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

Hin Lithakong.

In the light of President Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid:

  1. How will such a move affect social services in the province and (b) what bearing will the move have a on services provided by non-governmental organisations?
 24 7 February 2025 18597

With regard to unplaced learners:
(a) What is the backlog in the number of children who are still not placed at schools,
(b) how does his Department come to the decision to place a learner from one region (Cape Metro) in another region (West Coast) without providing learner transport for such a learner and
(c) what are the criteria used by his Department to provide learner transport for learners from one area going to a school or schools that are located in the same direction?

 23 7 February 2025 18596

In the light of the recent water crisis facing the Swartland Local Municipality where residents complained about excessive demand for water supply as the reservoirs ran dry:

  1. Whether the municipality is approaching Day Zero; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether his Department is capable of intervening to make sure that there are enough boreholes in the area so that residents can have access to an adequate water supply; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 22 7 February 2025 18595

With regard to the statement by the President of the United States of America that he will be cutting future aid to South Africa:

  1. What impact will such a move have on the administration of health in the province and on patients;
  2. whether such a move will result in job losses; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether her Department has any relations with the United States government; if so, what impact will such a move have on those relations?
 21 7 February 2025 18594

Hon Walters.

(a)   What is the current status of the SAPS Western Cape Extortion Task Team, (b) how many cases perpetrated in the province have been reported to the SAPS toll-free extortion hotline since its inception on 1 September 2023 and (c)(i) how many of these cases have been resolved and (ii) how many of these cases resulted in (aa) arrests and (bb) convictions?

 20 7 February 2025 18593

Hon Walters.

With regard to the latest available SAPS resourcing data for the province:

  1. (i) How many police officers should be deployed in the province based on best-practice police-to-population ratio and (ii) how many are currently deployed, (b)(i) what is the number of police officers based on best-practice police-to-population ratios that should be deployed at each police station in the province and (ii) how many SAPS members are deployed at each station, (c) how does the SAPS handle staff shortages in high-demand areas in the province and (d) what are the specific implications of insufficient staffing for the SAPS in the province (for example response times and crime prevention efficacy)?
 19 7 February 2025 18592

Hon Bryant.

  1. Whether his Department is party to the investigation into the recent oil spill along the Kommetjie and Hout Bay coastline that had an impact on marine life, including many endangered African penguins; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether his Department has been in communication with the national Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; if so, what was the outcome?
 18 7 February 2025 18591

Hon Bryant.

  1. How many wind farms projects are legally underway in the Province, (b) where these projects are located and (c) what are the details of the developers of each site?
17 7 February 2025 18590

Hon Masipa.

With regard to tourism figures for the period 2024/25:

(a)   What is the detailed breakdown of tourism numbers in the province per region in terms of (i) domestic and international flights, (ii) bed occupancy rates and (iii) estimated cash flows generated by these tourists and (b) what challenges or issues have been identified by his Department that have an impact on the number of tourists visiting the province?

 16 7 February 2025 18589

Hon Masipa.

(a)   What is the impact of the current Air Traffic and Navigation Systems (ATNS) failures on tourism in the province, (b) what is the (i) estimated loss in tourism numbers and (ii) resulting economic cost and (c) what actions are being taken to resolve these issues?

 15 7 February 2025 18588

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