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) What is the number of houses that have been destroyed in (i) Taiwan and (ii) Masiphumelele in fires in the informal settlement between November 2020 and January 2021 and (b) what are the details of the support provided by his Department and the City of Cape Town to the families that lost their homes in the fires in the informal settlements of Taiwan and Masiphumelele recently;

 

  1. what are the (a) detailed plans, (b) budgets and (c) clear timelines for the provisioning of adequate housing in (i) Taiwan, (ii) Masiphumelele and (iii) Nomzamo in Strand?
 6 22 January 2021 10756

With regard to his comment on CapeTalk in response to Minister Mbombo’s Limpopo holiday and her social media post, which was: “I must say that, quite frankly, that social media posting was just unacceptable. That is not the right message that we must send out.”

  1. Whether he intends to or has initiated any disciplinary process against Minister Mbombo for the post; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. what are the details of the discussions he has had with Minister Mbombo regarding the post;

 

  1. whether Minister Mbombo was granted leave to go on holiday to Limpopo; if not, why not; if so, what was the rationale behind granting her leave during a period in which the province was experiencing serious public healthcare challenges;

 

  1. whether the Minister’s post affected the image and reputation of the Western Cape Government; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 22 January 2021 10755

Whether her Department had any special programmes for National Child Protection Week, in particular to focus on the safety of children; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 17 4 June 2021 10754

With regard to the second wave of COVID-19 infections:

 

(1)  (a) What is the position of her Department regarding the reopening of schools before reaching the peak of infections and (b) what is the Province’s readiness and preparedness for the reopening of schools;

 

(2)  whether her Department has plans to (a) provide all the schools with the necessary PPE and (b) deep clean and sanitise all the schools before they reopen; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 4 5 February 2021 10753
  1. What is the number of children who have been murdered in the province in the period January 2020 to May 2021 and (b) what is the breakdown of areas in which the children were murdered?
 16 4 June 2021 10752

What is the number of unplaced learners for the 2021 academic year at the latest date for which information is available for (a) primary schools and (b) high school per quintile;

 

(2)     whether any measures have been put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools that parents will be visiting for late applications; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(3)     whether the practice of non-fee-paying schools in the province that are demanding voluntary school fund contributions from parents has been bought to her attention; if so, (a) what are the relevant details, (b) what steps have been taken to stop this practice and (c) what action has been taken or will be taken against the guilty schools; if not, whether she will investigate the matter;

 

(4)     whether it has been bought to her attention that certain non-fee-paying schools in the province refuse to admit learners or withhold their reports if they fail to pay the voluntary school fund contributions; if so, what are the relevant details; if not, whether she will investigate the matter;

 

(5)     whether she or her Department has received complaints from parents and/or teachers regarding the practice of demanding voluntary school fund contributions; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how were these complaints resolved?

 3 5 February 2021 10751

With regard to the placement of learners in schools in the Western Cape for the 2021 academic year and applications for the 2022 academic year:

  1. (a) What is the number of applications that have been received for the 2022 academic year and (b) what measures are in place to avoid another situation of unplaced learners,
  2. what is the detailed (a) list of schools and (b) breakdown of unplaced learners who have been placed in schools in the province in the period January 2021 to May 2021?
 15 4 June 2021 10750

(a) What are the details of the schools in the province that have been (i) provided with broadband connectivity and (ii) not been provided with broadband connectivity and (b) what are the details of the schools in the province that have (i) fully operational broadband connectivity and (ii) broadband connectivity that is not working?

 

 2 5 February 2021 10749

(a)   What are the details of the CCTV cameras and/or other safety technology that has been installed in each of the crime hotspots in the province that are in the top 30 murder precincts nationally in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21, (b) how many of these are in good working condition and (c) what is the total breakdown of the expenditure per year?

 14 4 June 2021 10748

(a)   What are the details of the CCTV cameras and/or other safety technology that has been installed in each of the crime hotspots in the province that are in the top 30 murder precincts nationally in (i) 2014/15, (ii) 2015/16, (iii) 2016/17, (iv) 2017/18, (v) 2018/19, (vi) 2019/20 and (vii) 2020/21, (b) how many of these are in good working condition and (c) what is the total breakdown of the expenditure per year?

 13 4 June 2021 10747

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