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 is the number of breakdowns that have been reported per month for (a) MyCiTi and (b) Go George busses in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023 to date;

 

(2)   what (a) are the details pertaining to the servicing and maintenance of these busses, (b) is the (i) budget allocation and (ii) expenditure breakdown for the servicing and maintenance of the MyCiTi and Go George busses during the same period and (c) plans have been made in order to get these busses to be more efficient and fully operational?

 25 24 February 2023 14314
  1. What is he and his Department doing to reduce the dropout rate of learners to ensure that our matric throughput is as close as possible to the number of learners who started school 12 years prior;
  1. what is his and his Department’s plan of action to resolve the issue of (a) school dropouts (to ensure that learners complete their education), (b) unplaced learners and (c) learners on school waiting lists at several schools across the province;
  1. whether his Department has a plan to provide learners with a learning environment that is not crowded and subjects them to inhumane conditions; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. (a) when were the 662 new classrooms delivered as mentioned in the Premier’s State of the Province Address and (b) how many learners have been placed in each classroom;
  1. what is his Department’s plan with unplaced learners on farms and in informal settlements that are located far from schools?
 24 24 February 2023 14313

With regard to the use of the Brackengate Hospital:

  1. (a) When was last COVID-19 patient discharged, (b) when does the lease on the property end and (c) why is the facility not currently being used for patients;
  2. (a) how much expenses has the provincial government incurred for the Brackengate Hospital from the time that the last COVID-19 patient was treated to date and (b)(i) what is the (aa) number and (bb) details of the beds and other healthcare equipment and material that are stored at the Brackengate Hospital and (ii) what will they be used for in the future?
 23 24 February 2023 14312

With reference to the Cape Town inner-city social housing development:

  1. Which parcels of land has been (a) earmarked for inner-city social housing development and (b) successfully developed as inner-city social housing units since the start of the sixth administration;
  1. whether there any known factors that limit the development of inner-city social housing; if so, what are the relevant details?

 

 22 24 February 2023 14311

What is the total number of internships provided by the Western Cape provincial government in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022, (b) what was the average stipend paid to interns during this period and (c) how many interns were permanently employed by the Western Cape Government following the completion of their internships during the same period?

 21 24 February 2023 14310

During the 2023 Western Cape State of the Province Address (SOPA), the Premier mentioned that the Western Cape provincial government will make R89 million available to Western Cape municipalities in a form of emergency funding for the purpose of purchasing back-up generators:

  1. Whether there are any specific targeted municipalities to whom this emergency funding will be allocated; if not, will all municipalities benefit irrespective of the financial resources that they may have at their disposal; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. what pro-active mechanisms will be used to monitor every rand granted to each municipality to make sure that the funds are used for its intended purposes;

(3)   whether the Cash for Power Project is only intended to benefit wealthy households financially; if not, how are poor households going to benefit from this project?

 

 20 24 February 2023 14309

With respect to the Reading for Meaning Programme:

  1. How much has his Department spent in each financial year since the inception of the programme, (b) in which (i) grades and (ii) schools has the programme been implemented in, (c) what metrics are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme and (d) in relation to (c), what have been the results of the programme in each year since its implementation?
 19 24 February 2023 14308

In relation to the incidents of vandalism and burglary that occurred at schools over recent festive season:

  1. How many incidents of (i) vandalism and (ii) burglary occurred, (b) what items were vandalised and/or stolen, (c) what is the total cost of repairs and replacement as a result of the vandalism and burglary and (d) how much did his Department provide in subsidies for security at schools during the school holiday?

 

 18 24 February 2023 14307
  1. (a) What criteria are considered when assessing applications for the keeping of exotic wild animals and (b) how often are inspections undertaken to ensure adherence to the conditions in terms of which the permits were issued;
  2. (a) how often is the well-being of these animals monitored and (b) what role do animal welfare organisations play to assist his Department in this regard;
  3. how many cases of (a) neglect, (b) malnutrition and/or (c) non-adherence to conditions in terms of which permits were issued by the Department were identified and resolved in the last five years?
 17 24 February 2023 14306
  1. Whether his Department keeps a database of (a) owners or (b) facilities to whom permits have been issued for the keeping of exotic wild animals; if so, (i) for which species have permits been issued and (ii) how many of these animals are currently legally kept in the province;
  2. how many permits issued by his Department to (a) residents or (b) facilities to keep exotic wild animals, particularly tigers, are currently valid?
 16 24 February 2023 14305

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