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 |
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With reference to the increasing levels of poverty and inequality in the province: Whether her Department has plans to narrow the gap between the number of persons who is already receiving support and the thousands of other people who are in desperate need of help; if so, what are the relevant details? |
9 | 4 September 2020 | 10882 |
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8 | 4 September 2020 | 10881 |
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7 | 4 September 2020 | 10880 |
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(1) (a) What is the number of instances in which he and his Department have been taken to court, (b) what are the details of the (i) disputes, (ii) judgments and (iii) costs to the Department associated with cases in (aa) 2014, (bb) 2015, (cc) 2016, (dd) 2017, (ee) 2018, (ff) 2019, (gg) 2020 and (hh) 2021 to date; (2) whether there are any pending cases before the courts that his Department is involved in; if so, what are the relevant details? |
11 | 9 April 2021 | 10879 |
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With reference to the reply to question 15 and question 16 published in the Question Paper for Written Reply dated 2 October 2020: (1) Whether Prasa has submitted any of the information that was requested by his Department relating to the following; if so, what are the relevant details regarding significant vandalism and theft during the COVID-19 lockdown period; (2) whether an audit or survey has been done to ascertain the implications for restoring rail services after the COVID-19 lockdown period; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether an audit or survey has been done to determine the total kilometer of rail that (a) currently is not in use in the province, (b) is not in use in the province as a result of vandalism or theft and (c) cannot be accessed in the province due to the illegal occupation of land; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) how many of the train stations and train sets in the province are (a) operational and (b) non-operational? |
9 | 9 April 2021 | 10878 |
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With respect to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) that has been signed between his Department and the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa): (a) What challenges have been successfully mitigated, (b) what working objectives have been set and (c) what are the details, including time frames if available, for their realisation? |
8 | 9 April 2021 | 10877 |
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(1) Whether she can provide details on the sudden resignation of the Principal of the Greenfields Girls’ Primary School; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether she can provide details of the complaint against the Principal of the Greenfields Girls’ Primary School that the Principal is alleged to have acted inappropriately towards girls; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether she can provide clarity on how this educator was vetted before being employed by her Department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether she can provide clarity on how this educator was vetted and cleared before being appointed as the Principal of the Greenfields Girls’ Primary School; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether the South African Council of Educators (SACE) has been notified of the allegations to prevent this educator from having access to vulnerable learners, particularly young girls, in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (6) whether her Department will (i) pursue and continue to investigate the complaint even though the Principal has resigned and (ii) report the matter to the relevant authorities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details and time frames? |
7 | 9 April 2021 | 10876 |
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With regard to a media report (IOL) on 9 March 2021 regarding the retirement of the Principal of the Grove Primary School: (1) Whether she can provide an update regarding the South African Council of Educators (SACE) disciplinary hearing that was scheduled for 25 March 2020; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the she can provide reasons why her Department did not inform the SACE of the findings against the Principal of the Grove Primary School after her Department’s disciplinary process had been concluded; (3) whether her Department recommended a full forensic investigation into the financial affairs of the school and the suspension of the Principal with pay pending that investigation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) how did her Department arrive at the amount of money that was to be recovered from the Principal, as mentioned in summons 16290/2019 at Wynberg Magistrate’s Court; Given that the amounts related to the summons do not account for the illegal off-budget amounts paid to the Principal in 2016 or 2017, which compounded in subsequent years, as the correction was never made to the actual budget-approved increase in 2017: (5) whether she can provide an explanation for this oversight in calculating the correct amount that was illegally paid to and received by the Principal of the Grove Primary School; if so, what are the relevant details; (6) whether this oversight will be corrected and a proper forensic investigation be conducted to determine the depth of the Principal’s illegal and possibly fraudulent conduct; if so, what are the relevant details; (7) whether she and her Department will support the SACE case against the Principal for financial mismanagement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (8) whether she can provide an update regarding the instruction to the State Attorney to recover the funds; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
6 | 9 April 2021 | 10875 |
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With regard to allegations of sexual harassment against the Traffic Chief, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, and his Department’s decision not to suspend him pending the investigation: (1) (a) What applicable legal prescripts guide the work of the provincial government to suspend senior employees for allegations of sexual misconduct and (b) how were they applied in this case; (2) whether this person has been charged by a court of law in 2020; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what remedial action did his Department take; With regard to the Department’s commitment to appoint an independent panel to investigate the allegations: (3) (a) what is the status of that investigation and (b) how much has been spent on it to date; (4) whether the victim has not been to work since September 2020 due to health reasons; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) when last did she report for duty, (c) what is her state of health and mind, (d) what support has been given to her and (e) what protection has been given to her and with regard to her job security? |
5 | 9 April 2021 | 10874 |
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(1) (a) What is the total expenditure of his Department’s Expanded Public Partnership (EPP), (b) how many community policing forums (CPFs) (i) participated and (ii) received funding, (c) what (i) is the breakdown of these CPFs and (ii) amount each CPF received in the 2020/21 financial year, (d)(i) what are the details of the CPFs that do not participate in the EPP, (ii) what are the reasons for this and (e) what measures have been taken by his Department to improve relations between the CPFs and his Department; (2) whether the Department can provide a breakdown of its expenditure on EPPs between the 2018/19 and 2020/21 financial year, including details of how much each CPF received? |
4 | 9 April 2021 | 10873 |
