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. (a) What is the Cape Fund Initiative, (b) how does it aim to support the residents of the province, (c) what are its the long-term goals, (d) how does it aim to improve the quality of life of residents and (e) what additional partnerships are in place;
  2. what is being done to ensure the initiative’s success, particularly with regard to NGOs and other local government departments?
 24 21 February 2025 18628

With regard to Sassa payments, which are administered by the national Department of Social Services:

  1. (a) Whether his Department can indicate how many grant beneficiaries in the province rely on Sassa grants, (b) how many collection points are there in the province, (c) what effect does (i) post office closures and (ii) Postbank glitches have on grant beneficiaries, (d) what assistance is his Department giving to beneficiaries to relieve the pressures brought about by delayed grant payments and (e) how many Sassa beneficiaries with disabilities are in the province;
  2. whether his Department has engaged with Sassa to ensure that measures are in place to reach rural communities in order to assist people with the transition to Postbank black card; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 23 21 February 2025 18627

With regard to the Western Cape Government’s Gender-based Violence Implementation Plan:

(a)  How much money has been spent on its implementation, (b) what are the (i) inter-ventions and (ii) services offered by his Department to support victims of GBV, (c) where can these services be accessed and (d) how many victims have received support since the implementation of this plan?

 22 21 February 2025 18626

Hon Booysen.

  1. What is the projected impact of the recently signed National Health Insurance Act on healthcare provision in the province in terms of (a) costs, (b) patients’ ability to choose a healthcare provider and (c) the overall quality of healthcare in public hospitals;
  2. whether there has been any indication from the national Department of Health or the national Treasury that the provisions of the NHI that have to be implemented by provincial governments will include the allocation of sufficient resources to fulfil their mandate; if so, what are the relevant details?
 21 21 February 2025 18625

Hon Johnson.

a) What has been the trend of municipal debt levels in the province since 2014 and (b) what (i) fiscal responsibility measures and (ii) other developments have had an effect on the debt levels of municipalities in the province?

 20 21 February 2025 18624

Hon Johnson. 

(a) What has been the trend of municipal debt levels in the province since 2014 and (b) what (i) fiscal responsibility measures and (ii) other developments have had an effect on the debt levels of municipalities in the province?

 19 21 February 2025 18623

Hon Johnson.

What was the historical municipal debt of municipalities in the province to (a) Eskom
and (b) water boards for the years (i) 1994, (ii) 1995, (iii) 1996, (iv) 1997, (v) 1998,
(vi) 1999, (vii) 2000, (viii) 2001, (ix) 2002, (x) 2003 and (xi) 2004?

 18 21 February 2025 18622

(a)What progress has the Department of Mobility made in its efforts to support taxi associations in the formalisation of the taxi industry in the province, (b) what safety measures are in place to prevent incidents of internal or external arson attacks and violence at taxi ranks, (c) what are the key challenges identified in the taxi industry by the Minibus Taxi Task Team and (d) what solutions are being proposed to address these identified key challenges?

 17 21 February 2025 18621

Hon Walters.

Since the deployment of the first LEAP officers in 2020:

(a) How many firearms have been confiscated by LEAP officers, (b) how many arrests have LEAP officers participated in and (c) what is the approximate total value of the illegal drugs confiscated by LEAP officers?

 14 21 February 2025 18620

Hon Van Minnen

(1) What is the total amount of funding allocated by his Department to securing the Western Cape’s own energy supply expressed (a) by year, (b) by type of initiative, (c) in terms of solar installations, (d) in terms of wind turbines and (e) in terms of battery storage; (2) how much energy generation or storage is (a) proposed by each initiative and (b) currently operational; (3) how have these initiatives reduced the impact of loadshedding on (a) households, (b) businesses and (c) public services, namely (i) hospitals and (ii) schools?

 11 21 February 2025 18619

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