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. How many SAPS members involved in crime intelligence have been involved in cases of corruption in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23, (b)(i) what was the nature of the cases as listed in (a) and (ii) what are all the necessary details about these cases and (c) of those involved in (a), how many have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted?
 3 30 September 2022 14038

In relation to the illegal trade in alcohol in the province:

  1. (a) How many illegal (i) traders and (ii) shebeens were in operation in (aa) 2018/19, (bb) 2019/20, (cc) 2020/21, (dd) 2021/22 and (ee) 2022/23, (b) how many illegal (i) traders and (ii) shebeens has the SAPS investigated during the same period and (c) of those investigate in (b), how many were prosecuted;
  2. whether the SAPS has any strategy or specialised units to combat the illegal trade in alcohol; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 30 September 2022 14037
  1. How do the current (i) producer prices and (ii) consumer prices of red meat in the Western Cape compare to the prices at this time last year and (b) if there is any deviation, what is the reason?
 6 2 December 2022 14027

With regard to the outbreak of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD):

  1. (a) What is the estimated size of the rabbit-breeding industry in the Western Cape;
  2. whether the outbreak has spread to commercial rabbitries; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) how contagious is RHD and (b) what biosecurity measures can be taken to prevent the spread of RHD?
 5 2 December 2022 14026

In relation to SAPS station commanders:

  1. What are the criteria used to appoint a station commander, (b) how many station commanders in the Western Cape are due to retire at the end of this financial year and (c)(i) how many station commanders have been moved to other police stations in (aa) 2018/19, (bb) 2019/20, (cc) 2020/21, (dd) 2021/22 and (ee) 2022/23 to date and (ii) what are the relevant details and reasons?
 8 28 October 2022 14025

In relation to the enforcement of maintenance orders in the Western Cape:

  1. How many criminal summonses have been (i) issued and (ii) executed for maintenance orders against defaulting parties in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020 and (cc) 2021, (b) how many cases are before the maintenance court and (c) what was the average turnaround time at the maintenance court in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021?
 7 28 October 2022 14024

In relation to the enforcement of maintenance orders in the Western Cape:

(a)   How many warrants of arrest does the SAPS currently have for maintenance orders against defaulting parties, (b)(i) what is the process of executing these warrants of arrest and (ii) have these processes been followed, (c) how many warrants of arrest have been executed in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 and (d)(i) what were the reasons for not executing warrants of arrest and (ii) what are the relevant details?

 6 28 October 2022 14023

(1)  Whether he has met with any civil society organisations outside the Western Cape and encouraged their members to relocate to the Western Cape; if so, what are the details of (a) such meetings attended and (b) the organisations that invited him;

(2)  whether he plans to address meetings in other provinces where he will encourage residents from those provinces to relocate to the Western Cape; if so, what are the relevant details?

 15 11 November 2022 14022
  1. Whether he has studied the report and recommendations of the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding the irregular appointment of a chief director in the Department of Social Development; if not, why not; if so, what were the (a) findings and (b) recommendations of the PSC;
  2. whether he will implement these recommendations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether he will take any action against the Minister of Social Development regarding her role in this appointment; if not, why not; if so, when will he announce his decision on the matter?
 14 11 November 2022 14021

With regard to contracts offered to a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his response, between 2019 and 2022 to date:

  1. What (i) is the value and (ii) are the details of contracts that his Department has given to this company in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021 and (dd) 2022 to date, (b) what are the details of the housing developments that have been protected by this company during the period in (a) above and (c) what is the breakdown per municipality?
 13 11 November 2022 14020

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