Transport and Public Works
With reference to his reply to question 20 publish in the Question Paper for Written Reply on 6 September 2019 and in the Question Paper for Oral Reply on 3 October 2019:
(1) What are the details of the court cases or court actions that halted the housing projects at (a) Pickwick Street, Woodstock, (b) the Fruit and Veg site, Cape Town’s inner city, (c) the Woodstock Hospital site, Woodstock, (d) the New Market site at the edge of the inner city, (e) Woodstock Park, Woodstock, and (f) the foreshore freeway (a combination of inner-city housing and transport improvement which was to be undertaken at no cost to ratepayers) and resulted in the cancellation of the provisioning of well-located housing for thousands of families;
(2) whether he deliberately misled the House by suggesting that the Maiden’s Cove project was my project while it was indeed led by Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson?
- In terms of Rule 195 (1) of the Standing Rules of the Western Cape Parliament, questions may be put to a member of the Provincial Cabinet concerning any matter falling within the area of responsibility of that Cabinet member.
The maintenance of records of court cases and court details involving projects within the jurisdiction of a separate sphere of Government such as the City of Cape Town is clearly not an area of responsibility of the Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works. It is recommended that the Member redirect his question accordingly.
- There was no intention of deliberately misleading the House by any comments made about the Maiden’s Cove project referred to.
