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Regarding the Department’s statutory oversight role over policing and its provincial programmes to combat gender-based violence (GBV): - What (a) specific support programmes, (b) civil society partnerships or (c) localised interventions are currently coordinated by her Department to strengthen the investigation of GBV;
- (a) which specific police stations in the province have been identified where the volume of GBV reporting is disproportionately high but investigative outcomes and conviction rates remain poor and (b) what interventions have been recommended to the SAPS management for these stations;
- what specific (a) oversight steps, (b) station audits or (c) monitoring interventions has her Department undertaken during the past 12 months to evaluate the performance of the SAPS in investigating GBV-related offences;
- (a) what trends has her Department identified through its monitoring frameworks regarding the shifting prevalence and geographic concentration of GBV in the province and (b) which specific communities have been flagged as requiring urgent and targeted structural intervention;
- what formal recommendations has she submitted to the national Minister of Police and to the SAPS National Commissioner to improve structurally the (a) resourcing and (b) effectiveness of GBV investigations in the province?
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7 |
5 June 2026 |
20999 |
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In respect of the institutional capacity of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and specialised victim support infrastructure in the province: - (a) What is the current average detective caseload for investigators assigned to Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units across the province and (b) how does this figure compare with the (i) national norm or (ii) recommended caseload per investigator;
- how many (a) funded vacancies and (b) unfunded vacancies currently exist in FCS units in the province, broken down by (i) rank and (ii) police district;
- what formal assessment has her Department conducted regarding the impact of these deficiencies on the (a) quality of investigations and (b) successful prosecution of offences related to gender-based violence (GBV) in the province;
- (a) how many (i) Thuthuzela care centres and (ii) designated victim-friendly rooms (VFRs) are currently operational in the province and (b) what are the specific facilities where each is located?
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6 |
5 June 2026 |
20998 |
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With reference to the Agricultural Trade Digest published on 24 May 2026, which highlights that difficulties at the Port of Cape Town negatively affected the financial conditions of fruit growers by forcing a rerouting of produce to Eastern Cape ports: - (a) What is his Department’s estimate of the total tonnage of Western Cape agri-cultural products diverted to Eastern Cape ports during the 2025/26 peak export window and (b) what specific subsectors, besides table grapes, were most affected;
- whether his Department has engaged with (a) Transnet and (b) organised agriculture to prevent a replication of these bottlenecks during upcoming crop cycles; if so, what are the relevant details;
- what support mechanisms is his Department deploying to assist emerging farmers who lack the capital liquidity to absorb unexpected multi-provincial transport costs?
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5 |
5 June 2026 |
20997 |
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With reference to the Township Action Plan (TAP) flagship initiative launched under the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs (G4J) Strategy, and noting the selection of the Mossel Bay Municipality, specifically the KwaNonqaba township area, as the primary provincial pilot site: - (a) What is the status of the KwaNonqaba Township Action Plan (TAP) Pilot Project and (b) what project milestones have been successfully achieved since its inception;
- what total financial budget has been allocated by his Department specifically to support the KwaNonqaba TAP Pilot Project for the (a) 2025/26 and (b) 2026/27 financial years;
- what is the breakdown of the funds listed in question (2) above regarding allocations dedicated to (a) infrastructure upgrades (such as trading spaces or digital access) versus (b) direct financial support for township-based SMMEs;
- what (a) economic development models or (b) public–private partnerships are cur-rently being trialled in this pilot project to structurally mitigate the key barriers to entry identified for township operators;
- what monitoring framework is his Department utilising to evaluate the economic impact of the KwaNonqaba Pilot Project;
- whether his Department has a timeline for rolling out the TAP framework to other townships across the province; if so, what are the relevant details?
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4 |
5 June 2026 |
20996 |
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With reference to his reply to question 2 of 28 April 2026: - Given that his Department acknowledges that the R22 000 threshold is outdated and should “well exceed R30 000”, whether steps have been taken to adopt formally an updated provincial affordability threshold across all programmes; if not, why not;
- what engagements, if any, has his Department had with the national Department of Human Settlements regarding urgently increasing the (a) First Home Finance and (b) social housing income thresholds;
- how many households in the province currently fall into the income bracket between R22 000 and R34 800;
- (a) what is the average (i) rent or (ii) bond repayment currently being charged in provincially supported affordable housing developments and (b) how does this compare to the stated 30% affordability benchmark;
- whether his Department has conducted any recent study on whether households earning between R3 500 and R22 000 can realistically afford housing near economic opportunities in Cape Town; if so, what are the relevant details;
- what percentage of households currently occupying social housing units spend more than 30% of their income on rent;
- whether his Department includes transport costs when assessing housing afford-ability; if not, why not; if so, how is transport costs assessed?
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3 |
5 June 2026 |
20995 |
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With reference to the recent announcement of “Safe Zones” being launched in Mitchells Plain: - Whether her Department has finalised an implementation framework for the Safe Zones Initiative in Mitchells Plain; if not, why not; if so, what are the key (a) time-lines and (b) deliverables associated with the rollout in the identified areas;
- what criteria were used to identify the five initial Safe Zones earmarked for the rollout;
- whether the dedicated Safe Hubs have already been identified in each of the five pilot areas; if not, when will these sites be confirmed; if so, what are the relevant details;
- (a) what role will LEAP officers play in the operationalisation of the Safe Zones Initiative and (b) how many personnel will be assigned to support the initiative in each of the five identified areas;
- whether any monitoring and evaluation framework has been developed to assess the effectiveness of the Safe Zones Initiative; if not, why not; if so, what indicators will be used to measure success
- whether her Department will expand the Safe Zones Initiative to other gang-affected communities in the province should the pilot programme prove successful; if not, why not; if so, which areas are under consideration?
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1 |
5 June 2026 |
20990 |
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With reference to his reply to question 7 of 22 May 2025: - Whether his Department has received any formal response from the national Department of Human Settlements or the National Treasury following the lodging of the dispute; if so, what were the details of that response;
- whether the intergovernmental dispute has been resolved; (a) if not, what further (i) engagements or (ii) processes are currently underway to resolve the matter; (b) if so, (i) when was it resolved and (ii) what are the relevant details;
- whether his Department has escalated or intends to escalate the dispute beyond the current intergovernmental process; if so, what specific steps are being taken;
- whether (a) mediation, (b) legal proceedings or (c) intervention through other inter-governmental mechanisms is being considered; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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3 |
22 May 2026 |
20989 |
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(a) How many shelters and temporary safe spaces were utilised by his Department during the recent severe weather conditions in the province, (b) where were these shelters located, (c) how many individuals were accommodated, (d) what support services were provided at these shelters during the severe weather conditions and (e) what was the total cost incurred by his Department for shelters and emergency relief during the recent severe weather conditions? |
37 |
22 May 2026 |
20969 |
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(a) (i) What is the estimated cost of infrastructure damage caused by the recent flooding and (ii) which infrastructure was most affected, (b) what is the (i) estimated cost and (ii) total length of damaged roads, (c) how many (i) schools and (ii) health facilities were damaged, (d) what is the estimated cost to repair these schools and health facilities in (c) above, (e) how long does it take for national disaster funding to be disbursed and (f) what is the projected turnaround time for repairing the (i) roads, (ii) schools and (iii) health facilities mentioned above? |
36 |
22 May 2026 |
20968 |
- (a) How many road damage reports were submitted through the Roads4U application in the province in (i) March, (ii) April and (iii) May 2026, (b) how many of these reports have been (i) assessed and (ii) attended to and (c) how many users are cur-rently registered on the application;
- whether there was a surge in road damage reporting during the recent severe weather period in the province; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many reports were received during this period of severe weather conditions?
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35 |
22 May 2026 |
20967 |
