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Whether his Department has any policies, directives or standard operating
procedures in place to report child births to the relevant authorities, either
in terms of (a) section 110(1) of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act 38 of 2005), or
(b) otherwise; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether his Department provides any training to its staff on the reporting
requirements in terms of section 110(1) of the Children’s Act; if not, why not;
if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what is the total number of girl learners for the period 2015 to date who
have not returned to complete their schooling after giving birth;
(4) what is the total number of boy learners who have become fathers in the
period 2020 to 2025 to date in each of the following age cohorts, (a) 10
years and younger, (b) 11 to 15 years and (c) 16 to 19 years and (d) of
these boy learners, how many have dropped out of school after becoming
fathers? |
12 |
14 November 2025 |
20167 |
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Acknowledging that scores of young people in the province face intersecting threats of gang recruitment, substance abuse and violence: (a) (i) Why do his Department’s youth development programmes (such as youth cafés and EPWP placements) reach fewer than 15 000 young people and (ii) what is the concrete plan to scale these interventions to match the scale of need, (b) how does his Department specifically (i) target and (ii) measure the impact of its programmes on the youth in the top 20 most high-risk crime precincts in order to prevent gang recruitment and (c) what are the details of his Department’s programmes intended to prevent (i) gang recruitment, (ii) substance abuse and (iii) other social ills have been implemented in the top 10 murder precincts in the province from 2019 to 2025 to date? |
11 |
14 November 2025 |
20166 |
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Given that the Department’s own data indicates that 18,1% of Western Cape households experience inadequate access to food: (1)(a)(i) Why did his Department’s programmes only reach 22 128 individuals through its nutrition centres in the last financial year and (ii) what specific and measurable plan does his Department have to bridge this gap between need and reach, (b)(i) what are the reasons for the under expenditure in the Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme in the previous year and (ii) how will these reasons be addressed to ensure that the budget is directed to those in crisis and (c) with only 102 community nutrition and development centres (CNDCs) in the province, what are his Department’s (i) plans and (ii) time frames to expand this network to underserved areas, particularly in rural and farming communities; (2)(a) what is the breakdown of CNDCs per municipality, (b) what is the number of persons who have access to these centres per municipality and (c) what is the number of people in need who are being left out? |
9 |
14 November 2025 |
20165 |
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Regarding the informal settlement called COVID-19: - Whether the people in the informal settlement have access to basic services such as (a) clean and safe running water, (b) adequate sanitation facilities and (c) access to safe and reliable electricity power; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether his Department has engaged the community of COVID-19, or any other informal settlement in the Cape Flats, on basic services and development in the current year; if so, how many?
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7 |
14 November 2025 |
20164 |
- (a) What percentage of the provincial gross domestic product is contributed by SMMEs, (b) what sources of data are used to generate the response and (c) from which sectors of the economy does that contribution come;
- (a) what is the target growth of SMME in the G4J Strategy in (i) numbers and (ii) sectors of the provincial economy and (b)(i) what are the plans to achieve those results and (ii) which department or departments are responsible for implementing, coordinating, reporting and measuring this target?
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6 |
14 November 2025 |
20163 |
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With reference to his reply to question 2 of 11 July 2025: - Of those 1 274 informal settlements in the Western Cape, how many, if any, are on (a) privately owned land, (b) land owned by the national government, (c) land owned by the provincial government and (d) land owned by local governments;
- whether his Department does not include informal settlements on privately owned land; if so, what is the (a) full extent of the number of informal settlements in the province and (b) number of households located in informal settlements;
- whether (a) backyard dwellings and (b) informal structures in formal areas are included in these figures; if not, why not;
- (a) when was the 2024 Informal Settlements Database last updated and (b) how frequently is it revised;
- whether there has been an increase or decrease in the number of (a) informal settle-ments or (b) households in informal settlements compared to previous years; if so, what are the relevant details;
(6) which municipalities have experienced the fastest growth in informal settlements? |
3 |
14 November 2025 |
20162 |
- (a) What preparations have been undertaken by the Department and its entities to ready the province for the 2025/26 peak tourism season and (b) which public or private partners are involved in these preparations;
- (a) what support, if any, is being provided to tourism businesses and operators ahead of the season and (b) how many firms or SMMEs are expected to benefit from this support;
- (a) what collaboration has taken place with the SAPS, municipalities or other depart-ments to strengthen tourism safety and visitor management and (b) what specific initiatives are being implemented under this collaboration;
- (a) what is his Department’s forecast for total tourist arrivals to the province for the period December 2025 to January 2026 and (b) what estimated (i) economic con-tribution and (ii) employment impact are projected for this period;
- (a) what were the key lessons or outcomes from the previous summer season that have informed this year’s readiness planning and (b) how are these lessons being incorporated into current implementation strategies?
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2 |
14 November 2025 |
20161 |
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With reference to the 2022 report of the Western Cape Police Ombudsman into alleged links between members of the SAPS and organised crime syndicates: - On what date did he receive the report from the Ombudsman;
- whether he or any other member of his Cabinet has formally engaged with the national Minister of Police regarding the contents of the report; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of such engagements;
- given that the report was submitted in 2022, what measures has the Western Cape Government taken in the interim to (a) address or (b) monitor alleged gang infiltration in SAPS structures in the province;
- whether he has communicated any timeline or intention to release the report, in full or in part, to the public or to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament; if not, why not; if so, what is the timeline?
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5 |
14 November 2025 |
20156 |
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With regard to free Wi-Fi hotspots operated by the provincial government:
(1)
What are the locations of the 10 most-used hotspots in terms of (a) data used and (b) unique connections;
(2)
(a) what are the 10 most popular websites visited at the hotspots and (b) how many visitors were there in 2025 to date for each website;
(3)
(a) how many gigabytes of data were used at the free hotspots in total in 2025 to date and (b) what is the monthly average;
(4)
(a) what was the total percentage downtime for the hotspots as a whole and (b) what measures are in place to minimise downtime? |
22 |
14 November 2025 |
20155 |
- What is the current readiness of the province for the implementation of the Aarto Act, including (i) systems, (ii) infrastructure and (iii) staff training, (b)(i) what is the total estimated cost for implementing Aarto in the province and (ii) how many additional staff members are required, including the cost of their recruitment and training, (c)(i) what challenges or risks could affect the rollout and (ii) what measures is the Department taking to address them and (d) by what date does his Department expect full operational readiness for Aarto in the province?
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31 |
14 November 2025 |
20154 |
