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

With respect to the national budget (Vote 40: Transport):

   (a) What are the specific changes to the national Public Transport Network Grant allocations for the Province, (b) how do these changes differ from previous allocations to the Province, (c) how will these changes affect the continuation of existing public transport projects in the province, (d) what measures will his Department implement to mitigate any negative financial impact in order to ensure the continued delivery of (i) existing public transport projects and (ii) future public transport projects and (e) what engagement has his Department had with the national government regarding the implementation of these funding changes?

 29 22 May 2026 20960
  1. What is the role of his Department in enforcing the new national e-hailing regulations;
  2. whether his Department engages with e-hailing stakeholders, such as the e-hailing association; if so, (a) how often do these engagements take place and (b) what are these stakeholders view on the new national e-hailing regulations;
  3. whether the Province reached its capacity for issuing e-hailing operating licences; if not, what are the relevant details;
  4. (a) what measurable safety improvements in the industry have been recorded since the introduction of the new e-hailing regulations, (b) how many e-hailing vehicles were impounded (i) before the 180-day grace period to implement the new e-hailing regulations and (ii) after the 180-day grace period, (c) what are the reasons for the impoundments in (b) above and (d) what kind of support does his Department provide to the e-hailing sector in order to be compliant?
 28 22 May 2026 20959

What is the current total outstanding debt owed by the Kannaland Municipality to all creditors;

(2)   whether the municipality remains at risk of losing the potential Eskom debt write-off due to continued non-payment; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3)   (a) what measures are currently being implemented to improve revenue collection, (b) what is the current status of (i) water provision and (ii) water infrastructure maintenance in the municipality, (c) what is the current status of (i) sanitation infra-structure and (ii) sewer spill incidents in the municipality and (d) what progress has been made regarding the allegations of corruption referred to the Special Investigating Unit in December 2021?

 27 22 May 2026 20958

With reference to crime statistics, case tracking data and other judicial information available to her Department for the 2025/26 financial year:

(a)  What was the total number of reported cases in the province relating to (i) rape, (ii) sexual assault, (iii) domestic violence, (iv) attempted rape and (v) murder where the victim was female, (b) what were the specific (i) detection rates, (ii) arrest rates, (iii) conviction rates and (iv) case withdrawal rates for rape cases in the province and (c) what were the specific (i) detection rates, (ii) arrest rates and (iii) conviction rates?

26 22 May 2026 20957

With reference to crime statistics, case tracking data and other judicial information available to her Department for the 2024/25 financial year:

(a)  What was the total number of reported cases in the province relating to (i) rape, (ii) sexual assault, (iii) domestic violence, (iv) attempted rape and (v) murder where the victim was female, (b) what were the specific (i) detection rates, (ii) arrest rates, (iii) conviction rates and (iv) case withdrawal rates for rape cases in the province and (c) what were the specific (i) detection rates, (ii) arrest rates and (iii) conviction rates?

25 22 May 2026 20956

With reference to crime statistics, case tracking data and other judicial information available to her Department for the 2023/24 financial year:

(a)       What was the total number of reported cases in the province relating to (i) rape, (ii) sexual assault, (iii) domestic violence, (iv) attempted rape and (v) murder where the victim was female, (b) what were the specific (i) detection rates, (ii) arrest rates, (iii) conviction rates and (iv) case withdrawal rates for rape cases in the province and (c) what were the specific (i) detection rates, (ii) arrest rates and (iii) conviction rates?

24 22 May 2026 20955
  1. (a) What is the total number of animals that have been vaccinated in the province to date and (b) what percentage of the province’s targeted livestock population does this figure represent;
  2. (a) what is the current status of the vaccine supply pipeline for the remainder of the 2026 calendar year, specifically regarding the (i) estimated arrival dates and (ii) quantities of the provincial share;
  3. how many (a) private veterinarians and (b) producers in the province have registered to participate following the official gazetting on 4 May 2026 of the voluntary public–private Routine Vaccination Scheme for Foot-and-mouth Disease (RVS-FMD) under section 10 of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act 35 of 1984)?
 23 22 May 2026 20954

Regarding the impact of the recent extreme weather and severe flooding on the province’s tourism infrastructure and transport networks:
(a)
What is his Department’s preliminary assessment on the structural damages sustained by tourism enterprises across the hardest-hit regions and (b) what comprehen-sive (i) travel advisory, (ii) safety directives or (iii) status reports has Wesgro or his De-partment issued to tourists navigating the affected areas?

 22 22 May 2026 20953

In the light of the severe weather front, gale-force winds and catastrophic flooding that struck parts of the Western Cape between 5 and 12 May 2026:

  1. (a) What is his Department’s preliminary assessment of the total number of hectare of agricultural land damaged as a result of the weather and (b) what are the current

departmental estimates regarding the total financial cost of the damage inflicted on agricultural infrastructure, including but not limited to (i) irrigation systems and pumping equipment, (ii) farm fencing, (iii) private access roads and bridges and (iv) riverbanks, riparian zones and sediment deposits in orchards and vineyards;

  1. what is the (a) projected financial value of crop losses for the 2026 harvest season and (b) anticipated impact of these losses on the province’s total agricultural export production volumes;
  2. (a) what is the estimated number of agricultural jobs that have been disrupted as a result of the adverse weather and (b) what immediate mechanisms is his Department deploying to assist the affected producers?

 

 21 22 May 2026 20952

With reference to his reply to question 3 of 11 July 2025:
(1)
(a) What progress has been made since July 2025 to transition these specific munici-pal pilot projects into fully scaled, formal municipal services and (b) which munici-palities, if any, have successfully scaled their programmes over the past year;
(2)
what interventions has his Department implemented to resolve the (a) teething problems associated with the extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations and (b) infrastructural challenges blocking local government partnerships with product responsibility organisations (PROs);
(3)
how many additional low-income households have been reached by (a) municipal S@S programmes, (b) swop shops or (c) buyback centres since the last report indicated that only gfive municipalities were operating in these areas?

 20 22 May 2026 20951

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