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
  1. What funding has been allocated to programmes to identify and support young   people at risk of violent or criminal behaviour in the (a) 2018/19, (b) 2019/20 and (c) 2020/21 financial years;
 7 21 August 2020 10399
  1. What funding has been allocated to programmes to identify and support young   people at risk of violent or criminal behaviour in the (a) 2018/19, (b) 2019/20 and (c) 2020/21 financial years;
 7 21 August 2020 10398
  1. How many complaints has his Department received or recorded related to cases being stalled or struck off the court roll, due to backlogs within the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory since August 2020;
  1. whether the SAPS explored or is exploring possible partnerships with private laboratories; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a)what number of case exhibits has been referred to private laboratories in the Western Cape, (b) what is the total amount spent on private laboratories since August 2020, and (c) how much was spent on the same process between August 2019 and August 2020?
 4 19 February 2021 10397

With reference to the reply to question 12 published in the Question Paper for Oral Reply dated 23 October 2020:

Whether the Provincial Treasury conducted any investigation into procurement from Masiqhame Trading 1057 by Western Cape Department of Education, why not; if so, (a) when was this investigation (or enquiry) conducted, (b) what were the terms of reference of the investigation or enquiry, (c) what was the outcome of the enquiries made to the Western Cape Education Department, (d) what is Masiqhame Trading 1057 Company Registration number, (e) when was this company registered with The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), (f) (i) when was this company registered with ARIBA and (ii) what is the core business as registered with ARIBA, (g) when was this company Registered with South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and (h) when was the Accreditation obtain to provide PPE or related services?

 

 3 19 February 2021 10396

With regard to a reported City of Cape Town loan from a German Bank to upgrade sewage plants:

Whether provincial Treasury was involved and aware of this loan; if so, (a) (i) when and (ii) why was the money borrowed, (b)(i) why and (ii) how was this specific bank chosen, (c) what are the terms and conditions of the loan, (d) when was the money transferred and (ii) what are the details of how and on what has it been spent to date, (d) (i) what is the cost of the loan to the taxpayer and (ii) what is the repayment rates?

 

 2 19 February 2021 10395

Whether any (a) Principals, (b) SMTs, (c) Teachers, (d) officials in her Department and (e) senior managers in her Department have be charged with misconduct in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (iv) 2019, (v) 2020 and (vi) 2021 to date; if so, what are the relevant details, including (aa) transgressions and (bb) sanctions for each case?

1 19 February 2021 10394

The Provincial Treasury’s COVID-19 procurement reports no longer disclose the detail of the procurement per department.

  1. Why has his Department switched from providing detailed procurement reports to summarised information only;

With regard to the following procurement reports issued by the Provincial Treasury, can he provide details for the following listed amounts:

  1. Procurement report dated 01/10–31/10/2020, Issue 5, 30 October 2020, (a) Depart-ment of Education: (i) PPE expenditure of R37 723 215,97 and (ii) other COVID-19 expenditure of R2 135 704,46, (b) Department of Health: (i) PPE expenditure of R14 930 167,85 and (ii) other COVID-19 expenditure of R39 314 373,25 and (c) Department of Transport and Public Works: (i) other COVID-19 expenditure of R17 491 598,63;
  1. Procurement report dated 01/11–30/11/2020, Issue 6, 31 December 2020, (a) Department of Education: (i) PPE expenditure of R27 480 774,70 and (ii) other COVID-19 expenditure of R404 933,02, (b) Department of Health: (i) PPE expenditure of R13 721 374,21 and (ii) other COVID-19 expenditure of R12 293 449,45 and (c) Department of Transport and Public Works: (i) other COVID-19 expenditure of R19 091 107,08?

 

 11 5 February 2021 10393

Whether her Department is investigating alternative methods (such as SABC television and radio stations) to teach the school curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 10 5 February 2021 10392
  1. Whether it has been bought to her attention that the Samekoms Khoisan organisation has been prohibited by a company, whose name has been furnished to her Depart-ment for the purpose of her reply, from entering land in Tokai belonging to the Province; if so,
  1. whether she could intervene to allow the organisation access to its ancestral land; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 5 February 2021 10391
  1. How many police stations have closed during the (i) first and (ii) second wave (mid-November 2020 to present) of COVID-19 infections across the province, (b) what is the turnaround time for the closure of stations, (c) what is the contingency plan for the closure of stations if prolonged for longer than 24 hours and (d) how many staff members have lost their lives due to COVID-19 per unit of the Western Cape police service?

 

 8 5 February 2021 10390

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