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 his reply to question 14 of the Written Question Paper dated 2 October 2020: (a) When was this technology first implemented in the City of Cape Town, (b) when was the use of this technology terminated in the City of Cape Town, (c) why is it “currently” not in use in the City of Cape Town, (d) how many people were arrested during the period in which the technology was being used by the City of Cape Town as a direct result of this technology, (e) how many people were convicted as a result of this technology and (f) what has been the total cost of this technology since its inception? |
3 | 13 November 2020 | 10585 |
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(a) What has his Department done to assist local governments in the province to prepare themselves and their zoning regulations for the expected repeal of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 (Act 70 of 1970), in order to preserve farms as economically viable units and (b) how ready is the province to deal with the implications of this change? |
2 | 13 November 2020 | 10584 |
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With reference to the Divine Heritage Christian Centre (DHCC): (1) Whether allegations that the principal collected money from parents promising to run a music academy for the school and to buy uniform and textbooks but never having done so have been bought to her and her Department’s attention and have been investigated; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what was the money spent on; (2) whether the difficulties of parents to afford the fees and the subsequent request to lower the monthly fees from R1 750 to R750 due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic have been bought to her attention; if so, (a) what measures are available in her Department to assist them and (b) what steps will be taken to assist the parents; (3)(a) what is the quality of the curriculum taught at the school, (b) what is the effective-ness of the school’s online teaching and (c) how does the Department monitor these aspects? |
1 | 13 November 2020 | 10583 |
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With regard to his Department’s rental stock: (1) How much did his Department spend on (a) rates and (b) taxes in the (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 financial years; (2) whether his Department has any plans to assist those who are earning more than R3 500 but less than R22 000 per month with rental accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his Department has any cost recovery plan for costs incurred for the maintenance of and rates and taxes on rental units that have been unallocated in the past two financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
14 | 6 November 2020 | 10582 |
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With regard to his Department’s rental stock: (1) (a) What is the motivation for the external upgrades to the rental stock (i) on Philip Kgosana Drive (de Waal Drive) and (ii) in Gardens, (b) what is the breakdown of the expenditure on external upgrades to the rental stock (i) on Philip Kgosana Drive (de Waal Drive) and (ii) in Gardens and (c) when were the upgrades completed; (2) whether there are any external upgrades that have been done in other areas or at complexes besides at the rental stock on Philip Kgosana Drive (de Waal Drive) and in Gardens; if not, (a) why is his Department not attending to the external upgrades at other complexes and (b) what are the plans to upgrade other parts of the Department’s rental stock; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 | 6 November 2020 | 10581 |
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With regard to COVID-19 procurement in the Drakenstein Municipality: (1)(a) What PPE was procured by the Municipality, (b) what has been the expenditure to date, (c)-(i) which entities supplied which PPE and (ii) what was the value of their contracts and (d) how were the suppliers awarded the contracts; (2)(a) what food relief was provided or funded by the Municipality, (b) which entities, companies or NGOs were appointed to provide and distribute food relief or food parcels, (c) what (i) were the quantities of food parcels distributed and (ii) was the cost per unit and (d) what procedures were used to appoint or contract these entities, companies or NGOs?
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3 | 11 September 2020 | 10579 |
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Whether her Department offered any assistance to Sassa to eradicate the backlog in temporary disability grants and care dependency grants; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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23 | 5 March 2021 | 10578 |
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22 | 5 March 2021 | 10577 |
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With regard to his Department’s rental stock: 1. (a) What is the breakdown of the expenditure of his Department on the internal upgrading of (i) rental units and (ii) vacant units and (b) what is the cost of the upgrading per unit; 2. whether there have been any major (a) internal and (b) external upgrades of rental units in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 and (iv) 2020 to date; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; 3. whether his Department has any approved policy on (a) rental stock and (b) the allocation of rental units to applicants; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; 4. (a) what criteria have to be met in order to allocate rental units and (b) where does the Department obtain the details of applicants to whom units are allocated? |
12 | 6 November 2020 | 10575 |
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With regard to his Department’s rental stock: 1. Whether the rental units in Sanddrift and Philip Kgosana Drive (de Waal Drive) that had been allocated to applicants before those allocations were reversed and/or suspended are currently being occupied by security guards; if so, (a) what are the reasons for the reversal or suspension of the allocation of the units and (b) why are these units occupied by security guards; 2. whether the security guards are allocated (a) per unit, (b) per day or (c) per night in the same complex; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) why is his Department not allocating one or two security guards per complex depending on proximity or distance of those vacant units; 3. what is the detailed breakdown of his Department’s (a) budget and (b) expenditure on security companies for the vacant rental units per month for the (i) 2019/20 and (ii) 2020/21 financial years, including the (aa) number and (bb) details of the rental units that were secured by the security guards per month in those financial years and (cc) details and (dd) duration of the contract to secure these rental units? |
11 | 6 November 2020 | 10574 |
