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. What have been the costs associated with auditing the financial statements of (i) his Department and (ii) its entity, Casidra, in (aa) 2017/18, (bb) 2018/19, (cc) 2019/20, (dd) 2020/21 and (ee) 2021/22, (b) what were the year-on-year percentage changes of these costs and (c) what were the year-on-year percentage changes in the net income of his Department in the last five financial years?

 

 1 4 November 2022 13887

With respect to the Department’s programmes in Drakenstein and Witzenberg for the current financial year:

(a) What programmes are currently being implemented in these areas, (b) what is the nature of them, (c) what are the respective budgets of these programmes and (d) in which areas in Drakenstein and Witzenberg are these programmes being implemented?

 14 28 October 2022 13866

With regard to the Bothasig Gardens Housing Development:

  1. (a) How has this project contributed to the broader socio-economic development of the area, (b) what contribution was made by the (i) public and (ii) private sectors and (c) what impact has this project had on property prices in the surrounding areas;
  1. whether there are further human settlement developments planned in the area; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his Department anticipates similar successes for the Annandale Housing Project in Richwood; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 13 28 October 2022 13865

With reference to the directives issued by the Department with reference to the Diep River, Flamingo Vlei, Rietvlei, Milnerton Lagoon and Zoarvlei water bodies:

(a)   What are the accepted standards of colony forming units (CFUs) for E.coli compared to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s threshold for (i) total suspended solids, (ii) chemical oxygen demand, (iii) ammonia, (iv) temperature, (v) salinity, (vi) hypoxic threshold compared to the dissolved oxygen level per mg/l, (vii) pH, (viii) biomass per mg/l compared to the bloom threshold, (ix) fish population, (x) bird population and (xi) macrofauna population, (b) what was the measured number for each indicator when the Department issued its first directive, (c) what improvement has there been for each indicator in each water body to date and (d) where the measured indicator exceeds the accepted standard, what health risk is posed to those who reside near these water bodies?

 12 28 October 2022 13864
  1. How will the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Freeport Saldanha Industrial Development Zone and Sasol contribute to the economy of the (i) Saldanha area and (ii) province as a whole, (b) what are the timelines associated with the MOU and (c) what financial costs are associated with the implementation of this MOU?
 11 28 October 2022 13863
  1. (a) What is the current status of the Western Cape’s foster care backlog, (b) which agencies or entities are mandated to process and clear the backlog and (c) what progress has been made in clearing the backlog since April 2022;
  1. whether the backlog will be cleared by December 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 10 28 October 2022 13862

With respect to the accreditation of the bachelor’s degree in Nursing and Midwifery as offered by the Western Cape College of Nursing:

  1. To how many prospective students will placement be offered in the 2023 academic year;

 

  1. whether her Department has engaged in any advertising or application campaigns; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether successful graduates of this programme will assist with the current shortage of nurses in our country; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 28 October 2022 13861

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 14 November 2022 13860

Regarding the broken driving licence card machine as reported on 18 October 2022:

  1. How many Western Cape drivers were initially affected by the broken machine, (b) how many drivers are waiting to receive driving licence cards and (c) how do traffic officers in the province deal with issues related to the backlog in the issuing of driving licences?
 5 28 October 2022 13859

For each of the nature reserves managed by CapeNature that provides accommodation to visitors:

  1. What has been the average occupation rate of the chalets or rooms for the year ended 31 March 2022, (b) what is deemed to be the break-even occupation rate for each reserve, (c) how are the indirect costs allocated to tourism facilities, particularly overnight accommodation, and (d) what other costs are taken into account when calculating the total cost related to tourist accommodation?

 

 4 28 October 2022 13858

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