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) (i) What is the current number of funded posts in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) how many of these posts are presently vacant, (b) of the vacant posts, how many are in the ten police precincts that consistently record the highest number of murders nationally and (d) what measures are being taken to prioritise the filling of vacancies in these high-murder precincts?

 19 22 August 2025 19793

In respect of the proliferation of illegal firearms and ammunition in the province, and the ease of access to these by gangsters:

(a) What is the estimated number of illegal firearms currently in circulation in the province, (b) what are the known or suspected sources of illegal firearms in the province and (c) what is the number of legally registered firearms that have been reported lost or stolen from (i) private owners and (ii) security companies in (aa) 2024 and (bb) 2025 to date?

 23 22 August 2025 19792

With reference to the reply to question 11 of 27 June 2025:

  1. In terms of the “Application for consolidation, rezoning and permanent departures, erven: 35172–35174 Milnerton” submitted to the City of Cape Town for the erven in Racing Park, whether the application has been approved for (a) consolidation, (b) the rezoning for General Residential 4, (c) the site development plan and (d) the building line departures; if not, what is the current status of the application; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether the original intention to build three-storey blocks of residential flats, measuring approximately 21 m2 each, with a total yield of 246 temporary relocation area (TRA) units, still remains; if not, (a) why not and (b) what is the current proposed use of the erven acquired in Racing Park; if so, what progress has been made on the application erven;
  3. (a) what number of the residents in the Siyahlala Informal Settlement has been relocated and (b) to where have they been relocated;
  4. whether the Racing Park erven have been used for any housing development; if not, what is the current use of the land;
  5. in 2020, during COVID-19, the Siyahlala Informal Settlement was identified – as one of the 29 informal settlements nationally – for priority dedensification, whether this informal settlement is still regarded as a priority; if so, how is it being implemented?
 1 8 August 2025 19791

About early childhood development (ECD) and the fact that not all 3- to 5-yearold
children are in ECD programmes:
What steps is his Department taking to ensure that children in this age group are
reached and included in ECD classes, especially in rural areas?

 10 11 September 2025 19670

With regard to his Department’s partnering with Africa Skills:

  1. What are the enrolment details of young people at this college in 2025;
  2. whether his Department supports the partnership financially; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 11 September 2025 19669

Whether his national counterpart has informed him of the termination of the Master Service Agreement between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Postbank regarding the distribution of social grants; if so, (a) how will this termination affect grant recipients in the province and (b) what will now be utilised by Sassa to distribute social grants?

 8 11 September 2025 19668

With regard to the ongoing crisis of affordability in the province, with municipalities, particularly the City of Cape Town, imposing excessively high tariffs:
(a)
What measures is his Department putting in place to protect citizens from unaffordable municipal tariffs and (b) how is his Department ensuring that municipalities balance revenue generation with the urgent need to safeguard residents already struggling with the rising cost of living in the province?

 7 11 September 2025 19667

(a) How many matric learners have dropped out of school this year, (b) what
programmes are in place to help learners prepare for the examinations (c) what
programmes are in place to prepare leaners for life after high school?

 6 11 September 2025 19666
  1. How far is his Department with the plan for a social housing project in Sea Point;
  2. whether his Department has appointed a contractor for project; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department has started with the stakeholder engagement process; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 11 September 2025 19665

(1) What steps does his Department take to ensure that hunting permits issued in the province are aligned with the national threatened or protected species (TOPS) regulations;

(2) whether the Province formally recognises and applies these regulations when making permitting decisions; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 11 September 2025 19664

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