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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With regard to engagements on the upgrade of the Pacaltsdorp Clinic through the NHI initiative:

(1)(a)(i) When will the upgrade take place and (ii) how long will it take and (b) what will the upgrade entail;

(2) whether a contractor has been appointed; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 26 June 2025 19329

With regard to the renovations at the Railton Clinic in Swellendam following the fire: What is the status of the renovations and (b) what measures are in place to support the staff and patients? 

 5 26 June 2025 19328

Whether his Department has plans to repair the sports fields in (a) Scottsville and (b) Paarl East; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

  1. or learners, (c) what are the timeframes to find suitable land and (d) when will the building process commence?
 4 26 June 2025 19327

Whether she is aware of the drainage problem that is being experienced at the (a) Kraaifontein and (b) Scottsdene day hospitals when it rains heavily; if so, what has she and her Department done to address the problem?

 3 26 June 2025 19326

In the light of the imminent return of loadshedding and the approaching winter season:

      1. What specific measures has Eskom implemented to enhance energy resilience;
      1. whether the residents of the province must have confidence in the adequacy and readiness of the regional energy resilience plans; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 26 June 2025 19325

With regard to the winter readiness of the Province:

What work has been done by the provincial government to prepare for the winter rains especially in informal settlements and farming communities?

 1 26 June 2025 19324

What are the (a) names, (b) race, (c) qualifications, (d) age, and (e) nationality of all persons who are employed in his (i) office, (ii) Department and (iii) entities under his Department?

 45 13 June 2025 19322

 

What are the (a) names, (b) race, (c) qualifications, (d) age, and (e) nationality of all persons who are employed in his (i) office, (ii) Department and (iii) entities under his Department?

 44 13 June 2025 19321

In respect of food insecurity:
(1)(a) What is the number of (i) child-headed households and (ii) those run by elderly dependents that are experiencing food insecurity in the province, (b)(i) what percentage of food-insecure households include children under the age of five and (ii) what interventions by his Department target them specifically;
(2)(a) what is the prevalence of food insecurity per municipality, (b)(i) what is the detailed municipal breakdown of food insecurity rates, highlighting the five municipalities with the highest food insecurity rates; and (ii) where are they located;
(3)whether there are municipalities where food insecurity has worsened significantly in the past two years; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the contributing factors;
(4)(a) what provincial government programmes are currently in place to address food insecurity and (b) what is their reach and impact;
(5)(a) how many NGOs and community kitchens are operational in the province, and (b) which municipalities rely most on these services;
(6)whether there are areas where government programmes and NGO efforts are insufficient, leading to persistent hunger; if so, what are the relevant details?

 43 13 June 2025 19320

In respect of food insecurity:
(1)(a) What is the current estimated prevalence of food insecurity in the province, (b) how has this changed over the past five years, (c) what are the primary drivers of food insecurity in the province;
(2)whether there are any seasonal fluctuations in food insecurity, particularly in rural and farming communities; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) what is the detailed breakdown of the number of households experiencing food insecurity in the province, including a demographic breakdown, including (a) race; (b) income levels, (c) number of households earning below the food poverty line, (d) employment status, (e) number of social grant dependency, (f) unemployed, (g) those employed in the informal sector?

 42 13 June 2025 19319

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