(1) Whether her department entered into a lease agreement with the SA Police Service (SAPS) for the occupation of Telkom Towers in Pretoria; if not, on what basis have the renovations been undertaken on behalf of the SAPS; if so, on what date was the lease agreement signed;
(a) What was the annual lease amount agreed to for each year since the start of the renovations and/or signing of the lease and (b) what amount has the SAPS paid on the specified property for each year since the signing of the lease agreement and/or start of the renovations?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
- No lease agreement was entered into with SAPS for the occupation of Telkom Towers
- (a) In the absence of the lease agreement there is no specific amount.
(b) In order to respond to the immediate upgrade requirements for the Telkom Towers (North Building) and Annex buildings, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has been appointed as ...
(1) What number of (a) Members of Parliament, (b) sessional staff, (c) staff employed by her department and (d) any other persons were accommodated in (i) Acacia Park, (ii) Laboria Park and (iii) Pelican Park during the (aa) Fourth Parliament and (bb) Fifth Parliament;
(2) What number of housing units, apartment and facility buildings does each of the specified villages comprise?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
- (aa) (i) (a) 218 Members of Parliament.
(b) 274 Sessional Officials.
(c) 2 Departmental Officials were performing standby duties.
(d) 4 Assistants to Members of Parliament with disabilities.
- (ii) (a) 56 Members of Parliament.
(b) 6 Sessional Officials.
(c) 2 Departmental Officials were performing standby duties.
(d) None.
(aa) (iii) (a) 69 Members of Parliament.
(b) 35 ...
(1) Whether the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has been held accountable for its alleged failure to regulate the practice of registered engineers and technologists who have contributed to (a) the ordering of trains that are too tall by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, (b) various bridge collapses, including the bridge on the M1 highway in Johannesburg, (c) the collapse of the roof of the Tongaat Mall and (d) the delay in the completion of Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile power stations that are running 10 years behind schedule; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what (i) steps have been taken and (ii) are the further relevant details in this regard;
(2) Whether she has found that the ECSA’s practice of assessing the registration applications of prospective applicants based on a professional review conducted by peers is fair, ethical and transparent; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, has she found that this practice has been used to gatekeep the applications of certain applicants;
(3) Why is a peer review required before a prospective applicant is registered with the ECSA, unlike many other professional bodies where registration is subject to the obtainment of a professional qualification?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1) ECSA has informed me that it is committed to fulfil its mandate to efficiently regulate the conduct of registered persons and the engineering profession to ensure public safety. The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has the statutory mandate to ensure consistent application of policy by the councils for the built environment professions (CBEP) with regard ...
Whether (a) her department, (b) any entity reporting to her and/or (c) any provincial department of public works owes any unpaid rates and services to any municipality; if so, in each case, (i) what amount is owed, (ii) to which municipality is each amount owed and (iii) by what date will the outstanding amount be settled? NW1978E
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(A) Yes, Municipalities are owed money by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) for two reasons:
- Municipal accounts must be verified and validated prior to processing payments in order to avoid irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
- DPWI pays these accounts on behalf of other user departments.
- Many government departments not refunding DPWI and this ...
(1) What is the total square meterage of the Acacia Park parliamentary village;
(2) Whether her department intends transferring the village to the City of Cape Town for housing development purposes since it already has an operating school, pre-school and sport and recreation facilities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?NW2202E
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
- The total square meterage of the Acacia Park Parliamentary Village is 28,2853 hectares.
- Acacia Park is currently used by members of Parliament and Sessional officials.
(1) What steps has she taken to strengthen the oversight and regulatory role of the Council for the Built Environment over the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) in line with section 4 of the Council for the Built Environment Act, Act 43 of 2000, particularly relating to the professional registration process of qualified engineers and technologists;
(2) What number of qualified (a) engineers and (b) technologists have registered with the ECSA in each year since its establishment in 2000;
(3) Whether all qualified engineers and technologists have to register with the ECSA before they may practice professionally; if not, what (a) is the position in this regard and (b) number of qualified (i) engineers and (ii) technologists who are not registered with ECSA are currently practicing professionally in the Republic;
(4) What number of qualified (a) engineers and (b) technologists are currently employed in state-owned entities? NW2192E
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
- The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has the statutory mandate to ensure consistent application of policy by the councils for the build environment professions (CBEP) with regard to, among other things, the registration of different categories of registration (See section 4(k)(ii) of Council for the Built Environment Act, (Act No. 43 of 2000). To this end ...
What total number of buildings housing government departments and services (a) are currently accessible to persons with disabilities and (b) still require upgrades and alterations to be accessible to persons with disabilities?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(a) 87 972 State-owned buildings and properties have some of the basic facilities for persons with disabilities. The basic facilities for persons with disabilities include signage, parking, toilet facilities, ramps, lifts and warning signals.
(b) 443 buildings and properties were found not to have the basic facilities for persons with disabilities. The installation of facilities for persons with ...
What (a) number of workers in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) are currently employed in the Senqu Local Municipality, (b) is the duration of employment of the workers, (c) is the monthly stipend paid to each worker and (d) method is used to appoint the EPWP workers? NW1540E
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(a) A total of 159 work opportunities were reported by the Senqu Local Municipality in quarter 1 of 2019/20 financial year. The work opportunities reported were from three projects in the Infrastructure, Environment and Social Sectors.
(b)The average duration of work opportunities that were created in the Municipality as reported in quarter 1 of 2019/20 ...
What (a) total amount has (i) her department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to her spent on (aa) cleaning, (bb) security and (cc) gardening services in the (aaa) 2017-18 and (bbb) 2018-19 financial years, (b) amount was paid to each service provider to provide each specified service and (c) total amount was paid to each of the service providers?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(a) The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has informed me as follows
(i) (aa) & (aaa) & (bbb) The Department has spent the following amounts for cleaning: R137 924 674.68 in 2017/2018 and R152 646 408.40 in 2018/2019;
(bb) & (aaa) & (bbb) The Department has spent on security an amount of
R 60 943 700.76 ...
(a) On what date was the contract to accommodate the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture with certain companies (details furnished) signed, (b) for what duration is the contract and (c) what (i) is the rate being charged in terms of the contract and (ii) total amount of money has been paid to date?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
a)The lease agreement with Redefine Properties was signed on the 28th of May 2018 by DPWI and on the 14th of June 2018 by Redefine Properties. The lease agreements with Tiso Blackstar were signed on the 28th of May 2018 and on the 31st of July 2018 by Tiso Blackstar.
b) The lease agreements for Tiso Blackstar ...
