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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(1) What formal training programmes and/or courses does his Department plan to offer to prospective students from January 2022 onwards; (2) whether his Department has been accredited to offer these training programmes or is the Department still in the process of applying for accreditation to offer these programmes; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what is the minimum duration of the training programmes and (b) which quality assurance body or bodies would be issuing the certificates to students; (4) whether his Department experienced delays in the issuing of certificates by any quality assurance body or bodies for training that concluded up to December 2020; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what is the number of students who were affected and (c) what has been the duration since the last assessments? |
12 | 16 April 2021 | 10945 |
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What is the status of (a) CAS 154/08/2020 Kirstenhof and (b) CAS 143/10/2020 Kirstenhof? |
11 | 16 April 2021 | 10944 |
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With reference to the reply to question 3 of 7 May 2021: (1)(a) Under what legislation or regulations does the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), now referred to as the Safety and Security Investigations Unit (SSIU), derive its “investigative” powers or authority and (b) what does it investigate; (2) how does he and his Department account for the unit’s role in the implementation of the provincially funded LEAP Plan or Western Cape Safety Plan if the unit is not part of the municipal police service; (3) whether the SIU is subject to his or the provincial government’s oversight; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether he investigated or enquired about the lawfulness of the SIU; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether he enquired about the recent arrest of the head of the SIU, being the Chief of Specialised Investigation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (6)(a) how many LEAP officers have been deployed as investigators, (b) who is the current command or head of the investigating unit, (c) how many LEAP officers are currently deployed in the City of Cape Town and (d) how many LEAP officers are peace officers with the powers assigned to them in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act Regulations?
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15 | 2 July 2021 | 10943 |
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With regard to funded posts in the Department of Economic Development and Tourism: 1(a) What is the number of vacancies in (i) senior to top management and (ii) all other levels that currently exist in his Department as at the latest date for which information is available, (b)(i) what are the reasons for each post being vacant, (ii) how long has each post been vacant and (iii) what are the plans to fill the vacancies and (c)(i) what is the number of people who are currently holding acting roles in vacant positions in senior to top management, (ii) what is the rationale for having acting persons as opposed to filling the vacancies, (iii) for how long have these people been acting and (iv) when will each vacancy be filled; 2. whether the vacancies have had any impact in the work of his Department to achieve its set targets; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how many targets are affected? |
14 | 2 July 2021 | 10942 |
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With reference to requests received by my office from community members of Hanover Park who allege that they are unable to get satisfactory responses to their questions from the ward councillor (the question is posed in terms of section 152 of the Constitution): (1) Whether the following projects have been implemented: (a) Urban Agriculture Equipment (CPX.0018279-F1), (b) Hanover Park Civic – Sports and Recreation Equipment (WPX.0012284), (c) Youth Entrepreneur Programme (WPX.0012284) (d) Multi-activity Market (WPX.0011549) and (e) Life Count Programme (WPX.0012722); if so, (i) what are the details of the projects, (ii) where have these projects been implemented and (iii) which organisations have been identified to roll out or implement the programmes or projects; (2) whether the organisations in 1(iii) above are compliant with all procurement and legislative obligations; if so, what are the relevant details? |
10 | 16 April 2021 | 10941 |
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a) How many community food gardens were supported by his Department during the past financial year, |
9 | 16 April 2021 | 10940 |
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During January 2020, the City of Cape Town’s Council dealt with the Immovable Property Adjudication Committee item IPAC 18/11/2020 regarding the proposed transfer by way of long-term lease of a portion of remainder erf 99939, Cape Town, known as the Cape Town market (Cape Town Market (Pty) Ltd). In terms of paragraph 5.3.5: Black economic empowerment: (a) How has the operators of the Buitemark been accommodated inside the Epping precinct, (b) what action will be taken to move the operators from the road reserve and (c) who are the recipients of the 50,1% shareholding as recorded in the report? |
7 | 16 April 2021 | 10939 |
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(a)(i) What is the number of principals who have been found guilty of transgressions, (ii) what are the details of their transgressions and (iii) what are the details of their schools, (b)(i) how many have been dismissed and (ii) what are the reasons for their dismissals, (c)(i) how many have resigned and (ii) what are the reasons for their resignation in (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015, (cc) 2016, (dd) 2017, (ee) 2018, (ff) 2019, (gg) 2020 and (hh) 2021 to date? |
13 | 2 July 2021 | 10938 |
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(1) Whether he and his Department supported wine farmers in the province in order to mitigate the losses suffered because of COVID-19 regulations; if so, in what respects were the wine industry supported; (2) whether he and his Department are aware of any initiatives or special support programmes undertaken by the national Department of Agriculture, or any other national departments, in order to mitigate the damage to the wine industry by the ban on transport, sales, and so forth, due to COVID-19 regulations; if so, what are the relevant details? |
6 | 16 April 2021 | 10937 |
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With reference to prosecutions in the province: How many cases were (a) lodged, (b) brought to court and (c) successfully prosecuted in the province in the (i) 2016/17, (ii) 2017/18, (iii) 2018/19, (iv) 2019/20 and (v) 2020/21 financial years up to the latest date for which information available? |
5 | 16 April 2021 | 10936 |
