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

(a) What is the purpose of his Department’s Mobile Office Programme, (b) in which communities has the mobile office operated during the past 12 months, (c) what services are provided at the mobile office, (d) how many beneficiaries have been assisted at the mobile office during the last two financial years, (e) what measures are in place to ensure that vulnerable groups are adequately reached, (f) what resources are allocated to the Mobile Office Programme and (g) what challenges affect the effectiveness of the mobile office;
(2)
whether there are plans to expand the number of mobile office visits in underserved areas; if so, what are the relevant details?

 7 6 February 2026 20498

(1)   What was the conviction rate for (a) contact-related crimes, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery-related crimes, (d) drug-related crimes and (e) the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in (i) 2022/23, (ii) 2023/24 and (iii) 2024/25;

(2)   for each crime category listed in (1) above, how many cases were finalised (a) within 12 months of being reported and (b) after more than 12 months in the past three financial years?

6 6 February 2026 20497

(a) How many cases of learner (i) suicide, (ii) attempted suicide and (iii) serious self-harm were reported to his Department in the last financial year, (b) what mental health and suicide-prevention programmes are currently implemented by his Department, (c) for each programme in (b) above, what is the (i) number of schools reached and (ii) budget allocated in the last financial year, (d) what formal partnerships does his Department have with other departments to support learner mental health and (e) what training or guidance is provided to educators and school management teams to identify and to respond to learners at risk of self-harm?

 5 6 February 2026 20495

(a)  What grant funding or financial support mechanisms are currently available to support backyard dwellers in the province that are provided (i) directly by his Department or (ii) through national government grants or programmes, (b) for each funding mechanism, what is the (i) name of the grant or programme, (ii) purpose of the grant or programme and (iii) total funding allocated to the province for the (aa) 2024/25 and

(bb) 2025/26 financial years, (c) what types of interventions are funded for backyard dwellers, (d) how many projects or households supporting backyard dwellers have been assisted through these funding mechanisms in the last financial year and (e) in which municipalities have these interventions been implemented?

 4 6 February 2026 20494

(a) What is the total number of hectares of agricultural land in the province that have been reported as (i) damaged or (ii) burned during the 2025/26 fire season to date and (b) in which agricultural regions have these losses occurred;(2)(a) what estimates, if any, has his Department made of the economic damage to the agricultural sector arising from the fire season, including to (i) crops, (ii) livestock, (iii) infrastructure and (iv) production losses;(3)(a) what direct support has his Department provided to affected farmers and (b) how many producers have accessed such support;(4)(a) what coordination has taken place between his Department, its entities, munici-palities and national disaster authorities to assist farmers affected by fires and (b) what outcomes have resulted from this collaboration;(5)(a) what proactive mitigation measures is his Department implementing to support farmers in fire-prone areas and (b) what resources are being provided to help agricultural communities reduce the impact of fires in the future?

 3 6 February 2026 20493

(a) What is the total number of hectares in CapeNature-managed reserves that have been affected by wildfires during the current 2025/26 fire season to date and (b) how does this compare with the same period in the 2024/25 season;
(2)
(a) what are the estimated costs associated with rehabilitation of the (i) natural habitat and (ii) infrastructure in fire-damaged areas;
(3)
(a) what specific response activities have been undertaken by CapeNature (including fire suppression, mitigation and community protection) and (b) how many personnel have been deployed in these operations;
(4)
(a) what collaborative efforts have been undertaken with (i) adjacent municipalities, (ii) SANParks and (iii) community responders to fight wildfires in CapeNature reserves and (b) what outcomes or challenges have been experienced through these partnerships?

 2 6 February 2026 20491

With reference to her reply to question 2 of 17 October 2025:
(1)
(a) With regard to the reply to subsection (4), why have the recommendations of the provincial government not been implemented by the SAPS and (b) what actions are available to her to ensure that the recommendations are implemented;
(2)
whether she has taken actions to address the failure by the SAPS to ensure that those precincts experiencing the highest levels of serious crimes are better resourced; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3)
with regard to policing needs and priorities and with reference to section 2(a)(i) of the Western Cape Community Safety Act, 2013 (Act 3 of 2013), why has she been unable to ensure that the SAPS effects changes to the allocation of police resources as recommended by the Province;
(4)
with regard to her recommendations contained in the 2024/25 Western Cape Policing Needs and Priorities Report, in particular with regard to the “Station Post Require-ment”, whether she has taken steps to ensure that the SAPS “take account of the specific policing needs and priorities of the province and to direct their resources accordingly”; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(5)
(a) on how many occasions since 2019 has her Department formally engaged with the national Minister of Police on the continued underresourcing of the Western Cape’s highest murder precincts and (b) what were the outcomes of each engage-ment;
(6)
whether an independent research body has been commissioned to evaluate the efficacy of the Safety Plan; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(7)
whether the Safety Plan has addressed inequities in police resourcing in disadvan-taged communities; if so, what are the relevant details;
(8)
whether she will commission an independent evaluation of the Safety Plan; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) will it explicitly include assessment of (i) racial, (ii) spatial and (iii) socio-economic disparities in police resourcing?

 1 6 February 2026 20490
  1. What is the total amount that has been spent on litigation in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023, (vi) 2024 and (vii) 2025 to date, (b) what is the (i) detailed breakdown of the litigation expenditure per government department and public entity and (ii) distinction between matters in which the State acted as the litigant and those in which it was the defendant or respondent and (c) what is the detailed cost breakdown of each litigation matter, indicating the (i) nature of the case, (ii) amount incurred and (iii) stage or outcome of the matter (settled, withdrawn, ongoing or finalised)?
 19 5 February 2026 20346
  1. (a) What is the number of reported extortion-related crimes for each SAPS precinct in the Western Cape during the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what targeted interventions have been implemented in these high-incidence areas;
  2. (a) how many arrests have been made in connection with extortion cases in the province since 1 April 2024 and (b) how many convictions have been secured;
  3. (a) what extortion-related crimes have been recorded and (b) what is the total estimated value of the economic loss linked to these crimes;
  4. (a) how many extortion cases in the province have been linked to organised criminal gangs and (b) what proportion of these are under investigation by specialised organised crime units;
  5. (a) how many dedicated SAPS task teams are currently operating in the province to combat extortion, (b) what are their areas of deployment and (c) what budget has been allocated to these teams in the 2024/25 financial year;
  6. (a) how many extortion-related cases remain under investigation in the Western Cape and (b) what measures are in place to reduce investigative backlogs?
 21 14 November 2025 20345
  1. (a) What was the final appropriation to the SAPS Crime Intelligence in the province for the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what amount of this budget was actually spent in the province;
  2. (a) how many crime intelligence officers are currently deployed in the province, (b) how are they distributed across the province and (c) what portion of the Crime Intelligence budget supports field operations versus administrative costs;
  3. (a) how many intelligence-driven operations have been conducted in the province during the 2024/25 financial year, (b) what portion of the budget was used for these operations and (c) what has been the success rate of these operations;
  4. what systems are in place to track expenditure and performance in the Crime Intelligence budget to ensure alignment with national and provincial crime reduction priorities?
 17 14 November 2025 20343

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