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 |
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With regard to the current winter season: |
6 | 21 May 2026 | 20810 |
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(a) How is his Department monitoring whether municipalities have adequately maintained stormwater infrastructure ahead of winter and (b) which municipalities have adequately maintained their stormwater infrastructure ahead of winter? |
4 | 21 May 2026 | 20809 |
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(a) What role are community policing forums, neighbourhood watches, municipal-ities and local safety structures playing alongside the SANDF deployment and (b) how has this cooperation improved safety outcomes; (2) whether the continued rise in shootings demonstrates the limitations of temporary military deployments as a substitute for properly resourced policing in the Western Cape; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details? |
2 | 21 May 2026 | 20808 |
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1 | 21 May 2026 | 20807 |
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In the light of the recent protest by farm workers and women living on farms, represented by the Women on Farms Project, calling for accelerated land redistribution and access to dignified housing: |
17 | 14 May 2026 | 20806 |
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Why has his department opened up late admission applications for 2027 after the 14 April 2026 on-time applications closed? |
7 | 14 May 2026 | 20805 |
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What interventions are in place to protect learners’ safety at schools? |
5 | 14 May 2026 | 20804 |
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In the light of ongoing extortion in areas such as Nyanga, Philippi and Samora Machel, which is now disrupting basic services, such as refuse collection, and forcing residents to live in unsafe and unsanitary conditions: What non-policing strategy is the provincial government implementing to address the root causes of extortion? |
2 | 14 May 2026 | 20803 |
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In the light of his recent calls for urgent reforms to the SAPS’ Operation Prosper, citing poor intelligence, weak investigations and continued gang violence despite deployments: (a) What specific engagements has he had with the national government to address these shortcomings and (b) what measures has he put in place to ensure that the LEAP officers support the SAPS and the recently deployed army? |
1 | 14 May 2026 | 20802 |
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Interpellation 3 “In the light of the recent Level 8 Weather Warning affecting the Garden Route region: What immediate, coordinated measures has his Department implemented to ensure that the Provincial Disaster Management Centre is fully activated?” |
3 | 21 May 2026 | 20801 |
