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

With regard to his Department’s partnering with Africa Skills:

  1. What are the enrolment details of young people at this college in 2025;
  2. whether his Department supports the partnership financially; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 11 September 2025 19669

Whether his national counterpart has informed him of the termination of the Master Service Agreement between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Postbank regarding the distribution of social grants; if so, (a) how will this termination affect grant recipients in the province and (b) what will now be utilised by Sassa to distribute social grants?

 8 11 September 2025 19668

With regard to the ongoing crisis of affordability in the province, with municipalities, particularly the City of Cape Town, imposing excessively high tariffs:
(a)
What measures is his Department putting in place to protect citizens from unaffordable municipal tariffs and (b) how is his Department ensuring that municipalities balance revenue generation with the urgent need to safeguard residents already struggling with the rising cost of living in the province?

 7 11 September 2025 19667

(a) How many matric learners have dropped out of school this year, (b) what
programmes are in place to help learners prepare for the examinations (c) what
programmes are in place to prepare leaners for life after high school?

 6 11 September 2025 19666
  1. How far is his Department with the plan for a social housing project in Sea Point;
  2. whether his Department has appointed a contractor for project; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department has started with the stakeholder engagement process; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 11 September 2025 19665

(1) What steps does his Department take to ensure that hunting permits issued in the province are aligned with the national threatened or protected species (TOPS) regulations;

(2) whether the Province formally recognises and applies these regulations when making permitting decisions; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 11 September 2025 19664

With regard to the recent death of a young leopard in Heidelberg after being caught in illegal gin traps:

  1. What is the latest update on CapeNature’s investigation into the incident and
  2. what further steps are being taken to prevent similar incidents?
 2 11 September 2025 19663

a)   What are the current challenges faced by hung municipalities across the province and (b) what interventions has his Department initiated to resolve these challenges?

 3 11 September 2025 19662

Interpellation 2

In the light of the recent racist incident in Knysna:

(1) Whether his Department is implementing any measures to combat racism among the youth; (2) how is his Department strengthening programmes that promote social cohesion and non-racialism in the province?

 2 11 September 2025 19661

With regard to the 195 cases investigated by Provincial Forensic Services from 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2025:

  1. Whether copies of the investigation reports can be made available;
  2. (a) what amount of money was involved in each of the cases and (b) in cases where an official was found guilty of fraud and corruption, (i) how much money has been recouped from those cases, (ii) what actions did the departments take and (iii) where no actions were taken, what were the reasons;
  3. whether officials who were found guilty are they still employed by the departments; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether departments take legal action against officials found guilty; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
 25 22 August 2025 19653

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