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 are any plans in place to deal with defects and maintenance complaints by beneficiaries of houses after allocation or occupation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

2. whether the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) inspected any houses in Mossel Bay before rectification started; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how much was spent?

 14 2 August 2019 9815

Whether his Department and municipalities in the province plan to regard backyard dwellers as prioritised beneficiaries; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 13 2 August 2019 9814

(a) To what extent has the present drought affected the production of deciduous fruit and job opportunities in the fruit industry in the Klein Karoo and specifically in the Hoeko Valley in the Kannaland municipal area and (b) how long will it take for the deciduous fruit industry in these areas to recover when historical rainfall patterns return?

 12 2 August 2019 9813

Whether any sites in the province have been identified for the construction or upgrading of dams with public funds to provide water for farming purposes or human consumption; if so, what are the relevant details?

 11 2 August 2019 9812

Whether his Department and local governments in the province have a record of requests submitted to the National Department of Public Works for the transfer and release of land for housing projects; if so, how many of the requests submitted over the last ten years (a) have been granted, (b) have been turned down or (c) are still pending?

 10 2 August 2019 9811
  1. With regard to the 11 sites mentioned in the debate on the Premier’s State of the Province Address, whether the disposal of all these sites were stopped by court order in one court application; if so, (a) what is the court case number, (b) who were the applicants and (c) when did the court make this order;

 

  1. with regard to the following six sites: Pickwick Street in Salt River, the parking lot in New Market Street, Woodstock Park, Woodstock Hospital, the Fruit and Vegetable site in Roeland Street and Canterbury Road, (a) when did the courts halt the disposal of each of these six sites for affordable housing, (b) what is the court case number of each of these six sites and (c) who were the applicants of each of these six sites?
 9 2 August 2019 9810

  Whether there are currently any vacancies at the Laingsburg Municipality; if so:

   (a)What are the relevant details, and

   (b)What are the qualifications and job experience required for each vacancy?

 8 2 August 2019 9809

Whether his Department can provide the following:

(a)The employment contract of the current municipal manager of the Laingsburg Municipality,

(b)A list of any non-monetary benefits that he or she has received annually since being employed, and

(c)Any bonus he or she has received annually since being employed.

 7 2 August 2019 9808

 Whether his Department can provide the following:

  (a)  A list of each person employed by the Laingsburg Municipality,

   (b)    Their respective positions,

   (c)    Their salaries or wages for the respective positions, and

  (d)  Any bonus amounts they received in the

(i)      2015 /16,

(ii)     2016 /17,

(iii)    2017 /18 and

(iv)   2018 /19 financial years?

 6 2 August 2019 9807
  1.  What are the national guidelines for the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP);

 

  1. whether the Beaufort West Municipality and the Central Karoo District Municipality have a municipal policy for the EPWP which is in line with the national guidelines; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details (please supply a copy of the municipal policy);

 

  1. whether the Beaufort West Municipality and the Central Karoo District Municipality have a database of beneficiaries; if so, is it linked to the provincial and national reporting databases;

 

  1. (a) how many EPWP projects have been rolled out in the Beaufort West municipal area and the Karoo municipal area during the period 1 July 2018 to 1 July 2019 and (b) what are the details of these projects;

 

  1. whether the list of beneficiaries who have been employed between 1 July 2018 and 1 July 2019 at the Beaufort West Municipality and the Central Karoo District Municipality can be made available; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 2 August 2019 9806

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