(1)What is the purpose of the Old Magistrate’s Court building in Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal;
(2) whether the specified building is currently in use; if not, why not; if so, by what date will it be in use again;
(3) whether regular maintenance is taking place at the building; if not, why not; if so, what are the full, relevant details of such maintenance;
(4) whether the building has any debt with the municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(5) (a) what is the total cost of maintenance of the building to his department in each of the past five years, (b) who is the most senior official stationed at the site and (c) what total number of employees are stationed at the building?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
1. The Old Magistrates Court in Underberg falls within and is known as Himeville Magistrates Court. This court is being used by the Department of Justice to provide court services to the community.
2. The building is in current use as magistrate’s court and is operational five days a week.
3. Regular maintenance is carried out on ...
(1)Whether his department has entered into any property management contracts with the Slip Knot Group (SKG) or SKG Africa (Pty) Ltd; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the nature of the specified contracts, (b) what is the total value of the contracts and (c) for what period has his department been contracted to the specified company for property management services;
(2) whether his department has entered into any lease agreements with the SKG or SKG Africa (Pty) Ltd; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of the lease agreements, (b) what is the total value of the specified lease agreements and (c) for what period has his department held lease agreements with the companies?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
1. There are no property management contracts with SKG and SKG Africa.
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2. Yes, the Department has lease contracts with the aforementioned company.
- Lease contracts for office space, storage and parking for client departments that the department is servicing.
- The total value of the lease agreements is quantified as R 228 ...
With reference to the Welisizwe Rural Bridges Programme, (a) what total number of (i) bridges were identified by Infrastructure South Africa for construction and (ii) the specified bridges have been built to date, (b) where are the bridges built and (c) what (i) is the lifespan of the already built bridges and (ii) are the relevant details in terms of the quality of the built bridges?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
a) The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure working together with the Provincial Departments responsible for Roads and municipalities identified 288 bridges to be constructed under the Welisizwe Rural Bridges Programme over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTEF period.
(ii) The programme has been able to build 41 bridges since its inception in 2009 but has ...
Given that his department has released 18 land parcels in KwaZulu-Natal for the purpose of accommodating communities, including those displaced by floods in 2022, (a) how long will it take until such communities can be accommodated in new houses, considering that it has taken his department more than a year to allocate land parcels and (b) what is the timeline for the specified project?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) supports the Housing Sector by releasing identified land parcels from the DPWI Immovable Asset Register to the Housing Development Agency (HDA) for human settlement purposes.
After the land and properties are released, the HDA can commence with town planning processes and National Treasury endorsement, using the power of ...
What mechanisms has his department implemented to curb the illegal occupation of properties under his department’s custodianship in municipalities such as the City of Tshwane and the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, as the phenomenon now results in the burgeoning informal settlements around such properties?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
The department provides security services to safeguard vacant state owned properties in various municipalities including the City of Tshwane and Theewaterskloof local municipality.
The department further lets out state owned properties at reasonable rental rates to avert illegal occupation. Currently the department is implementing an intensive drive to let out superfluous vacant properties that are not ...
(1)Whether the Rygersdal Complex in Rosebank, Cape Town, has recently been refurbished; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for what purpose;
(2) for what purposes will the specified property be used;
(3) whether there is any security currently available to the property; if not, why not; if so, what are the costs related to the (a) security and (b) other related upkeep costs?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
1. Yes, the refurbishment was done to reconfigure certain floors thereby creating five units out of the three and four bedrooms being converted into two bedrooms. Furthermore the refurbishment resulted in conversion of the domestic quarters into three duplex units which are currently occupied by Deputy Ministers.
2. Rygersdal is used for accommodation of Director-Generals and Deputy ...
Whether his department has successfully advertised its intention to lease out property under its custodianship to interested members of the public, as undertaken in March 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
The department undertook to advertise the vacant superfluous state owned properties on the open tender market using its approved letting out strategy, however the department is currently finalising the verification of the vacant superfluous properties to ensure that there are no encumbrances in terms of dolomitic conditions, environmental conditions and any other.
So far, the department ...
(1)What total amount has been spent by his department on (a) security and Very Important Person (VIP) protection, (b) water and electricity, (c) property taxes and (d) renovation and/or maintenance at each of the official presidential residences in (i) Cape Town, (ii) Durban and (iii) Pretoria, since 1 February 2018;
(2) what total amount has been spent by his department on (a) physical security upgrades, security technology such as cameras and alarm systems, security guards and other elements of VIP protection, (b) water and electricity, (c) property taxes and (d) renovation and/or maintenance at each of the President’s private residences, since 1 February 2018;
(3) what is the detailed breakdown of the amounts spent by his department on each of the features mentioned in subsection (2) for each private residence of the President?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
1. (i) CAPE TOWN
a) None, no upgrades.
b) Cape Town: Both presidential residences are located at the Groote Schuur Estate, Rondebosch. The Department gets a single account for the entire Groote Schuur Estate from the City of Cape Town under one erf number for both water and Electricity. They do not have separate accounts. See the ...
(1) Whether the Rygersdal Complex in Rosebank, Cape Town, has recently been refurbished; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for what purpose;
(2) for what purposes will the specified property be used;
(3) whether there is any security currently available to the property; if not, why not; if so, what are the costs related to the (a) security and (b) other related upkeep costs? NW2303E
1. Yes, the refurbishment was done to reconfigure certain floors thereby creating five units out of the three and four bedrooms being converted into two bedrooms. Furthermore the refurbishment resulted in conversion of the domestic quarters into three duplex units which are currently occupied by Deputy Ministers.
2. Rygersdal is used for accommodation of Director-Generals and Deputy Ministers.
3. Security in manned by South ...
(1) Whether all (a) Board Members and (b) management of the Independent Development Trust have submitted their declaration of interest; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;
(2) Whether the specified (a) members and (b) management will be required to submit declarations of interest; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (a) by what date is it envisaged that the declarations will be submitted in each case and (b) how often will the declarations be updated in each case;
(3) Whether the time frames for submission have been adhered to; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW2311E
1. (a) The Board Members of the Independent Development Trust submitted their declarations of interest.
(b) IDT management submitted their declarations for financial year 2022/2023.
2. (a) The Board Members are requested annually to submit their declarations of interests and this is done continuously in all Board and Committee meetings.
(b) IDT managers are required to declare their financial interest as per the Code ...
