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With reference to his reply to question 6 of 3 October 2025: - Following the scheduled completion of the licence plate recognition (LPR) camera network in the Matzikama landscape and along the N7 in December 2025, (a) what has been the measurable impact of this technology on the number of (i) suspicious vehicles intercepted and (ii) arrests made in these hotspots in (aa) January 2026 and (bb) February 2026 and (b) how many additional law enforcement or biodiversity officers have been deployed in the Matzikama or Namaqualand area since October 2025;
- how many indigenous plants have been recorded as illegally harvested or poached in the period October 2025 to February 2026;
- (a) what are the most recent successes achieved by the Interprovincial Task Team (established in January 2025) in disrupting the transit of illegal flora through the Cape Town International Airport and (b) to date, how many investigations have successfully utilised the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to (i) freeze assets or (ii) identify the international beneficiaries of these syndicates;
- what is the total number of flora-related cases registered in the 2025/26 financial year to date?
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21 |
20 March 2026 |
20617 |
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With reference to the Department’s intention to assess the Western Cape Provincial Road Traffic Administration Act, 2012 (Act 6 of 2012), with the view possibly to introduce provisions for impoundments: - What (a) deficiencies have been identified in the current legislation and (b) expansions or amendments to the legislation are being considered;
- (a) how many vehicles were impounded in the province in the 2025/26 financial year, specifically vehicles (i) of MBT operators, (ii) of e-hailing operators and (iii) in pri-vate or everyday use, and (b) what are the main reasons for these impoundments;
- what measures does his Department implement to assist the stakeholders mentioned in (2) above in preventing impoundments?
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20 |
20 March 2026 |
20616 |
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(a) What is his Department’s Easter road safety preparedness plan for this year’s Easter period to reduce road fatalities and crashes in the province, (b) how many (i) roadblocks, (ii) vehicle checkpoints and (iii) traffic officers will be deployed, (c) what high-risk routes have been identified from the previous Easter period, (d)(i) what was the total cost of his Department’s Easter road safety programme last year and (ii) what is the projected cost for the current financial year and (e) what was the total number of (i) road fatalities, (ii) crashes and (iii) arrests recorded in the Easter period for the last two financial years? |
19 |
20 March 2026 |
20615 |
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- (a) What specific collaborative initiatives currently exist between his Department and the Department of Local Government to enhance tourism offerings in township economies and (b) what portion of his Department’s budget has been dedicated to tourism-specific township interventions in the 2026/27 financial year;
- what are the current estimates for the township tourism industry in the province regarding (a) its total annual gross value, (b) the total number of visitors served and (c) the total number of individuals employed in this subsector;
- (a) how many township-based SMMEs have received financial or technical support through the (i) Tourism Growth Fund and (ii) Sustainable Tourism Enterprise Sup-port Programme (STEP) in the 2025/26 financial year and (b) what measures are being taken to monitor the long-term sustainability of these businesses;
- (a) what specific barriers to entry for township tourism operators has his Department has identified and (b) what strategies is his Department implementing to mitigate these barriers in the 2026/27 MTEF period?
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18 |
20 March 2026 |
20614 |
- How many individuals have participated in his Department’s experiential learning and work placement programmes in the (i) 2024/25 and (ii) 2025/26 financial years, (b)(i) how many applications are expected to be received in 2026/27 and (ii) what pro-portion of applicants can be accommodated, (c) what engagement has his Department undertaken with stakeholders and other partners to expand experiential learning oppor-tunities, (d) how many companies or organisations are currently participating in these initiatives, (e) what key (i) skills gaps or (ii) workplace readiness challenges have been identified by industry partners among the unemployed youth seeking placement oppor-tunities and (f) what measures is his Department implementing to address these gaps through its experiential learning programmes?
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17 |
20 March 2026 |
20613 |
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With dam levels in the province reducing and many municipalities implementing water restrictions: - What is the total volume of water lost in all municipalities in the province as the result of broken or leaking taps, (b)(i) which are the three municipalities most affected by water losses from broken or leaking taps and (ii) what are the respective volumes lost in each municipality, (c) what is the total financial cost of water lost due to this problem and (d) what interventions is his Department implementing to address and reduce water losses from broken or leaking taps?
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16 |
20 March 2026 |
20612 |
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With many municipalities in the province facing water security risks and non-revenue water losses: - What is the estimated total volume of water lost due to illegal water connections in municipalities in the province in the (i) 2024/25 and (ii) 2025/26 financial years, (b) which three municipalities have recorded the highest number of illegal water connections, (c) how many cases were identified in each municipality, (d) what is the estimated financial cost associated with water losses due to illegal connections for the same period in (a) above and (e) what interventions has his Department provided to municipalities to address illegal water connections?
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15 |
20 March 2026 |
20611 |
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(a) What prevents his Department from using administrative sources (such as schools, clinics, shelters, the SAPS and NGOs) to produce indicative numbers of homeless children, (b) how does his Department monitor risk hotspots for homeless children in the absence of municipality-level data and (c)(i) which municipalities have formally reported concerns or trends relating to homeless children since 2019 and (ii) can copies of these reports be made available? |
14 |
20 March 2026 |
20610 |
- Whether any support is being provided to (a) township-based small businesses, (b) informal traders and (c) local tourism enterprises; if not, why not; if so, (i) how many businesses have benefitted from such support, (ii) in which townships are these programmes being implemented and (iii) what measures are in place to ensure that these initiatives contribute to sustainable job creation;
- whether his Department has conducted any assessment of the impact of crime on tourism in the province, particularly in Cape Town; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the assessment conducted and (b) what were the key findings?
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13 |
20 March 2026 |
20609 |
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With regard to the mobile abattoir initiative to support the participation of emerging farmers in formal markets: - Whether his Department will be outsourcing this service; if so, when will this initiative be rolled out; if not;
- whether his Department will purchase the mobile units; if so, what are the relevant details?
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12 |
20 March 2026 |
20608 |
