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 by Ms B N Stoffel 
In respect of the current incidents on the Unethical/Fraudulent Incident Register of the Drakenstein Municipality:
(1)
What are the comprehensive details of the allegations associated with incidents referenced as (a) 2324009, (b) 2324010, (c) 2324011 and (d) 2324012;
(2)
whether he is aware of the numerous allegations of financial misconduct in the Drakenstein Municipality; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) measures have been implemented to address these issues;
(3)
whether the allegations of the Municipality’s Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) have been brought to his attention; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) is the status of the current oversight investigations into these allegations?
 

 11 6 September 2024 17966

With regard to the infrastructure work at the Sir Lowry’s Pass High School:

  1. What (a) is the total value of the contract for the infrastructure development work at the school, (b) is the latest update on the progress that has been made to date, (c) were the reasons for the (i) suspension of work and (ii) subsequent termination of the contract, (d) were the details of the process followed for these actions and (e) are the total costs incurred by a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, in relation to this project up to date;
  2. whether his Department is prepared to reimburse the costs incurred by the company, including the R7 million construction guarantee; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) how much has this Department spent on litigation related to this dispute, (b) what were the outcomes of the court case, (c) what is the current status of the out-of-court settlement and (d)(i) what are the reasons for the delays in registering an adjudicator and (ii) how are these delays being addressed?
 10 6 September 2024 17965

(1)   What (a) is the total number of rental units that his Department owns, (b) are the (i) details and (ii) monthly rental of each unit, (c) is the total number of government officials who are on the waiting list for the allocated houses from the government rental stock and (d)(i) is the total number of government rental units that are vacant and (ii) are reasons therefor;

(2)   what is the total revenue that his Department has generated from its rental units per year in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date?

 9 6 September 2024 17964

(a) What progress has been made in (i) developing the strategic approach for violence prevention and (ii) capacitating coordinators to establish and convene area-based teams, as was being worked on last year, (b) what are the details of the number of area-based teams that have been established and are currently functioning, (c) what are the (i) defined responsibilities and (ii) functions of the area-based teams in relation to the Violence Prevention Unit and (d) how are these teams expected to (i) contribute and (ii) support her Department’s overall violence prevention efforts?

 8 6 September 2024 17963

In respect of the establishment of the Violence Prevention Unit: 

(1) What is the (a)(i) current status of and (ii) progress that has been made with the establishment of the Violence Prevention Unit in her Department, (b) detailed breakdown of the expenditures associated with the Violence Prevention Unit since its inception to date and (c) detailed breakdown of all costs related to its (i) setup, (ii) operations and (iii) other relevant financial outlays;

 

(2) what (a) are the most recent details concerning the recruitment and staffing of the Violence Prevention Unit, including (i) the existing vacancies and (ii)(aa) the number of staff members appointed and (bb) their roles and (iii) any ongoing recruitment efforts, (b) specific (i) tasks and (ii) milestones related to the unit’s mandate have been accomplished since its inception and (c) is the impact of these achievements on the unit’s objectives?

 6 6 September 2024 17962

With reference to the article “The construction mafia in Cape Town is disrupting building construction and halting construction projects” by Lindsey Shutters published on 18 June 2024 in Bizcommunity:

  1. (a) What is the value of the building projects currently being halted by the con-struction mafia’s extortion and (b) what are the details of these projects;
  2. whether any lives have been lost during intimidation attempts by the mafia; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 6 September 2024 17961

Whether he has received feedback from PRASA as to when the central rail line will be fully functional; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 6 September 2024 17960
  1. (i) What are the details of all the infrastructure-related projects in his Department for the (aa) 2023/24 and (bb) 2024/25 financial years and (ii) to which service providers were these projects awarded and (b) what is the (i) total value of the maintenance-related projects awarded to companies in the province for the (aa) 2023/24 and (bb) 2024/25 financial years, (ii) detailed breakdown of the names of all the companies that received these contracts and (iii) value of each contract awarded to each service provider?
 1 23 August 2024 17959

Question by Hon TCR Walters

(1)   (a) In the last 36 months, in how many instances were items of (i) firearm-related and (ii) narcotic-related evidence, which had been removed from SAP-13 storerooms in Western Cape SAPS precincts, (aa) lost, (bb) stolen or (cc) otherwise removed without proper authorisation and (b) what are the relevant details of each incident;

(2)   (a) in the last 36 months, in how many instances were officially issued SAPS-owned firearms (i) lost and (ii) stolen and (b) what are the relevant details of each incident;

(3)   whether any arrests have been made as a result of these incidents; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 14 23 August 2024 17958

Questions by Hon Lithakong

  1. What is the number of extortion cases affecting businesses and construction sites that has been reported in the province in the last five years;

(2)   which site can the public use to access reports produced by the Court Watching Brief Unit relating to criminal cases that are before the courts in the Western Cape?

 10 23 August 2024 17957

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