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

How many teachers have lodged disputes with the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) for unfair dismissal in the last financial year (2024/25)?

 5 30 May 2025 19257

How many teachers are employed for the Back-on-Track Programme in the province?

 4 30 May 2025 19256

How many learners have been enrolled by his Department in the past five years?

 3 30 May 2025 19255

With reference to the National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act 5 of 2009) (NLTA), which established the Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) for the approval and distribution of e-hailing licences at provincial level:

(1) (a) Since 2021, how many operating licences for e-hailing vehicles have been issued by each municipality, particularly larger municipalities such as the City of Cape, in the province,

(b) what are the relevant criteria for obtaining these operating licences,

(c)(i) how many e-hailing licences have been declined by the Province and (ii) what were the reasons for these rejections in terms of section 57 of the NLTA,

(d) how many operating licences were (i) approved by the Province following an objection from municipalities and (ii) rejected by the Province following an objection from municipalities,

(e)(i) what was the quota per municipality in the province for the issuing of these licences year-on-year between 2021/22 and 2024/25, (ii) what is the target for 2025/26 and (iii) what is the rationale for these quotas and

(f)(i) how many licence holders of e-hailing licences have multiple permits that were granted and (ii) what is the breakdown by (aa) company, (bb) individual and (cc) enterprise;

(2) whether these permits are allowed to be sold or hired out; if so, what is the policy that guides the sale or hire of these permits?

2 30 May 2025 19254

With regard to the so-called “housing waiting list”:

  1. (a) How many different housing waiting lists are currently active in the province, (b) how many people are on each list and (c) can any one person be on more than one housing waiting list;
  2. whether some lists are given priority over others; if so, (a) how is this priority deter-mined and (b) what is the total demand for housing in the province according to the waiting lists;
  3. (a) how long have the first ten people on each list been waiting for housing, (b) why has a housing opportunity not been allocated to them yet and (c) on average, how long is the wait time for a house;
  4. given the income eligibility criteria for housing over the years, how many individuals who previously qualified and were placed on the waiting list no longer qualify and have since been removed.
  5. whether the housing waiting lists inform the decision-making process in terms of where housing will be built; if no, why not; if so, how has the housing waiting list informed the location of any housing project?
 1 30 May 2025 19253

(a) How many informal households currently lack access to (i) reliable water supply, (ii) basic sanitation services and (iii) formal electricity connections,(b) what is the estimated total number of residents affected by these service deficiencies and (c) what are his Department’s plans to address these service deficiencies?

 18 29 May 2025 19248

With regard to severe overcrowding, long queues, excessive strain on staff and compromised service delivery at Swellendam’s clinics, particularly due to only one of the two clinics being operational:

  1. (a) What are the root causes for these systemic failures and (b) what immediate inter-ventions is her Department implementing to (i) reduce patient waiting times, (ii) alleviate staff burnout and (iii) repair the non-functional clinic urgently;
  2. whether her Department has concrete plans to expand the healthcare infrastructure in Swellendam to meet the growing demand; if so, what are the relevant details?
 17 29 May 2025 19247

In respect of reports that there were 33 road fatalities in the province in the week between 29 April and 4 May 2025:
(1)What measures are in place to improve road safety in the province;
(2)whether the Province has sufficient traffic officers and other necessary measures in place to manage traffic flow effectively and to ensure the efficient use of roads, particularly in high-congestion areas; if not, what are the relevant details; if so, what are the relevant details?

 16 29 May 2025 19246

What has his Department done to assist the 420 families evicted by Communicare since 2020?

 15 29 May 2025 19245

In the light of his Department’s request for financial investigations into the roads units of both the Garden Route and Cape Winelands district municipalities:

How is his Department supporting these municipalities to strengthen accountability and to align them with the new roads delivery model?

 14 29 May 2025 19244

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