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 regard to the Golden Arrow Bus Services and the two electric buses introduced by the Minister on 5 July 2021:

(a) Whether the two BYD electric buses are the same buses procured by the City of Cape Town and delivered to the City in 2018 before the City cancelled the tender, (b) who owned the buses that the Golden Arrow Bus Services has acquired, (c) how were they (i) acquired by, (ii) procured by and (iii) allocated to the Golden Arrow Bus Services, (d) whether the buses are owned by the Golden Arrow Bus Services, (e) what role did the Western Cape provincial government and/or the Department of Transport and Public Works play in this, (f) what procurement process was followed if the WCG was involved, (g) is this permitted in terms of the Provincial Transport Operations Grant (PTOG) or other subsidies provided to the service, (h) how does the use of electric buses on routes affect the operating subsidy for the two electric buses given the operational costs differential, (i) what role did the uYilo Kickstart Fund play in the arrangement, (j) how does uYilo Kickstart Fund finance the pilot project, (k) how long will the pilot project operate for and (l) why are the buses not being used on longer direct routes, for example from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, in order to test their range?

 1 23 July 2021 10698

With regard to the Procurement Disclosure Report for quarter 3 of 2020/21:

 

  1. What is the total breakdown of the amount paid to Umanyano Travel Service, including the (a) number and details of the taxis from different associations that benefited from this transaction, (b) number of trips undertaken, (c) distance travelled, (d) number of people transported and (e) average cost per kilometre;

 

  1. with regard to payments for accommodation and catering, what (a) are the reasons for that expenditure, (b) are the details of the number of persons who made use of accommodation, (c) is the cost per night and (d) is the total amount that the Department spent per person on accommodation and catering?
 8 12 March 2021 10696
  1. What is the total number and details of the (a) attacks and (b) robberies on buses of Golden Arrow Bus Services, including incidents where commuters and/or drivers were (i) injured and (ii) murdered in (aa) November 2020, (bb) December 2020, (cc) January 2021 and (dd) February 2021;

 

  1. whether his Department has plans to address the attacks on Golden Arrow buses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 7 12 March 2021 10695

(1)     Whether her Department conducted any monitoring and evaluation at the Darul Islam Islamic High School in 2020; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(2)     whether the Darul Islam Islamic High School is compliant with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) regulations for independent schools; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(3)     whether she can provide the full report of the monitoring and evaluation that was conducted at the independent school called the Darul Islam Islamic High School in 2020, including (a) the findings of the report, (b) the details of non-compliance with WCED regulations for independent schools, (c) the recommendations made by her Department for remedial action in respect of the non-compliance with the regulations and (d) all the correspondence between her Department and the school with regard to the latter’s obligation to comply with the regulations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

(4)     whether there are any independent schools in the province that are not complying with the WCED regulations for independent schools; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 12 March 2021 10694

With regard to the Province’s quarter 3 procurement disclosure report for the 2020/21 financial year:

  1. (a) What is the detailed list of all the items that were procured by each department and entity, including the
  1. quantity and
  2. unit price and

(b) what are the details of the BBBEE compliance of all the suppliers that were contracted by the departments and entities;

2. whether his Department ensured strict adherence to the BBBEE provisions and to local content during PPE expenditure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 5 12 March 2021 10693
  1. (a) What is the breakdown of the COVID-19 roll-out programme in terms of (i) the number of people who have been inoculated, (ii) their age groups, (iii) their race, (iv) their sex and (v) the health facilities where they work as at latest date for which information is available and (b) what (i) information is required when people register for the vaccine and (ii) measures are in place to prevent healthcare workers from registering their family members who are not healthcare workers;

 

  1. whether there are people who are not healthcare workers or in the category of people who should not be inoculated in the first phase who have cheated the process and got inoculated; if so, what are the relevant details?
 4 12 March 2021 10692

 

  1. Whether her Department has a regional database for foster-care parents; if so, what norms and standards has her Department put in place in this regard;

 

  1. whether her Department has a Provincial Child Protection Strategy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 12 March 2021 10691
  1. (a) How many old-age homes in Mitchells Plain are funded by her Department and (b) how are they identified for funding;

 

  1. whether there is currently a waiting list for people who need this service; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. how (a) often and (b) many visits do officials undertake to the old-age homes in Mitchells Plain in order to monitor compliance with norms and standards, including COVID-19 regulations?
 2 12 March 2021 10690

With regard to early childhood development (ECD) centres in the province:

 

  1. Whether there is a policy on the (a) number of ECD centres allowed in one geographical area and (b) ratio of children to ECD practitioners allowed in each class; if not, why not; if so, who monitors the implementation of this policy;
  2. whether any unannounced visits are undertaken by her Department to ECD centres to monitor compliance with COVID-19 regulations; if so, how many unannounced visits does her Department conduct to ECD centres per month;
  3. 3) (a) how many ECD centres are currently open in Mitchells Plain and of these (b) how many are funded by the Department of Social Development
 1 12 March 2021 10689

With reference to the Mau Mau Housing Project:

(a)   What is the current status of the Mau Mau Housing Project, (b) what are the details of the housing allocations in the Mau Mau Housing Project, (c) how many housing opportunities are there in the Mau Mau Housing Project, (d) how many houses have been completed, (e) how many houses are still to be completed, (f) what are the (i) delays and (ii) causes of the delays with the project and (g) how will the delays be resolved?

 17 16 July 2021 10688

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