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 arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol were recorded by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the province during the (a) 2024/25 and (b) 2025/26 financial years;
  2. of the total DUI arrests cited in question (1) above, how many successfully resulted in (a) criminal charges being enrolled by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), (b) cases proceeding to trial in court, (c) formal convictions, (d) acquittals and (e) the formal withdrawal of charges;
  3. (a) which ten police stations in the province recorded the highest volume of DUI arrests and (b) which ten courts in the province recorded the highest number of successful DUI convictions;
  4. of the motorists arrested for DUI offences, how many have been identified as (a) repeat offenders, (b) professional driving permit (PrDP) holders or (c) active public transport operators at the time of their arrest?
8 5 June 2026 21084
  1. (a) How many junior traffic training centres are currently operational in the province and (b) in which municipalities are they located;
  2. (a) in which year was the Junior Traffic Training Programme introduced in the prov-ince, (b) how much did his Department spend on the Junior Traffic Training Pro-gramme during the 2025/26 financial year and (c) how much has been budgeted for the programme in the 2026/27 financial year;
  3. (a)(i) how many additional schools or centres will be included during this financial year and (ii) where will these expansions take place and (b) what is the nature of this collaboration between the Department of Mobility and the Western Cape Education Department;
  4. what measurable impact has the Junior Traffic Training Programme had on improv-ing learner road safety behaviour since its introduction?
 9 3 July 2026 21081
  1. What are the phases of recovery that the Department formally follows in the (a) short-, (b) medium- and (c) long-term aftermath of a disaster affecting public infrastructure in the province;
  2. what assessment criteria does his Department utilise to prioritise the repair of damaged public infrastructure following a disaster;
  3. how does his Department incorporate the structural principle of “building back better” into the reconstruction phases of public infrastructure after a disaster;
  4. what climate-proofing strategies has his Department implemented to enhance the long-term structural resilience of public infrastructure;
  5. what intergovernmental coordination frameworks are maintained between his De-partment and the relevant (a) national, (b) provincial and (c) local-government stake-holders during the infrastructure rebuilding process?
 8 3 July 2026 21080

In the light of concerns raised by Badisa West Coast regarding the shortage of suitably qualified safety and foster parents in the province:

  1. What measures is his Department implementing to (a) recruit, (b) assess, (c) train and (d) retain suitably qualified safety and foster parents, particularly in regions such as the West Coast;
  2. how many approved (a) safety parents and  (b) foster parents are currently registered in each district of the province;
  3. what strategies are in place to reduce the waiting times for the placement of children who require alternative care;
  4. what additional support, including (a) financial, (b) psychosocial and (c) training support, is provided to ensure that safety and foster parents are adequately equipped to care for vulnerable children?
 7 3 July 2026 21079

With reference to vehicles of the South African Police Service (SAPS) undergoing repairs and maintenance in the Western Cape:

(1)   How many SAPS vehicles have been out of service due to (a) mechanical repairs, (b) crash damage, (c) servicing or (d) maintenance in the province in 2024/25;

(2)   from 1 April 2025 to the latest available reporting date, what is the total number of (a) allocated vehicles and (b) operational vehicles at each police station in the prov-ince;

(3)   how many SAPS vehicles have been waiting for repairs for (a) longer than 30 days, (b) longer than 60 days, (c) longer than 90 days and (d) longer than 180 days;

(4)        whether the SAPS has identified any capacity constraints contributing to prolonged vehicle repair delays; if so, what are these constraints?

6 3 July 2026 21078

With reference to attacks on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and emergency response vehicles in the Western Cape:

  1. How many attacks on (a) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and (b) EMS vehicles have been recorded in the province in the past three financial years;
  2. (a) which five areas in the province recorded the highest number of EMS attacks during the specified period in (1) above and (b) how many incidents were recorded in each area;
  3. (a) how many arrests have been made in relation to attacks on EMS personnel during the specified period in (1) above and (b) in how many cases have prosecutions resulted in convictions;
  4. what measures has her Department implemented to improve the safety and security of EMS personnel?
 5 3 July 2026 21077

With regard to the new Computerised Learner’s Licence Test (CLLT):

  1. (a) How many online tests were attempted from 26 May 2025 to date, (b) of these attempts, how many were (i) first-time applicants and (ii) repeat applicants, (c) what was the percentage of the overall pass rate for the online examinations during this period and (d) what was the pass rate of the various testing centres where the online system has been implemented in the province for this period;
  2. whether the language proficiency of the online test was independently assessed before its implementation; if so, (a) how was the assessment conducted, (b) which company or organisation conducted the assessment and (c) what were the findings or outcomes of the assessment?
 3 21 July 2026 21076

With regard to the closure of Provincial Road R328 between Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves due to flood damage:

  1. What is the anticipated date by when safe access for communities beyond the af-fected section of the road will be restored;
  2. (a) what (i) financial and (ii) human resources have been allocated to the restoration of the R328, (b) how does this compare with resources allocated to similar disaster-related road recovery projects elsewhere in the province and (c) what criteria were used in determining such allocations?
 2 3 July 2026 21075

(a) What interventions has his Department implemented or plan to implement to ensure that learners residing in communities affected by the closure of Provincial Road R328 between Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves are able to continue accessing education facilities and to recover learning time lost as a result of the road closure and (b) how many learners have been affected by this disruption?

 1 3 July 2026 21074

Whether engineering services completed by the City of Cape Town on erven (a) 19464 and (b) 21020 in the 2023/24 financial year have been followed by any commencement of top structure construction for the planned 261 housing units; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2)
what risk mitigation measures are in place to prevent serviced land in Khayelitsha from being lost to illegal occupation due to delays in construction and authorisation processes;
(3)
whether his Department has conducted a comprehensive audit of all (a) Khayelitsha housing projects and (b) housing projects in other areas and (c) housing projects in municipalities across the province that are delayed due to (i) land ownership disputes, (ii) intergovernmental authorisation failures or (iii) funding constraints; if not, (aa) why not and (bb) when will such an audit be completed; if so; what are the relevant details?

 29 5 June 2026 21072

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