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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With reference to the closure of the Fountain Shack and Miaspoort trails by CapeNature due to drought conditions:

  1. What process is being undertaken to rehabilitate these areas and (b) when is it anticipated that the trails will be reopened to the public?
 6 2 October 2025 20045

What risk analyses has his Department undertaken regarding the impact of closing un-licensed waste management facilities in the province, particularly in relation to (a) environmental compliance, (b) municipal service delivery and (c) the safe disposal of waste?

 5 2 October 2025 20044
  1. What plans does his Department have to (i) promote tourism, (ii) increase tourism and (iii) promote job creation and (b) what are the challenges going forward?
 3 2 October 2025 20043

With reference to the audit processes and outcomes of the Auditor-General (AG):

Whether a copy of the management letter or letters issued by the Auditor-General for her Department in the (i) 2023/24 and (ii) 2024/25 financial years can be made available?

 13 17 October 2025 20021

(a)  Which specialised policing units are currently deployed in the province, (b) what is the (i) granted establishment and (ii) actual establishment of each of these units, (c) what specific mandate or focus area has been allocated to each unit, (d)(i) what training initiatives or courses were attended by members of these units in the 2024/25 financial year and (ii) how many officers participated in such training opportunities, (e)(i) what operational successes or notable results were achieved by each unit in the past 12 months and (ii) what challenges were reported in the same period and (f) which interventions have been implemented or are planned to strengthen the operational effectiveness of each unit?

 4 17 October 2025 20020

(a) How many violations of protection orders were recorded in the province during the period 2020 to 2025, (b) how many (i) resulted in arrests, (ii) led to prosecutions and (iii) culminated in convictions, (c) how many police stations in the province currently have fully operational victim support rooms as required under the Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act 116 of 1998), and (d) what systems or mechanisms does the SAPS currently have in place to track (i) applications for protection orders and (ii) violations of protection orders?

 8 17 October 2025 20019
  1. What is the number of (i) employees, (ii) whistleblowers and (iii) members of labour unions who have been fired from her Department in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021, (dd) 2022, (ee) 2023 and (ff) 2024, (b) for each case in (a) above, (i) what were the reasons for dismissal, (ii) how many dismissals have been challenged at the CCMA, labour court and/or any related authorities and (iii) how many cases have been success-fully challenged and overturned and (c) how much expenditure did her Department incur on all these matters?
 7 17 October 2025 20018

(a) How many pregnant girls attended school in (i) 2020/21, (ii) 2021/2022,
(iii) 2022/23, (iv) 2023/24 and (v) 2024/25 and (b) what were the ages of these
girls?

 6 17 October 2025 20017

With reference to the reply to question 12 of 29 November 2024:
(a) How much public funds have been used to date by this Department and (b)can a copy of the records be made available?

 1 17 October 2025 20016

In the light of the review of the Western Cape Safety Plan that was presented to the Standing Committee on the Premier and Constitutional Matters on 1 October 2025:

  1. Whether the phrase “equitable distribution of SAPS resources” used in the review refers to the inequitable distribution of SAPS resources between provinces in the Republic; if so, (a) what is the basis of this assertion and (b) what are the details of the current inequitable distribution of SAPS resources across provinces; if not,
  2. whether the phrase refers to the inequitable distribution of SAPS resources in the province itself, that is between SAPS stations or precinct; if so, what are the details of the current inequitable distribution of SAPS resources in the province;
  3. whether the Provincial Commissioner is empowered to review or adjust the allocation of SAPS resources already in the province in order to achieve a more equitable or effective distribution; if so,
  4. whether the Province has proposed any amendments or made any recommendations regarding the distribution of police resources between SAPS stations or precincts; if not, what are the reasons why no such proposals have been made; if so, what are the details of the proposed reallocation of SAPS resources;
  5. whether any independent research bodies were consulted to evaluate the Western Cape Safety Plan; if not, why not; if so, (a) which research bodies were consulted and (b) what were the key outcomes or findings of those evaluations;
  6. whether the evaluations in (5) above will be made publicly available; if not, why not?

 

 2 17 October 2025 19995

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