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. How many members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape have been charged for (i) corruption, (ii) defeating the ends of justice and (iii) dereliction of duty from 1 April 2020 to the latest date for which information is available, (b) for each charge, (i) how many have been concluded and/or is currently under investigation, (ii) what is the status of the case and (c) what is the rank of each SAPS member charged?
 7 5 February 2021 10389

How many brutality cases have been lodged with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate since the start of the lockdown in March 2019, (b) where were these cases lodged, (c) how many have been resolved, (d) what were the outcomes and (e) for cases not resolved, why was it not possible to resolve these cases?

 6 5 February 2021 10388

1. What are the details of the Western Cape’s foreign trade policy that underpins current foreign relations agreements that support and are       linked to the economic growth strategy of the province;

2. what are the details of the trade agreements that the province has with its foreign partners, including the (a) nature of the trade agreements, (b) role of the provincial government and that of the foreign country and/or investor or investors and (c) value of the investments and/or funding, where applicable, in (i) 2009/10, (ii) 2010/11, (iii) 2011/12, (iv) 2012/13, (v) 2013/14, (vi) 2014/15, (vii) 2015/16, (viii) 2016/17, (ix) 2017/18, (x) 2018/19 and (xi) 2019/20?

 7 12 June 2020 10387

      1.Whether the challenges regarding the leasing of land faced by the Grootkraal UCC Primary School have been brought to her attention; if so, what are         the relevant details;

      2. whether it has been brought to her and her Department’s attention that the retaining wall in the parking area of the school was allegedly destroyed              by the property owner; if so, (a) what are the plans to fix the wall and (b) what action will be taken against the property owner?

 6 12 June 2020 10386
  1. (a) What impact will COVID-19 have on absenteeism from now on, especially with regard to teachers and learners with underlying health conditions, and (b) what are the plans to address it; 
  2. what measures have been put in place to manage older and frail teachers, as well as those with underlying health conditions;
  3. whether her Department has received lists of teachers and learners with underlying health conditions from all schools; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. (a) what is the number of teachers who have contracted the virus to date and (b) how many have passed away;
  5. whether her Department is aware of COVID-19 positive teachers who have reported for duty in the past few weeks and thereby exposed fellow educators to risk of infection; if so, what measures have been put in place to prevent this from reoccurring and to protect learners and teachers;
  6. whether her Department has resolved the challenge with regard to the sanitising and disinfection of learner transport; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 12 June 2020 10385

Regarding the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve:

  1. (a) What are the latest developments regarding vehicular access for visitors to the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve and (b) what options are available for conducting the envisaged public-participation process under COVID-19 regulations;
  1. whether there are plans to provide additional parking space inside the nature reserve; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the construction cost has been established; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 5 5 February 2021 10384

Given the recent reports that the Gauteng Department of Education spent R431 million in just three months to “deep clean” or “decontaminate” schools:

  1. What is the WCED’s policy on decontamination or deep cleaning, (b) how much was spent on decontamination or deep cleaning during 2020, (c) what was the average amount spent on decontamination or deep cleaning and (d) what monitoring mechanisms have been put in place to control PPE stock at schools and district offices?

 

 4 5 February 2021 10383

According to media reports dated 3 December 2020, the Stellenbosch Municipality was ordered to pay a settlement of R750 000 to an employment applicant who was replaced by a candidate who did not meet the job criteria.

 

  1. Whether the Director of Planning and Development, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, has been charged for the fruitless and wasteful expenditure that this amount of R750 000 now represents; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether the unqualified candidate, whose name has been furnished to his Depart-ment for the purpose of his reply, has been replaced at the Municipality; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether he will institute his own investigation into this matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 3 5 February 2021 10382

According to media reports dated 26 January 2021, the City of Cape Town has blocked residents of this city from logging service-delivery complaints and from emailing officials and councillors.

(1)     Why has residents of the City of Cape Town been denied access to officials, services and enquiries;

(2)   whether it is lawful for government officials and elected public representatives to deny residents and voters email access to their local governments; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)   what has happened to the following service requests: (a) 9109970321, (b) 9109988521, (c) 9109988362 and (d) 9109988163?

 

 2 5 February 2021 10381
  1. (a) What is his Department’s processes and standards when reviewing business plans put forward by local municipalities with regard to new housing developments and (b) how often are these processes and standards reviewed;
  1. whether his Department supports local municipalities in the process of identifying suitable land parcels for housing developments; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether his Department is liaising with other government departments regarding the necessary bulk services, community facilities and commercial spaces needed when identifying land parcels for development; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

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