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

(1)    (a) How much funding was given to the Genadendal Mission Museum in the (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 financial years and (b) what other support has her Department given to the Genadendal Mission Museum in the (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 financial years;

(2)    (a) what programmes does her Department have in place for recording oral history, (b) what is the process of (i) recording oral history and (ii) the verification of it, (c) where is it (i) recorded and (ii) stored and (d) what method is used to record these histories;

(3)    whether her Department has programmes in place to preserve languages, such as the language of the Khoisan and other indigenous languages; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) how is this communicated to organisations that want to participate in this process, (c) where is this communicated and (d) how can individuals access these services?
 

 2 1 April 2021 10807

With regard to sign language and persons with disabilities:

(1)    (a) What programmes or projects does her Department have in place to support the development and the use of sign language in the province and (b) how much money has her Department spent on promoting sign language in the (i) 2019/20 and (ii) 2020/21 financial years;

(2)    whether her Department has programmes and/or projects that support initiatives and clubs offering sports for persons with disabilities in the province, particularly in the rural and disadvantaged areas; if so, how much funding is her Department giving to these initiatives and clubs?
 

 1 1 April 2021 10806

With reference to the reply to question 6 of 14 May 2021:

  1. What has happened to the 102 cases reported by the Western Cape Education Department;
  2. whether these cases were reported to the South Africa Police Service; if not, why not;
  3. how has her Department ensured the implementation of the Children’s Act with regard to children allegedly sexually assaulted at schools and reported to the Department?
 9 11 June 2021 10805

With reference to the reply to question 6 of 14 May 2021, in particular reply to (6)(1)(b):

  1. On what basis does she and her Department assert that there is no onus or obligation on her Department to report sexual offences allegedly committed against children at Western Cape schools and (b) how does she, her Department and teachers who have knowledge of sexual offences committed against children, as learners, comply with the provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act?
 8 11 June 2021 10804
  1. (a) When was the last upgrade and maintenance of the R43 and (b) who was the contractor assigned to this project;
  2. whether the contractor was in any way liable for the poor state of the road; if so, what steps have been taken by his Department to recover costs incurred for the poor quality of work done so far?
 7 11 June 2021 10803

(1) What oversight measures does his Department have in place to ensure that the City acts against known tenants who sell drugs from council houses;

(2) whether his Department has statistics of council tenants evicted from homes for selling drugs; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) what new strategies are in place to encourage the public to report drug houses without fear of being identified;

(4) whether the same stringent action apply to illegal shebeens; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5) whether his Department has statistics on how many illegal shebeens are in the province; if so, what are the relevant details?

 3 6 August 2021 10802

(1) Whether the 2021 report by Afriforum on the level of compliance of South African solid waste disposal sites has been bought to his attention; if so;

(2) whether the questions used by Afriforum in determining the level of compliance of the various solid waste disposal sites and the eventual scores of the various waste facilities in South Africa, and particularly in the Western Cape, are valid; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) what is his Department’s role regarding solid waste disposal sites;

(4) whether his Department does regular assessments of the level of compliance by the various sites; if so, to what extend does his Department’s assessments correlate with the findings in the Afriforum report;

(5) (a) what action or steps are available to his Department to ensure compliance of solid waste disposal sites managed by local governments and private institutions in the province and (b) what are the details of the actions undertaken in the 2020/21 financial year where sites were in breach of the relevant legislation;

(6) what is the role of the national Department of Environmental Affairs in ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation?

 2 6 August 2021 10801

With reference to the reply to question 3 of 9 July 2021:

(1) Whether there are payment plans in place that have been made with these municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant              details;

(2) whether previous payment plans have been adhered to; if not, what are the relevant details; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 6 August 2021 10800

(1) (a) What is the total breakdown of expenditure for her Department on disciplinary hearings in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020 and (viii) 2021 to date and (b) what are the details of each case;

(2) (a) how much has her Department spent on the disciplinary hearing of a certain person whose name has been furnished to her Department for the purpose of her reply and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of this expenditure?

 7 30 July 2021 10799

With regard to the Western Cape High Court matter between a contractor and the Bitou Municipality (8526/21):

(1) Whether the allegations of extortion and corruption detailed in the founding affidavit of the High Court case have been bought to his attention; if so, (a) what steps has he taken in terms of section 106 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), and (b) what was the outcome of his action;

(2) whether the persons allegedly acting in collusion to defraud the state and extort bribes from housing contractors are still in office; if so, why;

(3) whether he contemplates placing the Bitou Municipality under administration; if not, why not; if so, when;

(4) whether he has conducted an investigation into the extent of the corruption in rand value; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(5) whether he has taken no steps; if so, why not?

 10 30 July 2021 10798

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