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

With reference to the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s commitment to assist and collaborate with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa):

(a)  What specific efforts or programmes has his Department engaged in collaboratively with Sassa to support vulnerable beneficiaries and (b)(i) what support, if any, has his Department provided to aid the migration process relating to the Sassa Gold Card system and (ii) how is his Department assisting beneficiaries in this regard?

 8 22 May 2025 19019
  1. How much has been cut or reduced from the (a) Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) and (b) Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) in the last two financial years;
  2. whether a formal intergovernmental dispute has been lodged with reference to the recent R300 million cut to the HSDG and the ISUPG; if so, what is the nature of the dispute;
  3. whether the dispute has been resolved; if so, how?
 7 22 May 2025 19018

(a) What is the current rate of pregnancies among school-going girls and (b) how have the current statistics added to the school drop-out rate?

 6 22 May 2025 19016

With regard to “authorised learners” approved by his Department’s head office to be transported on a learner transport route:
(a) How many learners have been approved by his Department for 2025 and
(b) how is the transport of learners managed to ensure that only “authorised learners” are transported?

 5 22 May 2025 19014

Over the 2025 MTEF period, R43,789 billion has been allocated to the Growth for Jobs Strategy (G4J Strategy), which sets an ambitious annual economic growth target of 4% to 6%:

  1. What success, if any, has the G4J Strategy, adopted in 2023, achieved since being implemented, (b) what internal benchmarks or review mechanisms have been established to assess its effectiveness and to ensure that targets are met and (c) how is progress being measured beyond economic projections?
 4 22 May 2025 19013

With regard to reports indicating, among others, corruption and undue influences in the Theewaterskloof, Swellendam and Matzikama municipalities:

Whether he and his Department have intervened; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the interventions?

 3 22 May 2025 19012
  1. How many foreign nationals have trading permits in the province;
  2. whether there are plans to prioritise Western Cape citizens in economic development plans; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 22 May 2025 19011
  1. What specific activities are undertaken by his Department, in respect of the mandate of Programme 3: Trade and Sector Development, to confront the evidently illegality of the employment of illegal immigrants in the province, specifically in the construction (exposed by findings from George building collapse), tourism, retail, agriculture and hospitality industries;
  2. whether his Department has taken up this matter with industry captains and/or industry bodies; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. what is the number of lost job opportunities that would have fallen to the citizens of the province?
 1 22 May 2025 19010
  1. What measures are in place to assist municipalities that do not have licensed waste facilities, (b) what is the time frame for these measures and (c) what is the (i) interim solution to assist municipalities and (ii) available budget?
 3 24 April 2025 19009
  1. What steps has the Department implemented to safeguard water security given the lower-than-average rainfall projections for this winter season and
  2. how are municipalities being supported with the implementation of these management strategies during this period?
 7 24 April 2025 19008

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