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. (a) How many (i) schools, (ii) communities and (iii) clinics have been visited as part of the dentist drive in the past two financial years, (b) how many (i) children and (ii) adults have received dental services through this initiative and (c) what specific dental services are offered during the dentist drive;
  2. whether preventative oral health awareness campaigns are part of the drive; if so, how are they implemented;
  3. what is the total budget allocated to the dentist drive in the past two financial years?
 4 2 April 2026 20664

Interpellation 3

In the light of the exorbitant rental costs and the rising cost of living in the Western Cape:

What is the strategy of the Department to ensure that residents are able to access affordable housing close to areas of opportunity?

 3 16 April 2026 20654

Interpellation 2

Multiple parcels of land have been released for “affordable housing” by the WCG over the last two years in the City of Cape Town:

(a)  How does his Department identify land for release and (b) what proportion of the land identified or released over the past five years has resulted in completed housing units?

 2 16 April 2026 20653

Interpellation 1

  1. What measures has his Department implemented to improve safety on learner transport routes and how many incidents involving learner transport have been recorded in the past 12 months?
 1 16 April 2026 20650

In respect to the provision of ambulances in the province:

  1. What is the official waiting time for an ambulance in (i) non-metropolitan areas (rural areas) and (ii) the metropolitan area (in particular in the red zones) and (b) what is her Department doing to address the shortage of ambulances in the province?
 10 16 April 2026 20645

With regard to drug houses operating in the province:

(a) How many houses have been shut down with the assistance of law enforcement since January 2026 and (b) how many people have been arrested in connection with operating these drug houses?

 9 16 April 2026 20644

In the light of his Department’s strategic priority 5: Improved access to economic opportunity – Pathway 1: Entrepreneurship, including the township economy:

(a)   What concrete measures is his Department implementing to fund and grow the township economy meaningfully beyond the allocation for furthering studies in the sector and (b) what timelines are attached to these interventions?

 8 16 April 2026 20643

58% of the budget for safety is being allocated to the provincial policing function:

(a) What (i) activities and (ii) functions fall under provincial policing and (b)(i) how many LEAP officers are on active duty and (ii) where are they stationed?

 4 16 April 2026 20642

In the light of the ongoing surge in gang-related shootings in communities, including in Mitchells Plain, Hanover Park and Delft:

(a) What are the urgent and coordinated interventions currently underway to stabilise areas that are experiencing daily violence and

 (b) how is the Department supporting neighbourhood watches and community policing forums?

 3 16 April 2026 20641

(1)     What is the provincial government’s position on the disposal of key public immovable assets in municipalities in the context of the growing demand for public infrastructure and community facilities;

(2)     whether the provincial government has any plans to dispose of public immovable assets in the current financial year; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 16 April 2026 20640

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