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

Hon Wessels

  1. Whether there were any engagement between his Department and the national Department of Human Settlements prior to the R300 million budget cut for Human Settlements; if so, what actions followed;
  2. (a) which housing developments will be affected by the budget cut and (b) how many housing units will no longer be delivered as a result;
  3. (a) what is the current backlog in the handover of title deeds in the province and (b) what measures are in place to improve the turnaround time;

(4)  what is the broader ripple effect of the R300 million budget cut on infrastructure projects, housing allocations and service delivery in affected communities?

 9 4 April 2025 18841

Hon Bryant.

With regard to the processing, recycling and disposal of waste tyres in the Western Cape:

6.(a) How many facilities currently exist in the province for the (i) processing, (ii) re-cycling and (iii) disposal of waste tyres, (b) where are these facilities located and (c) what is the capacity of each facility;

 6 4 April 2025 18840

With reference to his reply to question 2 of 7 March 2025:

  1. What were the reasons given to the beneficiary for the delay in the transfer of this military veteran house in the Blue Downs Project;
  2. whether the conveyancers who have been appointed to do the transfer received any payment of their fee for the transfer; if so, (a) why, (b) what will his Department do to resolve this unduly delayed transfer, (c) when does his Department expect transfer to be completed and (d) what steps will his Department take if the transfer does not take place in the expected time period;
  3. whether his Department has a policy, standard operating procedure or executive instruction outlining when title deed transfers and the handover of housing titles to beneficiaries should occur; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. how many of the housing units in this military veterans’ housing project have not yet been transferred to the beneficiaries?
 5 4 April 2025 18839

 

  1. Kindly note the correction: Erf 8448 instead of Erf 448, Nyanga. Yes an investigation was concluded. The contract of the previous contractor was terminated due to poor performance. The appointment of the original contractor was made from the Framework of Contractors, as per procurement regulations.   The contractor’s head office was, however, in another province, with what transpired as limited resources in Cape Town.  This lead to cashflow constraints, resulting in delivery delay, exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. Consequently, the contractor failed to complete the work, and the Department terminated the contract. With the mutual agreement of  the Department and City of Cape Town, the City then took over the project in its entirety and appointed a new a contractor in March 2024.  Progress on site is now deemed satisfactory.
  2. (a)There was no illegal occupation on Erf 8448

(b)Consequently no negative impact was due to illegal occupation.

  1. There was no illegal occupation on Erf 8448. As a consequence, the Project Management Office of the Department is not aware of any investigations regarding this matter.
 3 4 April 2025 18828

With regard to the recent human settlement project on erf 448 in Nyanga East:

  1. Whether any investigation was conducted into the reasons for the delays that took place on the site; if not, why not; if so; what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) what is the number of units that are illegally occupied and (b) what is the impact of the illegal occupation on the project;
  3. whether his Department conducted an investigation into the reasons for the illegal occupation; if so, what are the relevant details?
 2 4 April 2025 18826

Whether there are any LEAP officers deployed in the areas of (a) Philippi and (b) Philippi East; if not, why not; if so, what is the total number of the officers deployed

 1 4 April 2025 18825

Hon Booysen 

  1. What programmes does her Department implement to (i) prevent or (ii) mitigate the effects and prevalence of Down syndrome in the province and (b) what are the statistics about (i) the current prevalence and (ii) any trends in the incidence of Down syndrome in the province over the past three financial years?
 22 20 March 2025 18793

Hon Bryant.

Whether any enquiries sent to pthelpme@westerncape.gov.za were redirected to the Western Cape Government Department of Local Government; if so, (a) how many enquiries have been received since the launch of the initiative, (b) which municipalities have utilised this initiative to date and (c) what types of enquiries were received, ranked by frequency?

 21 20 March 2025 18792

Hon Wessels

With reference to the issuing of title deeds by First National Bank (FNB) and the role of public–private partnerships in facilitating property ownership:

(1) Whether the issuance of title deeds by FNB forms part of the bankable projects outlined in the 2050 Infrastructure Plan; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2)(a) what is the total number of title deeds that have been issued (i) by FNB to date and (ii) through this specific public–private partnership and (b) what is his Department’s vision and specific strategies to expedite the issuing of title deeds in the province, ensuring greater access to formal property ownership?

 17 20 March 2025 18791

With regard to the status and management of the gravel road network in the Western Cape:

  1. (i) What is the current status of the province’s gravel road network, (ii) how many kilometres of roads in total are being maintained and (iii) what are the details of any recent assessments conducted, (b)(i) what are the key challenges experienced in main-taining and upgrading gravel roads, particularly in rural and high-traffic areas, and (ii) what are the proposed solutions to address these challenges and to improve the condition and sustainability of the gravel road network and (c) what specific measures and interventions has his Department already implemented to enhance the quality and accessibility of gravel roads?
 16 20 March 2025 18790

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