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 |
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(1) (a) How many instances of contact crime at Sassa offices in the province have been reported to the SAPS over the last three financial years, (b) how many arrests have been made in relation to these incidents and (c) how many convictions have resulted from these arrests; |
3 | 16 September 2022 | 13647 |
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(1) What were the (a) commitments made, (b) outcomes achieved to date and (c) associated timelines related to the implementation of the Municipal Energy Resilience (MER) initiative; |
2 | 16 September 2022 | 13646 |
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In relation to the Department’s decision to place a moratorium on the closure of schools: |
1 | 16 September 2022 | 13645 |
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(a) (i) What factors contributed to the 6,6% decrease in sexual offences and (ii) what is the breakdown of these crimes by police station in the province and (b)(i) what factors contributed to the 4% decrease in rape and (ii) what is the breakdown of this crime by police station in the province? |
12 | 2 September 2022 | 13624 |
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With regard to the release of the police-recorded crime statistics for the first quarter of 2022/23 financial year: (1) (a) What is the breakdown of these crimes by police station in the province, (b) what factors contributed to the 0,2% increase in the murder rate and (c) what is the breakdown of murders by police station in the province; (2) (a) what is the breakdown of murder cases by (i) age, (ii) race and (iii) gender, (b) what is the breakdown of the multiple murders by police station and (c) what were the motives in each case? |
11 | 2 September 2022 | 13623 |
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With regard to the reply to question 7 of 27 May: (1) (a) How many detainees have escaped from (i) police vehicles in each cluster, (ii) holding cells at each police station and (iii) physical police detention facilities between 2018/19 and 2022/23, (b) how many of the aforementioned escapees have been rearrested, (c) how many SAPS members have been found negligent or responsible for these escapees, (d) with respect to (c) above, how many (i) internal disciplinary cases are ongoing, (ii) SAPS members have been suspended and (iii) of the individuals have been dismissed and (e) what is the seniority of the SAPS members involved in each of the aforementioned cases; (2) whether any external persons have been involved in each of these cases; if so, have they been (a) charged, (b) found guilty and (c) prosecuted; (3) how many convicts have escaped from their transport to their respective prison facilities after being convicted? |
1 | 2 September 2022 | 13622 |
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With respect to computer laboratories at schools in the province: (1) Of all the public schools in the province, how many are equipped with computer laboratories; (2) whether there are any plans to equip or upgrade the current facilities further; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how much would this cost? |
5 | 2 September 2022 | 13618 |
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With regard to the poor state of the fencing at the Bhongolethu Primary School and the Fezekile High School in Oudtshoorn: What are the plans of his Department to replace the vandalised fences at these schools? |
13 | 9 September 2022 | 13617 |
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How many black learners (ie African, coloured and Indian) from the Van Rheede Primary School have been (a) admitted, (b) rejected for admission at the Oudtshoorn High School in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date and (c) what are the reasons thereof? |
12 | 9 September 2022 | 13616 |
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(a) What is the number of Grade 7 learners from the Van Rheede Primary School who have applied for placement at the Oudtshoorn High School for the 2023 academic year, (b) (i) how many have been accepted and admitted and (ii) what is the breakdown by (aa) race, (bb) age and (cc) gender and (c) (i) how many are on the waiting list, (ii) how many have not been accepted and (iii) what is the breakdown by (aa) race, (bb) age and (cc) gender?
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11 | 9 September 2022 | 13615 |
