(1)What (a) progress has been made on the disciplinary action against the officials implicated in the 2020 Beitbridge border fence issue, (b) total number of disciplinary hearings have been finalised and (c) are the relevant details around the outstanding disciplinary hearings;
(2) what are the (a) outcomes in terms of the total number of officials (i) found guilty and/or (ii) exonerated and (b) proposed sanctions for those who were found guilty;
(3) what mechanisms have been instituted to recover costs incurred as a result of the acts of those found guilty?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure wish to respond as follows:
1. I have been informed that the disciplinary action of the employees implicated in Beitbridge Border Post Project investigation report were divided into two phases with first phase being an enquiry into members of the National Bid Adjudication Committee (NBAC) and the second phase, an enquiry into conduct of three senior managers. ...
Whether the claims made by the Khoisan Groups, that Knoflokskraal Grabouw in the Western Cape historically belonged to their forefathers, have been verified through research by her department; if not, what consultations are taking place between her department and other spheres of Government for a solution apart from the legal process; if so, what are the findings in this regard?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
I have been informed that the Department did not receive any claims from the Khoisan Group.
The Steer-Com has since been established, comprising officials from the following Stakeholders, including legal representation.
- National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPWI)
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE)
- Theewaterskloof Municipality (TWK)
- Prov. COGTA
- South African Police Services (SAPS)
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(1)Whether her department has conducted an audit of all government buildings where public restrooms are defective and/or not in use due to a lack of appropriate maintenance; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) time frame for the required maintenance that needs to be carried out and (b) associated costs;
(2) whether her department has put mechanisms and/or procedures in place to ensure that parts required for the maintenance will be sourced from local businesses and manufacturers; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
I have been informed that the maintenance of public restrooms falls under non-specialised maintenance work. This forms part of the delegation assigned to the Users. There is a R1 million delegation for maintenance assigned to the client to carry out corrective maintenance as per the Day-to-Day guidelines.
(1)With reference to the recent handing over of buildings for shelters of gender-based violence and femicide victims in Gauteng and the Western Cape, in which municipalities are the shelters found;
(2) whether she has found that the shelters are safe with no possibilities of perpetrators gaining access to the premises and putting the lives of victims in danger; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
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1. I have been informed that the shelters are in the following Municipalities:
Western Cape:
Gauteng:
2. The houses are currently safe as they are guarded by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. Once the houses/ shelters are handed over to ... |
(1)Whether the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment signed a new lease agreement for the property called Knoflokskraal in the Western Cape; if not, what are the future plans regarding the specified property; if so, what is the term of the lease;
(2) what plans are in place to manage the Khoisan people affected by the interdict?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1) I have been informed that the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment did not enter a new Lease Agreement in respect of the property.
(2) A task team, consisting of National, Provincial and Local Government, established in August 2022, has had several meetings to discuss the future of the land.
(1)What total number of generators were bought for official Ministerial homes;
(2) whether each house was equipped with a generator; if not, what are the relevant details of how the generators were allocated to each (a) Minister and/or (b) Deputy Minister who benefited from the specified purchase; if so, what are the relevant details of which (a) Minister and/or (b) Deputy Minister derived this benefit;
(3) whether any new generators have been purchased and/or installed since 1 July 2022; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) total amount has been spent on diesel to run the generators since 1 July 2022?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. I have been informed that the total number of generators that were replaced due to redundancy for official Ministerial residences is 13.
2. Not all houses were equipped with generators:
a) The generators were replaced due to redundancy and was also too costly to maintain.
b) The generators were replaced due to redundancy and was ...
Whether the Expanded Public Works Programme has recorded any cases of sexual harassment against participants in the past five years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) actions have been taken against the perpetrators?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
a) I have been informed that from the records and to the best of our knowledge, in the last five years, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is aware of one case of alleged sexual harassment against some of its participants.
The case was reported in August 2018 and involved female participants who were part of ...
(1)Whether, in light of the fact that her department handed over 12 buildings between December 2019 and March 2020 to the Provincial Departments of Social Development of Gauteng and the Western Cape for use as shelters for gender-based violence victims, and in view of reports that her department has spent R1 960 411,84 to date on building and garden renovations for the six buildings in Gauteng while the buildings remain closed and unoccupied, she will furnish Mr S S Zondo with the details and/or an update on the occupation of the shelters by the Gauteng Department of Social Development; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether her department plans to retrieve some of the funds spent on the shelter whilst it remained unoccupied by the Gauteng Department of Social Development; if not, why not; if so, what are the further, relevant details?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. I have been informed that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), the respective Provincial Departments of Social Development (DSD), and their respective Infrastructure Departments; after having engaged extensively, have agreed that the method of disposal of these shelters will be that of Donation. In the meantime, all parties have resolved that User Agreements ...
(1)Whether the Department of Roads and Public Works in the Northern Cape asked for her department’s intervention before it took a decision to hand over the ownership of provincial road R385 to the Tsantsabane Local Municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the reasons that were put forward by the provincial department for its decision;
(2) whether her department has set aside funds to assist in the maintenance of the provincial roads such R385 as it is already clear that municipalities can neither maintain nor build new roads within their own municipality?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has assessed Parliamentary Question 4426 and had since established that the provincial road R385 is a minor regional road under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Department of Roads and Public Works in the Northern Cape Province, therefore our colleagues in the Province will be best suited to response to this ...
(a) What are the details of the dispute regarding the construction project at Kagiso Barolong High School in Ratlou Local Municipality, (b) who was the implementing agency before the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and (c) what are the reasons she overlooked the Independent Development Trust and appointed the DBSA as an implementing agency?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
Construction of schools is not within the mandate of the National Department of Publc Works and Infrastructure, therefore this question should be referred to our sister department, Department of Basic Education.
