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 learner transport operators have been (i) arrested or (ii) fined in the past five years and (b) how many learner transport vehicles have been impounded in the last five years for being unsafe or unroadworthy?
 6 9 February 2024 16856

(a)       What are the reasons why the penguin rehabilitation facility on Bird Island, Lambert’s Bay, is still not back in service, (b) what is the (i) maximum and (ii) ideal number of penguins that can be accommodated and/or rehabilitated at the facility and (c)(i) what is delaying the reintroduction of penguins to the facility and (ii) when is the facility expected to be operational again?

 5 9 February 2024 16855

 

a) What was the (i) scope and (ii) breakdown of the costs of the last major maintenance work done to the infrastructure on Bird Island, Lambert’s Bay, (b) what were the dates of the period for which the reserve was closed for maintenance work and (c)(i) how and (ii) when were these dates communicated to interested and affected parties, including the local staff of CapeNature, the Cederberg Municipality and tourism organisations?

 4 9 February 2024 16854

With regard to reports that the HOD of his Department is no longer in that post:

  1. Whether the former HOD of his Department has resigned; if not, what are the reasons for her leaving the post; if so, what are the reasons for her resigning;
  2. whether she is still employed by his Department; if so, (a) in what position, (b) what is the level of the position and (c) what is the job description;
  3. whether a recruitment process was undertaken for this post; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether a copy of her assessments for (i) 2019/20, (ii) 2020/21, (iii) 2021/22 and (iv) 2022/23 can be made available?
 3 9 February 2024 16853

With regard to the one consultant at Praxis Partners Consulting (Pty) Ltd, with a BBBEE status of 1, as reported in the Department of the Premier’s Annual Report for 2022/23:

(a) What (i) are the details of the consultant, (ii) are his/her qualifications, (iii) is his/her experience and (iv) is his/her expertise and (b) what are the details of the work that was done by Praxis Partners Consulting (Pty) Ltd?

 2 9 February 2024 16851

With regard to the upgrading of a further 288 WCG broadband sites from 10 mbps to 100 mbps that was reported in the Department of the Premier’s Annual Report for 2022/23:

What are the details of the 288 WCG broadband sites that were upgraded from 10 mbps to 100 mbps?

 1 9 February 2024 16850

In respect of the 31 specialised high-performance vehicles that were handed over by the Minister to provincial traffic law enforcement officers in September 2023:

  1. (a) How many vehicles have not yet been handed over, (b) when are they expected to be handed over, (c) what has caused all the delays and (d) how will the remaining vehicles be distributed per municipality;
  2. whether the provincial government incurred any additional costs due to the delays in the preparation and handover of these vehicles; if so, what are the relevant details?
 10 26 January 2024 16791

In respect of the Western Cape Provincial Powers Bill:

  1. (a) What are the (i) names and (ii) official positions of all the individuals who were involved in the drafting of the Bill and (b)(i) how many meetings took place between those who drafted the Bill, (ii) when did these meetings take place and (iii) what are the details of those who attended these meetings;
  2. whether the Honourable Christopher Fry attended any of these meetings; if not, why not; if so, how many did he attend;
  3. (a) what were the costs involved in drafting the Bill and (b) who paid these costs;
  4. whether any municipalities were consulted in the drafting of this Bill; if not, why not; if so, (a) which municipalities were consulted, (b) when were they consulted, (c) can the register of attendees at these consultations be made available and (d) are there any reports that can be made available to the public;
  5. whether the Western Cape provincial executive has discussed the costs involved in implementing this Bill should it become law; if not, why not; if so, what are the estimated costs?
 9 26 January 2024 16790

In respect of the incidences of racism in the province, especially in the hospitality industry in and around Cape Town:

  1. Whether the Consumer Protection Office and/or the Consumer Affairs Tribunal received any racism-related complaints in the past 12 months; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) under whose jurisdiction do complaints of racism fall and (b) how can affected consumers report these complaints, such as in the case of Mr Zwai Bala who was recently allegedly called the K-word in a restaurant in Gordon’s Bay?
 8 26 January 2024 16789

In the light of the information received from the Consumer Protection Office during its appearance before the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism on 22 January 2024 that the Consumer Affairs Tribunal has not been operational for a number of years:

(a)   For how many years was the Tribunal not operational, (b) what led to it to be not functional, (c) during this period of non-functionality, how were consumer investigations attended to, (d) in respect of the legal prescripts guiding the work of the Tribunal, (i) how is the alignment done between national and provincial legislation and (ii) which takes precedence, (e) what is the rationale for the skills collaboration with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) that seems to be not about consumer affairs but about general skills development and (f) what mechanisms are in place to mitigate political and business interests and/or influence over of capture of the Tribunal?

 7 26 January 2024 16788

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