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

Question by Ms B M van Minnen

(a)  (i) How many government services are available on the citizen mobile application form and (ii) what are the relevant details of each, (b) what (i) percentage and (ii) number of open tickets were resolved by the Western Cape Government Contact Centre in (aa) 2022, (bb) 2023 and (cc) 2024 to date?

 12 26 July 2024 17614

Question by Ms B M van Minnen

How many digital skills training opportunities have been made available to citizens in (a) 2020, (b) 2021, (c) 2022, (d) 2023 and (e) 2024 to date?

 11 26 July 2024 17613
    1. What amount of unspent funding was (a) rolled over, (b) reallocated to other provinces or (c) forfeited in the (i) 2019/20, (ii) 2020/21, (iii) 2021/22, (iv) 2022/23 and (v) 2023/24 financial year for the (aa) Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG), (bb) Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) and (cc) Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG);
    1. how many social housing projects were (a) planned and (b) completed in the same period as in (1) above?
 3 26 July 2024 17612
  1. What was the (a) target for serviced sites in his Department’s Business Plan and (b) number of serviced sites delivered in the (i) 2019/20, (ii) 2020/21, (iii) 2021/22, (iv) 2022/23 and (v) 2023/24 financial year;
  2. what was the (a) target for houses or units in his Department’s Business Plan and (b) number of houses or units delivered in the same period as in (1) above;
  3. what was the (a) Informal Settlements Upgrade Grant (ISUG) voted for in the same period as in (1) above and (b) related expenditure in the same period as in (1) above?
 2 26 July 2024 17611
  1. (a) What are the reasons for the non-payment of November and December 2023 overtime for staff at the Horizon Youth Centre, (b) how many staff members are affected by this and (c) when will this payment be made;
  2. whether there are any other units of her Department that are affected by non-payment of overtime for staff members in the 2023/24 financial year; if so, (a) what are the details of the units and/or entities, (b) what is the number of staff members affected and (c) what is the amount owed to staff?
 4 3 May 2024 17309
  1. What (i) is the number and (ii) are the details of the service providers contracted by the Western Cape Sport Academy (WECSA) and (b)(i) what are details of the work they do and (ii) how much are they being paid?
 3 3 May 2024 17308

(a)  What is the total number of personnel employed by the Western Cape Sport Academy (WECSA), (b) what (i) are their names, (ii) are their qualifications, (iii) is their experience, (iv) is their salary scale and (v) is the nature of their contracts, (c)(i) what is the number of staff members who are on one-year contracts and (ii)(aa) for how long have they been appointed on a year-to-year contract basis and (bb) what are the reasons for this and (d)(i) what is the number of contract staff members whose contracts have been terminated and/or not renewed this year, (ii) what are the reasons for this, (iii) what are the qualifications of these staff members and (iv) what will happen to the positions they occupied and their respective duties that they were responsible for?

 2 3 May 2024 17307

With regard to the Western Cape Sport Academy (WECSA):

  1. (a) What was the total budget for the Academy in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 and (b) how much was given to the Academy each year;
  2. (a) what are the details of the management positions at the WECSA and (b)(i) when were the posts advertised, (ii) what are the details of all the individuals who (aa) applied and (bb) were shortlisted for each of these positions, (iii) what were the scoring received by the shortlisted candidates and (iv) when did the successful incumbents commence duty?
 1 3 May 2024 17306
  1. Mr LL Mvimbi to ask Ms M M Wenger, Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities:

What is the total amount of (a) irregular expenditure and (b) wasteful and fruitless expenditure that have been incurred by each of the provincial government department and entity in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024 to date?

 3 19 April 2024 17244

Question by Hon S A Little

With regard to his statement that LEAP is making inroads with LEAP officers making 27 000 arrests that will reduce the murder rate in the Western Cape by 50% by 2029:

  1. What are the factual details that informs this statement, (b)(i) what are the details per police station where these arrests have been made, (ii) what were the crimes committed in each case and (iii) how many cases were successfully prosecuted and sentenced?
 2 19 April 2024 17243

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