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 Van Minnen

With regard to the First Thursdays initiative:

(a) What was the average attendance of First Thursdays in 2024 and (b) what metrics are used to measure the success of this initiative?

 7 7 February 2025 18580

With reference to the Tafelberg site that is being allocated to social-services delivery:

  1. (a) What (i) review process, if any, took place when the Tafelberg site was allocated to social-services delivery and (ii) are the details of the review, if a review took place, (b) what demands and needs have changed since the 2016 affordable housing feasibility study to allow for the site to be earmarked for social-services delivery and (c) why was the change approved despite the existing affordable housing study;
  2. whether a new study will be conducted to assess the feasibility of the site being used for social-services delivery; if not, (a) why not and (b) why was a study not conducted before the change in allocation from housing to social services; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. (a) what services will be offered at the site, (b) when will those social services commence, (c) what is the cost of repurposing the building and (d) who will incur the cost;
  4. whether the remainder of the site has been allocated to affordable housing; if so,
  5. whether a new viability study will be conducted to assess the remainder of the site for affordable housing; if so, given previous studies of the site for housing viability, why does the Department intend to conduct further studies or a new study?
 6 7 February 2025 18579

Hon Jacobs

What are the projected plans for the Rapid School Programme and (b) where will these schools be built in 2025?

 5 7 February 2025 18578

Hon Jacobs.

(a) How many affordable and social housing projects are currently in progress in the province and (b) which communities are set to benefit from these housing projects?

4 7 March 2025 18577

Question by Hon Jacobs

With regard to a video that surfaced in December 2024 of a patient being manhandled and dragged by security staff at the Karl Bremer Hospital:

Whether her Department has taken any action against the hospital and the security company; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

 1 7 February 2025 18576

With reference to the recent attempted kidnapping of a young woman travelling in an Uber:

  1. What is being done to ensure that people, particularly women, are safe during this festive season;
  2. whether these measures have been successfully implemented before; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether there will be any extra precautions implemented to protect women making use of e-hailing services and other modes of transport; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 7 29 November 2024 18541

With regard to the recent decision of the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant of the arrest for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

Whether he will instruct the Western Cape Government to have Netanyahu arrested by the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officers if the South African Police Service fails to arrest him if and when he sets foot in the Western Cape?

 18 29 November 2024 18478

Question by Hon Ngqentsu.

In the light of the whistleblower’s report sent to Premier Alan Winde and 48 others, including provincial Cabinet members and public representatives, on 17 October 2024:

  1. What was the total value of the procurement of 122 BMW vehicles for traffic officers;
  2. whether there were irregularities identified in the procurement process; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what steps are being taken to address them;
  3. whether he will initiate lifestyle audits for senior officials in his Department, particularly for those implicated in these claims; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the planned audits?
 17 29 November 2024 18477

In the light of the whistleblower’s report sent to Premier Alan Winde and 48 others, including provincial Cabinet members and public representatives, on 17 October 2024:

  1. (a) What positions are currently held in his Department by certain persons, whose names has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, (b) who are the persons employed at levels 7 to 11 in the offices or directorates where these persons are based and (c) what are their (i) names, (ii) roles and (iii) reporting lines;
  2. whether he is aware of the claims that a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, occupies office space in his Department; if so, (a) what are the reasons for this arrangement and (b) what steps are being taken to address the potential conflict of interest;
  3. whether any family members or in-laws of the persons in (1) above were appointed to positions in his Department; if so, what are the details of these appointments?
 16 29 November 2024 18476

Question by Hon Ngqentsu.

 

In the light of the whistleblower’s report sent to Premier Alan Winde and 48 others, including provincial Cabinet members and public representatives, on 17 October 2024:

  1. Whether he received the email; if so, what steps has he taken to address and investigate the serious allegations raised in the whistleblower’s report;
 15 29 November 2024 18475

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