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

With reference to the number of cases referred to the South African Police Service (SAPS) pertaining to gender-based violence, femicide and domestic violence in the Western Cape:

  1. How many of the referred cases (a) required psycho-social support services and (b) received psycho-social support services in (i) 2016/17, (ii) 2017/18, (iii) 2018/19, (iv) 2019/20 and (v) 2020/21 to date;
  2. whether there are instances of cases not being referred to the provincial Department of Social Development; if so, what was the reason for this?

 

 2 9 October 2020 10325

(a) How many officials from non-Corporate Service Centre (CSC) departments of the provincial government have been promoted in (i) 2017/18 and 2018/19, (b) (i) how many were on level 11 to level 13 and (ii) in which departments were these promotions made, (c) (i) how many CSC vacancies on level 5 to level 13 at offices in the CBD of Cape Town have been filled by individuals not residing in the City of Cape Town in (aa) 2017/18 and (bb) 2018/19 and (ii) in which other municipalities do they reside; (d) (i) how many unemployed individuals have been appointed to positions in CSC departments at all levels of the provincial government in (aa) 2017/18 and (bb) 2018/19 and (ii) in which departments were these appointments made, (e) (i) how many individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 have been appointed to positions in CSC departments at all levels of the provincial government in (aa) 2017/18 and (bb) 2018/19 and (ii) in which departments were these appointments made?

 1 11 October 2019 10324

In terms of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998), a Municipal Council may establish one or more committees necessary for the effective and efficient performance of any of its functions or the exercise of any of its powers:

 

  1. What is the function of the Leadership and Development Committee established by the City of Cape Town’s Municipal Council;

 

  1. Whether the Leadership and Development Committee complies with the requirements of section 79 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998, namely that it may be “necessary for the effective and efficient performance of any of its functions or the exercise of any of its powers”, if so, what functions or powers are these;

 

  1. (a) when was this committee established;

(b) which Executive Director reports to this Committee; and

(c) what has been the cost of this Committee to the City since the establishment of this Committee?

 1 9 October 2020 10323

(a) In the 2017/18 financial year, what was the Department’s (i) infrastructure budget and (ii) actual expenditure, (b) of that expenditure, what (i) percentage and (ii) rand value went to companies graded 1 to 4 and 5 to 9 by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIBD), (c) of these companies, provide the (i) names of the companies, (ii) BBBEE status, (iii) type of projects and (iv) project value and (d) for each of these projects, provide the (i) job numbers, (ii) skills transfer and (iii) involvement of local enterprises (specifically SMMEs in and around the municipal area of the project site)?

 9 4 October 2019 10322

With reference to the target of 597 000 jobs that was envisioned as a provincial strategic goal (PSG) and the report by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism that a total of 331 514 jobs were created in the three strategic sectors of Project Khulisa (oil and gas, tourism, and agro-processing):

1. (a) Which investment projects can be linked directly to this job output and (b) how was it measured;

2. what are the (a) gender, (b) geography, (c) age, (d) racial profile and (e) nature (casual, permanent or contact appointment) of these jobs;

3. which employment data are used to extrapolate this information, given the fact that Statistics South Africa defines the economic sectors of Project Khulisa but does not have the tourism sector as an example?

 8 4 October 2019 10321

(a) From 2014 to 2019 to date, how many qualified artisans (red-seal certified) have been produced in the (i) oil and gas, (ii) tourism and (iii) agro-processing sectors, (b) what are the qualifications of these artisans and (c) what is their current status of employment?

 7 4 October 2019 10320

1. (a) What is the rationale behind the provincial government’s new criteria for COVID-19 testing in the Cape metropolitan area and (b) what will be the impact of these new testing criteria on the number of tests conducted in the Cape metropolitan area;

2. whether this new strategy increases the risk of infection and death as carriers of the virus will remain untested or be tested late; if not, why not; if so, what mitigation measures are being put in place;

3. what is the number of testing kits that were available in the province as at 1 June 2020?

 4 12 June 2020 10319
  1. Whether he can provide a breakdown of all municipal workers who reported for duty during level 5 and level 4 of the national lockdown; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether the municipal workers who reported for duty during the lockdown were eligible to use the Danger Allowance Policy as they were exposed to the risk of contracting COVID-19; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether he can provide a breakdown of the expenditure of all municipalities in the province on the Danger Allowance Policy in (a) March, (b) April and (c) May; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 3 12 June 2020 10318

With regard to the rise in youth unemployment:

Whether he and his Department have a plan to improve the situation; if so, what are the relevant details?

 6 4 October 2019 10317

How many cases of sexual assault involving teachers and non-teachers were recorded at schools in the province in (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19 and (c) 2019/20 to date?

 5 4 October 2019 10316

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