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)
What is the current patient load per (a) day and (b) month at the Matthew Goniwe Clinic for the (i) 2024/25, (ii) 2025/26 and (iii) 2026/27 financial years;
(2)
(a) what is the current staffing complement of (i) nurses, (ii) doctors and (iii) support staff and (b) how does this compare with required norms for the patient volume being serviced;
(3)
whether her Department has assessed the impact of overcrowding on (a) waiting times, (b) patient dignity and (c) clinical outcomes; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings;
(4)
what measures have been implemented to address staff burnout and service fatigue;
(5)
whether her Department considers the current service model clinically sustainable; if not, what urgent interventions are being planned?

 26 5 June 2026 21021

What formal intergovernmental infrastructure planning framework exists between her Department and the City of Cape Town for the development of primary healthcare facilities in Khayelitsha;
(2)
whether her Department is aware that the City of Cape Town ceased building new clinics since 2021; if so, what interventions have been undertaken to address the resulting infrastructure gap;
(3)
what specific accountability mechanisms exist to prevent the duplication of respon-sibility gaps between provincial and municipal health infrastructure mandates;
(4)
whether the current governance arrangement has contributed to infrastructure stagnation; if so, what are the relevant details?

 27 5 June 2026 21020
  1. 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 21018
  1. Whether his Department has finalised any intergovernmental framework with the national Department of Public Works and the national Department of Human Settlements to resolve land ownership and authorisation constraints affecting erven (a) 19464, (b) 21020, (c) 20869, (d) 20081, (e) 21864, (f) 23144, (g) 23136 and (h) 39286 in subcouncil 10, Khayelitsha; if not, why not; and if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what specific interventions have been undertaken since 2020 to secure written authorisation from the national landholding authority to enable the City of Cape Town and Eskom to proceed with servicing and infrastructure provision on the erven mentioned in (1) above;
  3. whether the absence of timely authorisation has directly contributed to (a) stalled development, (b) illegal land occupation and (c) escalating service delivery pres-sures in the Mahama Project area; if not, what is his Department’s assessment of the primary cause of these blockages?

 

 28 5 June 2026 21017

With reference to the conclusion of phases of the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) under the Presidential Youth Employment Stimulus:
(a) How many (i) education assistant and (ii) general school assistant positions have been terminated in the province, (b) how many beneficiaries in the province were affected by the termination of these positions, (c)(i) at which schools in the province were these positions located and (ii) how many positions were lost and (d) what measures, if any, have been implemented to mitigate the impact of these job losses on the affected schools and participants?

 24 5 June 2026 21014

Given the severe shortage of well-located affordable housing in Cape Town, and following the City of Cape Town’s recommendation to release the Civic Centre parking site for a mixed-use affordable housing development:

(a) What specific considerations are delaying his Department’s approval of the site for social and affordable housing and (b) by when will a final decision be made on the future use of the property?

 23 5 June 2026 21013

Recent reporting highlighted that property inflation in Cape Town continues to outpace other metropolitan areas, with affordability pressures worsening across both the rental and ownership markets:

What are the projects the provincial government is implementing to (a) expand affordable housing opportunities and (b) prevent the displacement of residents from their communities?

 22 5 June 2026 21012

Given the increasing financial pressure facing pensioners in Cape Town due to the rising cost of food and basic necessities:

  1. What interventions has his Department implemented to support elderly residents experiencing food insecurity and economic hardship;
  2. whether his Department has considered expanding (a) food relief and (b) social support programmes targeted specifically at pensioners; if so, what are the relevant details?
 21 5 June 2026 21011

Given that approximately 54% of people in the province experience hunger or food insecurity, and that the City of Cape Town recorded more than 240 000 food insecure households in 2024 despite being one of the wealthiest metropolitan economies in South Africa:

      1. What specific interventions has his Department implemented to address household food insecurity and (b) what measurable outcomes have these interventions achieved over the past financial year?
 20 5 June 2026 21010

With respect to After School Care (ASC) services not operated by formal schools:

  1. (a) How many registered ASC facilities not based at formal schools currently operate in the province, (b) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that such ASC facilities comply with the minimum norms and standards for ASC services and (c) what criteria are used to register ASC facilities;
  2. how does his Department monitor the quality of developmental programmes offered by ASCfacilities in relation to the holistic development of children;
  3. how much has his Department allocated to these ASC facilities in the (a) 2025/26 and (b) 2026/27 financial years;
  4. what measures are being implemented to expand access to compliant ASCservices for children from low-income households across the province?
 17 5 June 2026 21008

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