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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With reference to the investigation into the murder of school principal Zameka Mfubesi that occurred on 18 September 2020 in Grabouw: (a) What is the current status of the investigation and (b) whether a suspect has been arrested; if so, when will the case proceed to court? |
4 | 10 December 2021 | 11307 |
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With reference to the Beaufort West Municipality:
what are the (a) names, (b) task levels (T-levels) and (c) total cost of employment (TCoE) of all persons from task level 8 (T8); what is the total salary bill per month for all municipal staff members; (a) what is the total overtime bill for August 2018 to June 2019, (b) what are the names of the municipal officials who claimed overtime, (c) what are their designations and (d) what was the overtime cost per month; (a) what are the (i) names, (ii) designations and (iii) TCoE of all municipal appointments made since August 2018, including full-time, permanent and temporary contract and advisory appointments, (b)(i) what was the composition of the selection panels, (ii) what was the content of the advertisements and (iii) where were the positions advertised for all the appointments made since August 2018? |
8 | 12 July 2019 | 11306 |
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With reference to the reply to question 15 of 17 September 2021: (1) Regarding the response to 15(b–c), the reply indicates in part (b) that 59 police officers had disciplinary proceedings instituted against them; however, a breakdown of these proceedings in part (c) indicates that four officers had “no steps taken” against them, (a) what is the reason for this discrepancy and (b) why did these four officers not face disciplinary action; (2) regarding the response to 15(d), (a) how many workshops related to gender-based violence (GBV) have taken place in 2021 to date and (b) at which (i) stations and (ii) units did the workshops take place; (3) what measures are involved in “consequence management” to deter members from being involved in misconduct? |
5 | 12 November 2021 | 11302 |
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With reference to the processing of DNA specimens at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL): (a) What is the total number of backlogged cases as a result of delayed DNA processing at the SAPS FSL in the province, (b) how many of these cases are related to sexual offences and (c) what is the timeline for the eradication of the case backlog related to sexual offences? |
4 | 12 November 2021 | 11301 |
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With reference to the reply to question 14 of 17 September 2021: (1) Regarding the response to 14(c), (a) what are the specific details of each of the “several interventions” implemented to address the root causes underlying the DNA backlog at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and (b) how does each intervention contribute to ensuring the backlog does not occur again; (2) regarding the response to 14(e), for how long were the RI Lane instruments not operating at full capacity; (3) whether the contract for the maintenance of the RI Lane instruments is still pending; if so, (a) what is the latest update and (b) what is the reason the delay; (4) what is the daily difference in cases processed when the RI Lane instruments are fully operational as opposed to when these cases are processed manually? |
3 | 12 November 2021 | 11300 |
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With regard to the funds handed over to the Laingsburg Municipality on 19 October 2021: (a) What amount was provided, (b) what was the purpose of the funding and (c) what amount has been spent to date?
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2 | 12 November 2021 | 11299 |
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With reference to the Elsenburg Training Institute: (a) What is the current size of the Percheron stud at Elsenburg, (b) what was the number of animals at the end of the (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 financial years, (c)(i) what number of livestock was (aa) purchased and (bb) sold and (ii) what amounts were traded for Percherons over the last five financial years, (d) to what extend was the livestock of use in the curriculum of the equine training programme offered at the Elsenburg Training Institute and (e) what are the plans for the future of the Percheron stud at Elsenburg? |
1 | 10 December 2021 | 11292 |
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With reference to the international travel ban imposed on potential foreign tourists in a response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus: (1) Whether CapeNature would be refunding the deposits of foreign visitors who have been prevented from travelling to South Africa; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) what is the expected effect of the travel ban on (i) tourism numbers and (ii) the turnover from tourism for CapeNature for the current tourism season, (b) which of CapeNature’s tourism facilities should be deemed as high-risk facilities from an infection point of view and (c) what has been the estimated loss in revenue suffered by CapeNature during the previous financial year due to lockdown regulations? |
3 | 10 December 2021 | 11291 |
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With reference to locust outbreaks:
what precautions have been implemented in order to control possible outbreaks of locusts; whether locust control officers require the permission of landowners in order to get access to locust swarms on private land; if so, (a) under what legislation is access obtained to private land and (b) what issues does this challenge pose for the control of locust swarms?
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2 | 10 December 2021 | 11290 |
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7 | 3 December 2021 | 11289 |
