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. With reference to the outbreak of listeriosis, how is his Department ensuring that children at early childhood development centres (ECD centres) are safeguarded against the bacteria and that children do not consume food items that have been identified as contaminated;
  1. whether his Department communicated with teachers and parents at ECD centres about listeriosis; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether any cases of infections at ECD centres in the province have been reported; if so, (a) where, (b) how many and (c) how is his Department addressing them?
 1 23 March 2018 12848

With reference to the forensic investigation undertaken by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in the Oudtshoorn Municipality that revealed that there were at least 132 transgressions of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and various other pieces of legislation during the period that led to the mandatory intervention in terms of section 139 of the MFMA, including two cases of alleged corruption and eight of fraud, what are the relevant details?

 1 6 May 2016 12846

[1] Whether her Department received a request from the Ridgeview Primary School, Mossel Bay, for new or additional classrooms; if so, [a] when and [b] what are the norms used to determine the number of classrooms;

[2] whether the school is on the programme for new and/or additional classrooms; if so, [a] how many and [b] when?

 3 18 March 2016 12844

[a] Why the date of July 2015 has not been met for the construction of a fence at the Ridgeview Primary School, Mossel Bay, and [b][i] when will the construction of the fence be completed, [ii] at what cost and [iii] for which distance?

 2 18 March 2016 12843

Which steps have been taken to protect the residents, and particularly the children, of Powertown at Mossel Bay against the crime to which they are exposed daily?

 1 18 March 2016 12842

(a) What factors inform the plan to close down the Kleinfontein Primary School and (b) what process has been followed?

 11 1 July 2022 12841

With regard to the WCED’s decision to close down the Ottery Youth Care Centre:
(1) Why was the Ottery Youth Care Centre closed;
(2) what decision was taken with regard to the staff at the Ottery Youth Care Centre;
(3) whether the staff members at the Ottery Youth Care Centre have received their salaries since June 2021; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) (a) what activities have been taking place at the Ottery Youth Care Centre from June 2021 to date and (b) what activities specifically have been taking place in the technical section of the Ottery Youth Care Centre;
(5) what are the future plans for the Ottery Youth Care Centre, including what will happen in 2023;
(6) what is the number of learners who are currently enrolled at the school during this academic year?

 10 1 July 2022 12840

With regard to the appointment of acting principals at the Heathfield High School:
(1) Whether the appointment of the acting principals has been formally communicated to the school and a formal letter of appointment has been given to the school governing body and the senior management team; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, including (b) when was the letter issued and (c) by whom;
(2) whether the acting principals have attended any meetings of the school, including SGB meetings; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details, including the (a) number and (b) dates of meetings attended;
(3) what are the detailed cost breakdown associated with the appointment of the two acting principals, including their (a) salaries and (b) other related costs?

 9 1 July 2022 12839

With reference to his reply to question 15 of 13 May 2022:
(1) Whether the SAPS have any plans to fill the vacancies in the Anti-gang Unit; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) (a) what is the reason for the current vacancies, (b) what percentage of the vacancies will be filled in the current financial year, (c) when is it expected that the SAPS will fill all of the vacancies, (d) what is the reason for the budget decrease between the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial year and (e) what budget is required to capacitate the unit fully so that there would be no vacancies?

 12 24 June 2022 12838

(a) What is the number of mob justice incidents that have been recorded in the province in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date, (b) what is the breakdown of the areas in which they occurred and (c) what is his Department’s programmes to prevent mob justice?

 19 24 June 2022 12837

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