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 reference to the research conducted on the proposed increase to the free water and electricity allocations for indigent households:

  1. Whether the study will be released to the public; if so, when will it be released; if not, why not;
  2. whether a copy can be made available to any Member; if not, why not;
  3. what concrete steps is his Department taking to ensure that municipalities revise their indigent support policies in line with the updated research findings;
  4. whether his Department has set any (a) timelines or (b) targets for municipalities to review their indigent allocations; if so, what are the relevant details;
  5. according to his Department’s data, how many indigent households in the province exhaust their free electricity allocation before month-end;
  6. whether his Department has considered differentiated allocations for (a) larger households, (b) backyard dwellers or (c) multigenerational homes that consume more than what the current allocation allows; if so, what are the relevant details?
 1 22 May 2026 20933
  1. (a)   How many members of the Anti-Gang Unit of the South African Police Service are currently deployed in the Western Cape, (b) of those members, how many (i) have previous criminal records, (ii) have pending criminal cases and (iii) are currently under internal disciplinary investigation, (c)(i) how many members of the Anti-Gang Unit deployed in the province have been criminally charged since the establishment of the unit, (ii) what was the nature of the offences in cases where members of the Anti-Gang Unit were charged with crimes, (iii) how many of them remain actively deployed in operational roles, (iv) how many of them have been suspended and (v) how many of them have been removed from the unit and (d) how many complaints regarding the conduct of members of the Anti-Gang Unit in the Western Cape have been investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate?
 14 17 April 2026 20932
  1. What is the average caseload per detective responsible for investigating murder cases in (a) Delft, (b) Bishop Lavis, (c) Manenberg, (d) Hanover Park, (e) Nyanga and (f) Philippi East;
  2. what is the number of gang-related murders that was recorded in the Cape Flats policing precincts (a) during 2025 and (b) in 2026 to date;
  3. (a) how many of these murder cases have resulted in suspects being (i) arrested and (ii) referred to court and (b) how many have resulted in successful convictions;
  4. how many gang-related murder cases on the Cape Flats remain unsolved to date?
 13 17 April 2026 20931

In relation to the prevalence of illegal drug houses in the province:

  1. How many drug houses have been identified in the province to date, (b) what measures are in place to prevent the re-establishment of drug houses after raids, (c) how many (i) arrests, (ii) prosecutions and (iii) convictions have resulted from operations tar-geting drug houses in the past two years, (d) what challenges, if any, has her Department identified in successfully prosecuting individuals linked to drug houses and (e) what strategies are being implemented to reduce the overall number of drug houses in the province?
 12 17 April 2026 20930

With regard to the deployment of 800 troops on the Cape Flats:

What long-term strategy exists to ensure sustained crime reduction beyond the temporary interventions?

 2 17 April 2026 20929

With reference to a housing transfer (erf 318, Delft, City of Cape Town) that took place in 2013 between the Western Cape Government and a certain person whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply:

  1. Whether his Department can confirm that a subsidised housing unit allocated to the original beneficiary, whose name has been furnished to his Department for the purpose of his reply, was transferred to another beneficiary in 2013 while the original beneficiary was still alive and a qualifying beneficiary; if so, (a) on what basis was the transfer approved and (b) what processes were followed to verify the occupancy and beneficiary status prior to the transfer;
  2. whether the original beneficiary was informed of or consented to the transfer prior to its approval; if not, why not; if so, on what date was such notification given;
  3. whether the transfer was registered in the Deeds Office; if so, what are the relevant details;
  4. whether his Department was aware that the original beneficiary claimed to be the beneficiary of the subsidised house until his passing away in 2017; if so, (a) what steps were taken to engage the heirs and (b) what is the status of the heirs’ claim to the subsidised house;
  5. whether the Department intends to review the 2013 transfer; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
  6. how many other disputed transfers is his Department currently (a) aware of or (b) dealing with?
 9 17 April 2026 20921

Interpellation 3

Whether the provincial government has adopted a policy requiring Members of the Provincial Parliament to seek permission first before conducting oversight visits at government institutions and facilities?

 3 11 June 2026 20906

It is reported that the recent storm has caused damage that has affected more than 100 000 Western Cape residents:

What is his Department doing to ensure that municipalities – not only in the metropolitan area, but also in rural areas – are able to assist vulnerable residents in the province?

 11 11 June 2026 20905

With regard to Youth Day:

What are his Department’s current programmes aimed at supporting vulnerable young people in order to address challenges such as (a) substance abuse, (b) violence, (c) un-employment and (d) school dropout in the province?

 9 11 June 2026 20904

 

Whether his Department has developed a long-term strategy to ensure that libraries and museums remain (a) relevant, (b) accessible and (c) financially sustainable in an increas-ingly digital environment; if so, what are the key objectives of this strategy?

 8 11 June 2026 20903

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