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With regard to his letter to the Cederberg Municipality on 5 March 2020 with reference number 3/11/2/8 (2019/754): - What are the details of the allegations that were sent to his office, including details of the person or persons who sent them;
- whether the 10-day time frame will be extended given the amount of data requested from the official; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
whether he intends to invoke section 106(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), read with other legislation, with regard to a number of allegations of serious irregularities at various municipalities in the province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
17 |
13 March 2020 |
10481 |
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With regard to the outbreak of the coronavirus around the world: What is its impact on the Western Cape economy, (b) which industries and regions are mainly affected by it and (c) what measures have his government put in place to assist the affected industries and regions? |
16 |
13 March 2020 |
10480 |
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What does the partnership with private hospitals entail in terms of (a) cost per bed and (b) eligibility? |
1 |
26 June 2020 |
10479 |
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With regard to the intention to implement Phase 4B of Go George: - What engagements took place between him and/or his Department and the Uncedo Taxi Association;
- why did he or his Department not also engage the George Taxi Owners Forum and the George Huurmotorvereniging;
- (a) what is the basis for agreeing to issue operating licences to 60 members of the Uncedo Taxi Association, (b) how were these members identified, (c) why was the lifting of the moratorium on the issuing of taxi operating licences not also extended to members of the George Taxi Owners Forum and the George Huurmotorvereniging and (d) why were members of the other two associations not included or consulted;
- whether these operating licences will (a) be used to operate taxi services or (b) be issued in order to be surrendered for compensation;
- (a) if these operating licences will be used to operate taxi services, which routes have been identified and (b) if these operating licences will be surrendered, what is the compensation to be paid to the operator per licence;
- (a) which operating licence applicants, whose names have been published in the Provincial Gazette, were not on the list of operators approved by the George Council and (b) why are these operators applying for licences if they had not been part of the approved lifting of the moratorium;
- whether all the applicants for taxi permits have vehicles for their operating licences because a taxi permit is combined with a vehicle when applying for such a permit even though the list submitted to the George Council does not provide a list with the vehicles owned by those applicants; if not, how does his Department intend to facilitate the approval of operating permits?
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15 |
13 March 2020 |
10478 |
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With reference to block advertisement 2019/2020 (OSD): - (a) How many position for doctors at the Caledon Hospital (i) have been filled and (ii) are vacant and (b) how many (i) CVs have been received and (i) candidates have been shortlisted;
- how many positions for nurses at the clinics at (a) Grabouw, (b) Villiersdorp, (c) Bot River, (d) Caledon, (e) Riversonderend, (f) Genadendal and (g) Greyton (i) have been filled and (ii) are vacant;
(a) how many nurses resigned at the clinics in (2) since January 2020 and (b) when will these positions be filled? |
14 |
13 March 2020 |
10477 |
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With reference to the public-transport subsidy in the province: - (a) How much is the subsidy that is provided by the provincial government for public transport and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the amount that his Department has spent of the public-transport subsidy in the 2019/20 financial year;
whether he and his Department have any plans to pay any contribution to the operating costs of the services provided by minibus taxis in the future; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? |
13 |
13 March 2020 |
10476 |
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What is the detailed breakdown of his government’s spending on security for and transport of members of the Cabinet in the (a) 2014/15, (b) 2015/16, (c) 2016/17, (d) 2017/18, (e) 2018/19 and (f) 2019/20 financial year? |
12 |
27 March 2020 |
10475 |
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With reference to a News24 article published on 3 February 2021 titled “Cape Town’s safety and security boss resigns, citing early retirement”: - When was the position “COVID-19 Crisis Coordinator” created on the staff establishment, (b) what is the position’s grading and (c) whether the position is a section 56 appointment;
- whether the position was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) where was the advertisement published and (b) can a copy be provided;
- (a) what recruitment and selection process was followed, (b) what is the annual salary package for the position, (c) what is the job description, (d) what are the qualification requirements and (e) why was it necessary to create this position;
- (a) why could the Executive Director responsible for Disaster Risk Management and/or the Executive Director responsible for Community Services and Health not manage the City’s response to COVID-19, (b) what is the total cost implications of this decision for the City and (c) what is the period of the contract of appointment?
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19 |
12 February 2021 |
10474 |
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The residents in Kranshoek and Kwanokuthula, Bitou Municipality, are receiving extremely high water accounts from the Municipality. In Kranshoek water services are being disconnected and in Kwanokuthula access to electricity is being blocked due to water accounts in arrears. Municipal accounts that have been presented show that residents are being charged the same amount every month: R829,42 in Kranshoek and R1 254,44 in Kwanokuthula: - Why is the Municipality charging an estimated or guessed amount every month, (b) how does the Municipality guess or estimate the amount of R829,42 in Kranshoek and R1 254,44 in Kwanokuthula, (c) why are the estimates different, (d) what is the equivalent water consumption for those amounts, (e) how often does the Municipality take an actual reading in each community, (f) how does the Municipality demand the payment of so-called “arrears” accounts when the actual consumption of each household has not been determined and the amount due is a guess, (g) what is the current total arrears amounts of all the households in (i) Kwanokuthula and (ii) Kranshoek, (h) how often, if ever, are household accounts adjusted for actual water consumption readings, (i) what is the Municipality’s indigent relief or assistance policy with regard to services such as water and electricity, (j) how many applications for indigent assistance (i) have been received by the Municipality and (ii) have not been finalised or approved, (k) why is the Municipality denying residents of Kranshoek access to water by disconnecting water services when the accounts are based on estimates, (l) why is the Municipality collecting water payments from pre-paid electricity purchases from residents in Kwanokuthula, (m) why is the Municipality denying residents their constitutional right to access to water and (n) when will the Mayor of Bitou or the Municipal Manager of Bitou meet with the residents of both communities to resolve these water bill matters?
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18 |
12 February 2021 |
10473 |
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With reference to the Western Cape Road Traffic Act, 1998 (Act 12 of 1998), and the provincial road traffic regulations: - Whether he is part of the process to review the Act; if so, (a) what amendments are being considered and (b) why;
- whether further regulations are being contemplated to support a safer road traffic environment in the province; if so, what are the relevant details?
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17 |
12 February 2021 |
10472 |
