial government has given the workers social support, including taking steps to assist them with re-employment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 3 April 2020 10189

With regard to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in the province:

  1. Whether he has received any reports of companies that have forced employees to take unpaid leave during the lockdown period; if so;

 

  1. whether he will investigate these reports; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. what measures have been put in place to ensure that companies that provide non-essential services adhere to the nation-wide lockdown regulations, which include workers not reporting for duty;

 

  1. what provisions are in place to allow workers, especially women with underage children, to take leave from companies in essential services to manage fatigue and stress levels during this period of lockdown;

 

  1. whether he will investigate reports of companies, especially retail shops, that have increased prices of some essential products, such as sanitizers, gloves and basic food stuff; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. what measures have been put in place to ensure that companies that provide essential services adhere to the containment measures of Covid-19 virus in their workspaces and accommodation, including safety, high levels of hygiene and periodic testing of those working in high-risk areas, such as ports, airports and frontline services?
 8 3 April 2020 10188

In light of the rising COVID-19 infections at schools:

(a) What is the number of (i) teachers and (ii) learners who have been infected in the province and (b) what is the number of teachers who have passed away as a result of COVID-19 as at latest date for which information is available?
 

 5 10 July 2020 10187

With regards to the Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown declared by the President:

  1. Whether law enforcement officers have been deployed to assist during the lockdown period; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what support is being given to other municipalities outside the City of Cape Town, given the fact that trained law enforcement officers are only being deployed in the metropolitan area;
  3. whether he can provide a detailed breakdown of the tasks undertaken by the law enforcement officers during the lockdown period; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 7 3 April 2020 10186

Whether he can provide details of the people who have been arrested for violating the regulations of the lockdown, including the (a) total number of people arrested and (b) areas where they reside; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 3 April 2020 10185
  1. Whether all the councillors in the province have the tools of trade, including office space, at their disposal; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether he can furnish us with a list of those tools of trade for the councillors at all the municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 3 April 2020 10184

What progress has been made with the building of a school for the Witsand community in Atlantis?

 10 27 September 2019 10183

Whether the Province has allocated disaster management funds to municipalities in response to the Covid-19 virus outbreak; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 4 3 April 2020 10182

With regard to the global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic:

 

Whether he can provide a detailed breakdown of the (a) interventions taken by each of the provincial government departments and (b) expenditure of those departments in efforts to contain the spread of the virus; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 21 April 2020 10181

Whether his Department has identified any land and/or buildings in the various municipalities for the purposes of socio-economic integration and development; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of these properties?

 9 27 September 2019 10180

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