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

How many individuals under the age of 18 suffer from inadequate nutrition in the province?

 

 24 2 June 2023 15163

With regard to the Back on Track Programme that was recently launched by the Western Cape Education Department and the amount of R1,2 billion that will be spent on the programme over the next three years:

    1. What is the detailed breakdown of (i) this amount per year and (ii) the expenditure items involved in the programme, (b) what is the number of (i) learners, (ii) teachers and (iii) schools that will benefit from the programme and (c) how much will the expenditure be on each of these in (b) above?
 7 2 June 2023 15162

With regard to the Zwelethemba High School in Worcester:

  1. Whether the school falls under the Collaboration Schools Pilot Project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether the teachers at the school are permanently employed or on contract;
  1. whether the teachers are registered on the Government Personnel and Salary System (Persal); if not, why not;
  1. whether the teachers at the school receive salaries comparable to those of other teachers at government public schools in the province not falling under the

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Collaboration Schools Pilot Project; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

  1. whether his Department has received complaints of corruption, fraud and theft at the school; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 2 2 June 2023 15161

With regard to the grievances raised with the WCED by the Principal of the Hexvallei Secondary School:

  1. (a) When did his Department first receive the grievances from the Principal and (b) what are the details of all the action steps taken to respond to and address the matters raised;

with regard to an email from a certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, to a second certain person, whose name has also been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, wherein she threatened that drastic actions would follow and that he will face consequences for “sending an email in his professional capacity on matters of the WCED without WCED approval, or insight”, (a)(i) what drastic actions will his Department take against the second certain person, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, and (ii) under which circumstances will these actions be taken and (b) what measures are in place to protect principals against intimidation and purging from WCED officials in circuits, districts and at the head office?

 27 5 May 2023 15160

What is the breakdown of the number of teachers from the following racial groups in former model C schools: (a) white, (b) black and (c) coloured?

 19 21 April 2023 15159
  1. (i) What is the total number of temporary classrooms at former model C schools in the province and (ii) how many of these classrooms are in each school, (b)(i) what is the total number of temporary classrooms in township schools in the province and (ii) how many of these classrooms are in each school and (c) what is the average number of learners per classroom at former model C schools compared to township schools?
 17 21 April 2023 15158
  1. How many patients has her Department treated for tuberculosis in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date, (b) to what extent does tuberculosis continue to threaten public health in the province and (c) what challenges does her Department face in responding to tuberculosis in the province?
 12 11 August 2023 15121

With regard to the recent taxi strike that turned violent:

What is the preliminary cost estimate to repair or replace public transportation vehicles, such as (a) Golden Arrow buses, (b) MyCiti buses, (c) minibus taxis and (d) any other vehicle for any other form of transportation?

 

 11 11 August 2023 15120

With regard to the funding transferred from the Global TB Fund to the National Treasury:

  1.   Whether any of this funding has been transferred to the Provincial Treasury; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2.   whether any mechanisms are in place to track the use of these funds; if so, what are the relevant details?
 18 25 August 2023 15118

With regard to green hydrogen development in the Western Cape:

  1. At what stage of development is the Saldanha Bay green hydrogen production hub, following the MOU with Sasol last year;
  2. whether her Department has any concerns regarding the prioritisation of green hydrogen development in South Africa by the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA); if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. what would be the benefits of prioritising Saldanha Bay, in comparison to Boegoebaai, for green hydrogen with regard to (a) timelines and (b) job creation?
 17 25 August 2023 15117

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