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)  Whether he has met with any civil society organisations outside the Western Cape and encouraged their members to relocate to the Western Cape; if so, what are the details of (a) such meetings attended and (b) the organisations that invited him;

(2)  whether he plans to address meetings in other provinces where he will encourage residents from those provinces to relocate to the Western Cape; if so, what are the relevant details?

 15 11 November 2022 14022
  1. Whether he has studied the report and recommendations of the Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding the irregular appointment of a chief director in the Department of Social Development; if not, why not; if so, what were the (a) findings and (b) recommendations of the PSC;
  2. whether he will implement these recommendations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether he will take any action against the Minister of Social Development regarding her role in this appointment; if not, why not; if so, when will he announce his decision on the matter?
 14 11 November 2022 14021

With regard to contracts offered to a certain company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his response, between 2019 and 2022 to date:

  1. What (i) is the value and (ii) are the details of contracts that his Department has given to this company in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021 and (dd) 2022 to date, (b) what are the details of the housing developments that have been protected by this company during the period in (a) above and (c) what is the breakdown per municipality?
 13 11 November 2022 14020

With regard to contracts offered to a company, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, between 2019 and 2022 to date:

Whether his Department and/or other provincial government departments and entities have offered contracts to this company; if so, (a) what are the details of the contracts offered to this company per department, (b) what the value of each contract was and (c) what are the details of the (i) directors and (ii) BBBEE level of this company?

 12 11 November 2022 14019

With regard to the creation of the two new departments of Mobility and Infrastructure as promised in SOPA 2022:

  1. What progress has been made with regard to the creation of these departments, (b) what tasks that have been undertaken and completed to date and (c) what will be the (i) organisational structure, (ii) directorates, (iii) staff complement and (iv) budget for each of these departments?
 11 11 November 2022 14018

Whether he is aware of any allegations of sexual harassment that have been made against any of the heads of department of the Western Cape Government from 1 January 2019 to date; if so, (a) what are the details of the allegations that have been made, (b) how these allegations were investigated and (c) what were the outcomes of such investigations?

 10 11 November 2022 14017

The EFF is in possession of a document from your Department that was found in a trash bin and contains the personal information of residents of Kanana who applied for housing opportunities in Forest Village and have not received any:

  1. (a) How is it possible that a document containing sensitive, personal information of housing applicants, who submitted that information to your Department, is found in a trash bin and (b) why have those applicants not been granted housing to date;
  2. whether his Department will investigate how this document ended up in the trash; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 9 11 November 2022 14016

With regard to the correspondence sent to his office on 6 October 2022 on the issue of a member of the public who was assaulted and detained for no reason by Western Cape provincial traffic officers:

  1. Whether this letter was bought to his attention; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. whether any action was taken against the traffic officers for the unlawful arrest; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether a report on the matter was produced; if not, why not; if so, can a copy of it be made available;
  4. what procedure is in place in his office to ensure that staff members bring complaints received to his attention?
 8 11 November 2022 14015

With respect to the former JJ du Pre le Roux Clinic building in Paarl, being earmarked for the eventual utilisation by the provincial government, and the proposal that the Department considers the letting of the building on a short-term lease:

  1. Whether the call for lease proposals has been advertised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

 

  1. whether her Department would consider accepting a lease proposal for the utilisation of the former JJ du Pre le Roux Clinic for the purpose of relocating the Rusthof Old-age Home given the situation at the Rusthof Old-age Home; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 6 11 November 2022 14013
  1. Whether the conditions at the Langa Cheshire Home, which takes in patients for convalescence, have been bought to her attention; if so, what steps is her Department taking to address the conditions at the home;
  1. whether the home is registered and is receiving financial and social support from her Department; if so, what are the relevant details;
  1. whether a report on the condition of the home is available; if so, can a copy be made available;
  1. whether she will conduct urgent oversight over the home; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
 5 11 November 2022 14012

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