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.

On this page you can search questions for written reply. Use one or more of the search fields by making a selection from the relevant dropdown menu. You can also do a text search by entering a search term in the text field– specific search terms will render a better result. Click ‘Apply’. The results will be displayed in the table below. Click on ‘Question Link’ to view the full result. When you are searching, it is advisable to complete as many of the search fields as possible in order to narrow down the results.

Question Question Number Date Question Link

With reference to his reply to question 2 of 28 April 2026:

  1. Given that his Department acknowledges that the R22 000 threshold is outdated and should “well exceed R30 000”, whether steps have been taken to adopt formally an updated provincial affordability threshold across all programmes; if not, why not;
  2. what engagements, if any, has his Department had with the national Department of Human Settlements regarding urgently increasing the (a) First Home Finance and (b) social housing income thresholds;
  3. how many households in the province currently fall into the income bracket between R22 000 and R34 800;
  4. (a) what is the average (i) rent or (ii) bond repayment currently being charged in provincially supported affordable housing developments and (b) how does this compare to the stated 30% affordability benchmark;
  5. whether his Department has conducted any recent study on whether households earning between R3 500 and R22 000 can realistically afford housing near economic opportunities in Cape Town; if so, what are the relevant details;
  6. what percentage of households currently occupying social housing units spend more than 30% of their income on rent;
  7. whether his Department includes transport costs when assessing housing afford-ability; if not, why not; if so, how is transport costs assessed?
 3 5 June 2026 20995

With reference to the recent announcement of “Safe Zones” being launched in Mitchells Plain:

  1. Whether her Department has finalised an implementation framework for the Safe Zones Initiative in Mitchells Plain; if not, why not; if so, what are the key (a) time-lines and (b) deliverables associated with the rollout in the identified areas;
  2. what criteria were used to identify the five initial Safe Zones earmarked for the rollout;
  3. whether the dedicated Safe Hubs have already been identified in each of the five pilot areas; if not, when will these sites be confirmed; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. (a) what role will LEAP officers play in the operationalisation of the Safe Zones Initiative and (b) how many personnel will be assigned to support the initiative in each of the five identified areas;
  5. whether any monitoring and evaluation framework has been developed to assess the effectiveness of the Safe Zones Initiative; if not, why not; if so, what indicators will be used to measure success
  6. whether her Department will expand the Safe Zones Initiative to other gang-affected communities in the province should the pilot programme prove successful; if not, why not; if so, which areas are under consideration?
 1 5 June 2026 20990

With reference to his reply to question 7 of 22 May 2025:

  1. Whether his Department has received any formal response from the national Department of Human Settlements or the National Treasury following the lodging of the dispute; if so, what were the details of that response;
  2. whether the intergovernmental dispute has been resolved; (a) if not, what further (i) engagements or (ii) processes are currently underway to resolve the matter; (b) if so, (i) when was it resolved and (ii) what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department has escalated or intends to escalate the dispute beyond the current intergovernmental process; if so, what specific steps are being taken;
  4. whether (a) mediation, (b) legal proceedings or (c) intervention through other inter-governmental mechanisms is being considered; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 22 May 2026 20989

(a)   How many shelters and temporary safe spaces were utilised by his Department during the recent severe weather conditions in the province, (b) where were these shelters located, (c) how many individuals were accommodated, (d) what support services were provided at these shelters during the severe weather conditions and (e) what was the total cost incurred by his Department for shelters and emergency relief during the recent severe weather conditions?

 37 22 May 2026 20969

 

(a)  (i) What is the estimated cost of infrastructure damage caused by the recent flooding and (ii) which infrastructure was most affected, (b) what is the (i) estimated cost and (ii) total length of damaged roads, (c) how many (i) schools and (ii) health facilities were damaged, (d) what is the estimated cost to repair these schools and health facilities in (c) above, (e) how long does it take for national disaster funding to be disbursed and (f) what is the projected turnaround time for repairing the (i) roads, (ii) schools and (iii) health facilities mentioned above?

 36 22 May 2026 20968
  1. (a) How many road damage reports were submitted through the Roads4U application in the province in (i) March, (ii) April and (iii) May 2026, (b) how many of these reports have been (i) assessed and (ii) attended to and (c) how many users are cur-rently registered on the application;
  2. whether there was a surge in road damage reporting during the recent severe weather period in the province; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many reports were received during this period of severe weather conditions?
 35 22 May 2026 20967

(a) How many Grade 12 learners in the province took Mathematics in the (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025 academic year, (b) how many Grade 12 learners in the province took Physical Sciences in the (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025 academic year, (c) what support programmes are currently provided by his Department to support Grade 12 learners taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences and (d) what is the total cost of these support programmes mentioned in (c) above to his Department per month for the 2025 academic year?

 34 22 May 2026 20966

(a)
(i) How many public schools in the province currently have security guards paid for by his Department and (ii) what is the total cost per month for having security guards at schools across the province, (b) how much has his Department spent on school safety and security during (i) 2024/25, (ii) 2025/26 and (iii) 2026/27 to date and (c) how many schools per district have security guards paid for by his Department?

 33 22 May 2026 20965

(a) (i) How many early childhood development (ECD) centres operated in the province during the 2025 academic year and (ii) how many of them were registered, (b)(i) how many ECD centres are currently operating in the province and (ii) how many of them are registered, (c)(i) how many registered ECD centres received funding from the Depart-ment during the 2025 academic year and (ii) what was the total cost of this funding, (d)(i) how many registered ECD centres have received funding from the Department during the current academic year to date and (ii) what is the total cost of this funding to date and (e) what support does his Department provide to assist ECD centres to (i) become registered and (ii) access departmental funding?

 32 22 May 2026 20964

(a)   How many clinics and community day centres in the province currently provide access to reading and seeing glasses, (b) how many of these facilities are able to conduct eye tests on site, (c) how many residents applied for reading or seeing glasses through public health facilities in the province during the (i) 2024/25 and (ii) 2025/26 financial years, (d) how many residents received glasses during the (i) 2024/25 and (ii) 2025/26 financial years, (e) what was the total cost incurred by her Department for the provision of these glasses in the (i) 2024/25 and (ii) 2025/26 financial years, (f)(i) what is the current average waiting or turnaround time between a patient applying for glasses and a patient receiving them through the public health system and (ii) what are the main reasons for delays, where applicable, (g) what measures has her Department implemented to reduce waiting times and (h) what is the current process followed by a resident to apply for reading or seeing glasses through the provincial health system?

 31 22 May 2026 20962

Pages

© 2025 WCPP All Rights Reserved
Top