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

In the light of the deepening youth development and unemployment crisis in the Western Cape, where a significant proportion of young people remain not in employment, education or training (NEET):

(a)    What targeted programmes have been implemented in each municipality specifically to reduce the NEET rate; (b) how many young people have been reached per municipality in (i) 2019/20, (ii) 2020/21, (iii) 2021/22, (iv) 2022/23, (v) 2023/24, (vi) 2024/25 and (vii) 2025/26 to date and (c) what measurable outcomes have been achieved in terms of (i) employment placement, (ii) education enrolment or (iii) accredited skills development?

 10 20 March 2026 20606

What is (a) the current number of unplaced learners in the province for the 2026 school year, (b) the breakdown per district and (c) his department doing to ensure learners who were unplaced or who were placed late catch up with the syllabus?

 9 20 March 2026 20605

With regard to the presence of asbestos in schools in the province:(1) Whether there are any schools in the province that still contain asbestos in their infrastructure or building materials; if so, (a) how many such schools have been identified and (b) where they are located;(2) whether his department has conducted a provincial audit or assessment to determine the presence of asbestos in school buildings; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the audit or assessment conducted and (b) what were the key findings;(3) whether his department has put in place any plans or programmes to remove or remediate asbestos from affected schools; if not, why not; if so, (a) what do these plans or programmes entail and (b) which schools have been prioritised for intervention;(4) whether there are (a) specific time frames and (b) budget allocations for the removal or replacement of asbestos infrastructure in schools in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 8 20 March 2026 20604

Whether her Department has any plans for the improvement or upgrading of services at the (a) Rosemoor and (b) Pacaltsdorp clinics; if not, why not; if so, (i) what do these plans entail and (ii) what steps are being taken to address the reported inadequate services experienced by the communities served by these clinics?

 7 20 March 2026 20603

Whether her Department has any plans for the absorption of community health workers into the government service; if not, why not; if so, (a) what do the plans entail, (b) how many community health workers will be absorbed into the government service and (c) what is the expected time frame for this process?

 6 20 March 2026 20602
  1. Whether her Department can provide an update on the operational status of the Railton Clinic in Swellendam; if not, why not; if so;
  2. whether the clinic is currently fully operational; if so, what services are currently being provided at the facility?
 5 20 March 2026 20601

With regard to the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on the Cape Flats:

  1. Whether she formally requested the deployment of the SANDF on the Cape Flats; if so, (a) on what date was the request made, (b) to whom in the national executive was the request directed and (c) what evidence or data did her Department rely on to support such a request;
  2. (a) what oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor the conduct and effectiveness of the SANDF deployment on the Cape Flats and (b) how does she plan to report to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on the (i) progress and (ii) outcomes of the deployment;
  3. what mechanisms have been established to ensure that residents of the Cape Flats can raise complaints regarding the conduct of the SANDF during the deployment;
  4. whether she has engaged with national authorities regarding an exit strategy for the SANDF deployment on the Cape Flats; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. (a) what are the details of the SANDF’s deployment and (b) when does this commence?
 4 20 March 2026 20600

With reference to BNG housing delivery and informal settlement upgrades:

  1. (a) How many RDP or BNG houses have been completed in the City of Cape Town in the last 20 years, (b) where have these houses been built and (c) how many of those houses (i) have been handed over and (ii) are still to be handed over;
  2. (a) how many informal settlements have been upgraded in the last 20 years and (b) how many serviced sites have been delivered in the last 20 years?
 3 20 March 2026 20599

 

With reference to his response to the SOPA debate in which he mentioned that the Safety Plan had been taken to communities for consultation on two separate occasions:

  1. Whether these engagements were publicly advertised; if so, when were they advertised;
  2. whether these engagements were open to the public; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether members of the standing committees were included; if so, what comments were made;
  4. whether the report of both public consultations can be made available?
 2 20 March 2026 20598

With reference to his reply to question 29 of 3 October 2025:

  1. (a) How much has his Department budgeted annually since 2019 for (i) street-child programmes, (ii) outreach services, (iii) family reunification and (iv) CYCCs and (b) what percentage of the Department’s total budget do this represent;
  2. whether his Department has conducted monitoring and evaluation reports on home-less children from 2019 to 2025; if so, can copies of these reports be made available;
  3. whether the Department has commissioned independent audits of or research on homeless or street-connected children; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. what emergency plan exists to prevent an increase in children living on the streets given rising economic vulnerability?
 1 20 March 2026 20597

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