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 2022 report of the Western Cape Police Ombudsman into alleged links between members of the SAPS and organised crime syndicates:

  1. On what date did he receive the report from the Ombudsman;
  2. whether he or any other member of his Cabinet has formally engaged with the national Minister of Police regarding the contents of the report; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of such engagements;
  3. given that the report was submitted in 2022, what measures has the Western Cape Government taken in the interim to (a) address or (b) monitor alleged gang infiltration in SAPS structures in the province;
  4. whether he has communicated any timeline or intention to release the report, in full or in part, to the public or to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament; if not, why not; if so, what is the timeline?
 5 14 November 2025 20156

With regard to free Wi-Fi hotspots operated by the provincial government:
(1)
What are the locations of the 10 most-used hotspots in terms of (a) data used and (b) unique connections;
(2)
(a) what are the 10 most popular websites visited at the hotspots and (b) how many visitors were there in 2025 to date for each website;
(3)
(a) how many gigabytes of data were used at the free hotspots in total in 2025 to date and (b) what is the monthly average;
(4)
(a) what was the total percentage downtime for the hotspots as a whole and (b) what measures are in place to minimise downtime?

 22 14 November 2025 20155
  1. What is the current readiness of the province for the implementation of the Aarto Act, including (i) systems, (ii) infrastructure and (iii) staff training, (b)(i) what is the total estimated cost for implementing Aarto in the province and (ii) how many additional staff members are required, including the cost of their recruitment and training, (c)(i) what challenges or risks could affect the rollout and (ii) what measures is the Department taking to address them and (d) by what date does his Department expect full operational readiness for Aarto in the province?
 31 14 November 2025 20154

(1)
(a) What initiatives has his Department implemented or plans to implement to alleviate traffic congestion in and around Stellenbosch, particularly during peak travel hours, (b) what specific role does his Department play in coordinating with (i) the Stellenbosch Municipality and (ii) other stakeholders, such as the Western Cape Department of Infrastructure and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), to identify and address congestion hotspots in the area;
(2)
whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any traffic flow studies, congestion assessments or transport modelling for Stellenbosch in the past three financial years; if not, why not; if so, (a) what were the key findings, (b) what were the identified congestion hotspots and (c) what data (for example traffic volumes, average peak-hour delays or travel time indices) were recorded;
(3)
what is the estimated time frame for the implementation of the (a) short-, (b) me-dium- and (c) long-term interventions identified to reduce congestion in Stellen-bosch and along its main access routes, including the R44, the R310, Adam Tas Road and the Stellenbosch arterial network;
(4)
what is the total budget allocation and expenditure to date for any congestion alleviation or mobility improvement projects in the Stellenbosch area, broken down by (a) project and (b) financial year?

 29 14 November 2025 20151

(a)Since the start of the 2025/26 financial year to date, what progress has been made in expanding the Go George public transport service, (b) what specific routes or areas have been added or are currently under development as part of this expansion, (c) what has been the total cost of the expansion to date, including (i) infrastructure, (ii) operational and (iii) contractual costs, (d) how much of this cost has been funded by the (i) Western Cape Government, (ii) George Municipality and (iii) national government respectively and (e) what are the Deprtment’s projected (i) timelines and (ii) budget allocations for the further rollout of the Go George services during the remainder of the 2025/26 financial year?

 23 14 November 2025 20150

With reference to the audit processes and outcomes of the Auditor-General (AG):

Whether a copy of the management letter or letters issued by the Auditor-General for his Department in the (i) 2023/24 and (ii) 2024/25 financial years can be made available?

 1 14 November 2025 20147
  1. (a) What is the current status of all the existing road infrastructure projects in the Western Cape and (b) for each project, (i) what is the total estimated cost, (ii) how much has been spent to date, (iii) how many kilometres of road have been completed since the commencement of the project and (iv) what progress has been made during the current financial year;
  2. (a) what are the main causes of any delays experienced in the implementation of these road projects and (b) what measures has the Department put in place to address these delays?
 26 14 November 2025 20146

 

  1. (a) What was the final appropriation to the SAPS Western Cape Visible Policing for the 2024/25 financial year and (b) what amount of this budget was actually spent in the province;
  2. (a) how many frontline visible policing vehicles in the province are currently (i) operational and (ii) out of service and (b) what is the budgeted allocation for the maintenance and replacement of such vehicles;
  3. (a) what is the current ratio of visible-policing officers to the population in the province for each precinct and (b) how does this compare to the national norm used by the SAPS;
  4. (a) how much of the visible policing budget has been allocated to community-based programmes, such as (i) neighbourhood patrols and (ii) community policing forums in gang-hotspot areas of the province, and (b) what has been the outcome of those allocations;
  5. (a) how much has been spent on training and the professional development of visible-policing officers in the province and (b) how does this compare with the planned budget?
 16 31 October 2025 20145

With reference to the recent court case of Sampson v Minister of Health and Wellness, Western Cape:

  1. Whether she is appealing the decision; if so, what are the relevant details;
  2. (a) how much has been spent on the litigation in this case, (b) what is the quantum of the damages in this case and (c) how much has been spent on the appeal;
  3. (a) how many times has she appealed cases of a similar nature, (b) what are the details of the cases, (c) what were the reasons for appeal, (d) how many times were the appeals successful and (e) how much has been spent in total on all these appeals;
  4. how much has her Department spent on defending cases brought against it since 1 April 2024?
 21 14 November 2025 20144
  1. (a) In which municipal areas have partnerships between emergency medical services (EMS) and private ambulance services been concluded and (b) how do these partnerships affect services in those areas;
  2. whether there are any plans for the extension of these partnerships to the rest of the province?
 15 31 October 2025 20075

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