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.

On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.

Question Question Number Date Question Link

With regard to gender diversity in Human Settlements projects:

    1. How many women-owned construction companies are currently involved in projects of his Department, (b) who are the (i) main contractors and (ii) subcontractors and (c) what measures does his Department take to promote gender diversity through its projects?
 5 18 September 2020 10078
  1. What services were procured in terms of tender number L029/18 that was awarded in July 2018, (b) what part or parts of the Western Cape road safety campaign “Safely Home” are outsourced to the service provider to whom the contract under tender L029/18 have been awarded, (c)(i) what is the total value of the tender and (ii) how much has been paid to the service provider to date, (d) how many responsive or acceptable bids were received for this tender, (e) what roles did a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, occupy in the Ministry of Transport and Public Works and the Department of Transport and Public Works from 2009 and (f) what was this person’s involvement in the Western Cape road safety campaign “Safely Home”?

 

 1 14 February 2020 10077
  1. Which municipalities in the Western Cape applied for national COVID-19 municipal relief funding and/or any change in the use of their grants from the National Treasury and (b) which municipalities received the funding?
 4 18 September 2020 10076

What (a) were the trends in abalone poaching and the fight against abalone poaching over the last two years, and particularly since the implementation of travel restrictions linked to the hard lockdown to fight the COVID-19 pandemic at the end of March 2020, and (b)(i) is the response of the national government to the illegal poaching of abalone and (ii) is the efficacy of this?

 3 18 September 2020 10075

With regard to the unlawful investment of R350 million of municipal funds by the George Municipality with Old Mutual and the commission earned from the transaction by the son of the Executive Councillor for Finance:

 

  1. Whether this matter has been referred to the Hawks or SA Police Service as a criminal complaint; if so, (a) who reported it, (b) when was it reported, (c) to which unit, (d) what is the case number and (e) what was the nature of the criminal complaint;
  2. whether any political office-bearers were included for investigation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. what is the progress of any criminal investigation?
 2 18 September 2020 10074

The District Six Museum in Cape Town is reportedly facing closure due to financial constraints:

 

  1. Whether she and her Department have any comment on whether the story of District Six – the forced removal of people and the stories of the families – need to be told, preserved and memorialised; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)   whether she has had any engagements with the District Six Museum’s trustees or management; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)   whether her Department has made any funding allocation to the Museum; if so, (a) what amount and (b) in which financial years (including the current and three previous years);

(4)   whether her Department made any financial commitment to the Museum for future financial years; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5)   whether she has taken any steps to save the Museum from closure; if not, why not; if so, what are they?

 1 18 September 2020 10073
  1. Whether any challenges are experienced with the e-registration process for the 2020 intake; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the plans to curb placement challenges for upcoming years;
  2. whether there are any learners who have yet to be placed in schools; if so, (a) how many and (b) how are they to be accommodated?
 10 6 September 2019 10072
  1. What reasons were stated by the Tygerberg Hospital Disciplinary Committee for the sanctions placed on the three doctors involved in an alleged crime during January 2019;
  1. whether a recording of the hearing will be tabled by the Hospital; if not, why not; if so, when;
  1. (a) when will the review of the disciplinary outcome take place and (b) what were the effects of the sanctions on the Hospital’s service delivery and on the doctors involved?
 9 6 September 2019 10071

(a)    What is the total number of School Resource Officers that has been deployed, (b) to which schools in the province have these School Resource Officers been deployed in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014, (iii) 2015, (iv) 2016, (v) 2017, (vi) 2018 and (vii) 2019, (c) what criteria are used to identify schools to which School Resource Officers are deployed and (d) how much is budgeted for the deployment of School Resource Officers in the 2019/20 financial year?

 4 8 August 2019 10070

On 7 October 2020 the media reported that a Knysna councillor resigned two months after becoming the chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC). He cited corruption, non-cooperation from fellow councillors and the municipal administration among the reasons for his resignation. In light of the information above:

 

  1. How many cases are currently before the MPAC at each of the province’s 26 municipalities and at the City of Cape Town;
  2. How many of these cases implicate politicians;
  3. How many of these cases implicate municipal officials; and
  4. What is the value of the irregular, unauthorised or fruitless and wasteful expenditure currently being investigated by each council MPAC?

 

 14 16 October 2020 10069

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