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

(a)  What are the conditions that apply to the distribution of drought relief funds in instances where farmers are assisted through disaster funds allocated by the national Department of Agriculture, (b)(i) which role players are used and/or consulted in the distribution of drought relief to livestock farmers and (ii) how transparent is the allocation process and (c) to what extent does the (i) number and (ii) type of (aa) livestock and/or (bb) farms play a role in the determination of relief allocated to individual farmers?

 5 1 December 2023 16735
  1.  How many of the productive farms in the Western Cape are registered in the names of (i) individuals, (ii) companies and (iii) other entities, including the government, (b) on what dataset is the estimation of the figures above based and (c)(i) to what extent are farm-ownership patterns changing and (ii) what are the reasons for this?
 4 1 December 2023 16734

With regard to port surcharges levied by shipping lines for shipments to the Port of Cape Town:

  1. (i) How are such surcharges calculated and (ii) what is the reasoning behind shipping lines adding surcharges, (b) what impact does this have on the Port of Cape Town in terms of (i) being a port of preference for shipping lines and (ii) the volume of twenty-foot equivalent unit containers received and (c)(i) what steps need to be taken to avoid such surcharges and (ii) what is the origin of the shipments that are principally affected by surcharges?
 3 1 December 2023 16732

With regard to port surcharges levied by shipping lines for shipments to the Port of Cape Town:

  1. (i) How are such surcharges calculated and (ii) what is the reasoning behind shipping lines adding surcharges, (b) what impact does this have on the Port of Cape Town in terms of (i) being a port of preference for shipping lines and (ii) the volume of twenty-foot equivalent unit containers received and (c)(i) what steps need to be taken to avoid such surcharges and (ii) what is the origin of the shipments that are principally affected by surcharges?
 3 1 December 2023 16733

(1)      (a) What was the average (i) waiting time in hours at berth and (ii) turnaround time for container ships and (b) what  were the targets;

(2)      (a) what was the average number of twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers (i) loaded and (ii) unloaded and  (b) what were the targets;

(3)      what were the targets for the average container dwell times for (a) imports and (b) exports;

(4)      (a) what was the average call size of ships using the port and (b) what was the target?

 2 1 December 2023 16731
  1. (a) How many Golden Arrow busses service subcouncil 8, (b) what are the details of their (i) routes, (ii) operating times and (iii) cost per trip and (c)(i) how many operating licences does Golden Arrow have for routes in this area and (ii) how long have these licences existed

(2)  whether there are any plans to open MyCiTi routes in subcouncil 8; if so, what are the relevant details;

  1. (a) what are the details of the applications for routes by Golden Arrow Bus Services, (b) how many applications were approved for the company over the past 10 years and (c) what are the details of the (i) routes, (ii) application dates and (iii) approval dates?
 1 1 December 2023 16730

In each of the SAPS police precincts in the Western Cape:

(a)   How many SAPS members are currently employed, (b) how many vehicles are allocated, (c) what is the vacancy rate and (d) how many detectives are stationed there?

 11 3 November 2023 16683

(a)   How many service-delivery complaints were recorded against the SAPS in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2023 to date, (b) what were the main reasons for the recorded service-delivery complaints and (c) what percentage of service complaints were resolved satisfactorily?

 10 3 November 2023 16682

Whether any additional services are being made available by her Department over the festive season; if so, what are the relevant details?

 9 3 November 2023 16681

With regard to Theewaterskloof officials attending the Rugby World Cup:

  1. (a) Why was the trip not brought before the Council if they conducted the trip on behalf of the Theewaterskoof Municipality, (b) who gave the (i) Deputy Mayor and (ii) Speaker the mandate to travel to the United Kingdom and France in search of opportunities for the people of Theewaterskloof and (c) why was a letter written by the Municipal Manager to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation asking for the trip to be declared as an official state visit despite not being brought before the Council;

 

  1. whether any staff members or officials in the Theewaterskloof Municipality council offices have been (i) dismissed, (ii) suspended, (iii) been given verbal or written warnings or (iv) subject to any other disciplinary action between 17 and 31 October 2023; if so, what are the details of each incident?
 8 3 November 2023 16680

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