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

In the light of the recent proclamation of 13 new nature reserves in the province:

(a)  What is the Department’s progress with the international “30 by 30” conservation target and (b) how is he and his Department ensuring that the rapid expansion of the provincial protected estate is matched by a proportional increase in law enforcement and monitoring capacity?

 4 7 May 2026 20786

(a) To what extent has the support provided by her Department led to clean audits achieved
by municipalities in the province and (b) what type of (i) financial and (ii) technical
assistance has been provided to municipalities in order to strengthen their financial
governance?

 3 7 May 2026 20785

Interpellation 1

Recent briefings have laid bare the staggering scale of biological plunder in the Western Cape with over 2,5 million poached indigenous plants and millions of seeds seized since 2018. Despite these law enforcement successes, the low rate of high-level convictions remains a critical obstacle to dismantling international criminal syndicates:

  1. What specific steps can be taken to raise the profile of environmental cases in the provincial justice value chain to ensure they are prioritised alongside other categories of organised crime and (b) what is his and the Department’s position on the establishment of specialised environmental crime courts and dedicated environmental prosecutors to ensure that poachers are met with appropriate judicial consequences?
 1 14 May 2026 20784

With regard to the death of a patient, whose name has been furnished to her Department for purpose of her reply, who presented at the emergency unit at the Victoria Hospital with severe leg pain and numbness, and subsequently passed away

(1)   Whether her Department has conducted an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings;

(2)   whether the incident has been linked to (a) staff shortages, (b) high patient volumes or (c) systemic capacity constraints in emergency units; if so, what are the relevant details?

 12 7 May 2026 20783
  1. What programmes are currently being implemented by his Department to support homeless individuals during the winter, including the provision of (i) shelter, (ii) food and (iii) social services and (b) how effective have these interventions been in addressing the growing demand for safe accommodation in the province?
 11 7 May 2026 20782

Question by Brendon Adams

In the light of the fact that the George Hospital has experienced severe service pressure since its declaration as a regional hospital:

  1. What steps has her Department taken to alleviate the pressure on the George Hospital;
  2. whether her Department has plans to upgrade the clinic in Pacaltsdorp in order to deliver better primary healthcare services to the community; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether there are plans to upgrade the Conville Clinic to a day hospital in order to alleviate the pressure on the George Hospital; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the time frame for this upgrade and (b) what budgeted amount is being considered or has been made available for this upgrade?
 9 7 May 2026 20781

Question by Brendon Adams.

  1. (a) Which specific (i) programmes and (ii) resources are currently available to small and emerging farmers in Stellenbosch and (b) how many farmers have benefited from them in the 2025/26 financial year;
  2. how does his Department evaluate the effectiveness of the support provided to small farmers in this area?
 8 7 May 2026 20780

Given the findings of the GITOC Western Cape Gang Monitor on the expansion of drug trafficking into smaller portside towns, such as Saldanha Bay:

  1. (a) What immediate interventions are she and her Department implementing to contain this spread and (b) how are these interventions being coordinated with the relevant law enforcement agencies;
  2. whether her Department has assessed the current policing capacity in the smaller port towns affected by drug trafficking; if so, what additional resources have been allocated to these areas?
 7 7 May 2026 20779

With reference to land released for the purpose of housing development:

(a)How many parcels of land have been released in the last 18 months for the purpose of housing development, (b) in what stage of the development process are these parcels of land, (c) how much funding is being allocated to each parcel of land for development, (d) what is the timeline for development on these parcels and (e) how many social housing units, if any, are being proposed?

 6 7 May 2026 20778

(a) What concrete measures is his Department implementing to strengthen its own internal capacity to fulfil its constitutional mandate to protect children and (b) how will it ensure that the increasing demand does not further strain an already overburdened non-profit sector?

 2 7 May 2026 20777

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