What are the relevant details of the challenges surrounding the contract of the Small Claims Court rooms which are on the premises of the Diepsloot Police Station that are not operational due to a contractual dispute and (b) on what date will the specified court rooms be operational again?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
a) The challenges were as a results of the absence of a governance document which outlines the responsibilities of the two user departments in shared accommodation. In a meeting that took place on the 8th of August 2023, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) was tasked to develop the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) which ...
(1)(a) What number of applications have been received by Agrément South Africa for the approval of 3D printed housing technology, (b) is the progress of each application and (c) are the full details in terms of (i) applicant, (ii) timelines and (iii) any additional information;
(2) whether any members of the specified entity are (a) employees, (b) members of the board and/or (c) part of any of the organisations that have applied; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW4140E
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This application has progressed through the Agrément South Africa evaluation process.
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(1)(a) What are the reasons that were given to her department by the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) as to why the five buildings that her department handed over to the GPG in December 2019 for the purpose of being used as shelters for victims of gender-based violence (GBV) are not operational, (b) by what date, has she been informed, will the buildings be operational and accessible to the victims of GBV, (c) what has been the total cost to her department since the handover in terms of (i) security, (ii) renovations and/or refurbishments and (iii) gardening and (d) what is the projected monthly cost to her department should the buildings remain closed;
(2) whether there were any unforeseen costs related to the buildings; 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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- MOU was prepared in 2020, GPG referred it back stating that clauses need to be changed;
- Secondly in 2021 the department prepared lease agreement and they stated that they have don’t budget;
- The department in 2022 prepared a user agreement where it was going back and forth, until the parties (GPG, ...
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1819 on 5 July 2023, he will furnish Mr P A van Staden with a copy of the State Attorney’s legal opinion obtained by his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
Legal opinion is attached as requested. Annexure A.
In terms of the legal opinion obtained from the State Attorney, the complainant should not be paid unless if there is a court order to that effect. The complainant, as per the legal opinion provided, is not being disadvantaged, but in the event they believe in their case, they ...
(1)What is the status of the committee assigned to clarify and designate ownership of Farm 1331 in Pniel, which initially started in 1991 but stalled due to the passing of the chairperson of the land committee (details furnished);
(2) whether the committee is defunct; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(3) whether she will undertake to get the process moving again by constituting a new committee to resolve the issue and to ensure that the rightful owners of Farm 1331 are able to assume ownership and turn the land into productive use; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. The constitution or appointment of the Committee was made in accordance with Section 4 of the Land Titles Adjustment Act No. 68 of 1979.
Section 4(1) (a) of the Acts read thus: “A committee shall consist of three members appointed by the Minister, of whom one shall be a judge of the Supreme Court of South ...
(a) What total amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him pay for printed copies of the integrated annual reports in the (aa) 2020-21, (bb) 2021-22 and (cc) 2022-23 financial years, (b) who were the suppliers in each case and (c) what total number of copies of the report were printed (i) in each case and (ii) in each specified financial year?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(i) With respect to the Department:
a) In terms of the annual reports for (aa) 2020-21, (bb) 2021-22 and (cc) 2022-23 financial years, no service providers were used and no costs incurred in the printing of the Annual reports. The compilation of the Annual reports were done in-house (from collection, analysis and provisioning to stakeholders via ...
In light of how his department outsources most of its work to outside bidders, which measures has he taken to build state capacity and a register of credible suppliers?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
State Capacity
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has a two-prong approach to executing the maintenance functions. It is a blend of Out-sourced and In-sourced Services. On the other hand, the In-sourced services, are executed internally through utilisation of the Workshops in our various Regional office, whilst on the other hand, the Department acquires the talent ...
Whether, given that during the State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023, the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, mentioned that approximately R600 million would be allocated towards Infrastructure South Africa for project preparation, with more focus in rural and under-resourced areas, her department intends to make use of the local skills pool in such rural and under-resourced areas in the specified project to provide residents in those communities with employment opportunities; if not, why not; if so, by what date can the residents expect such employment opportunities?
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
South Africa has seen declining fixed capital investment and economic performance over the past decade. Analysis of this widening investment gap to National Development Plan targeted growth levels, shows that an additional R1.6 trillion in public sector infrastructure investment is required by 2030, over and above that forecasted for current public sector entities. Delivering an effective infrastructure-led ...
(1)Whether her department has received the final proposed budget for the community profiling of the Greydell community located at Farm 871/1 Greydell/Bhongweni in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality; if not, what is the proposed time frame for this; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what (a) progress has been made with regard to the transfer of the land in question to the specified municipality, (b) further interventions has her department committed to making, (c) are the expected time frames in this regard and (d) are the expected costs? NW667E
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
The recent PQ 596 is the related to PQ 255, which was published in IQP No. 02 on 17 February 2023. (See attached) Below here is the same reply that was provided for PQ 255, which serves as the response also to the recent PQ 596.
1. Yes, the Department has recently received the proposed budget requirement ...
Whether, with reference to the former minister’s reply to question 68 on 24 February 2023, wherein she confirmed that the department had informed her that the security companies engaged at Knoflokskraal had fulfilled their brief (details furnished), he will furnish Mrs C Phillips with the relevant details regarding the total number of (a) completed structures on the relevant properties when a certain security company (name furnished) took over on 16 June 2022, (b) half-completed structures demolished and/or removed by the specified company when they took over on the specified date, (c) completed structures on the relevant properties when the contract of the company expired on 27 June 2022, (d) completed structures on the relevant properties when a different security company (name furnished) took over on 1 July 2022, (e) half-completed structures demolished and/or removed by the specified company when they took over on the specified date and (f) completed structures on the relevant properties when the contract of the company expired on 29 July 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1886E
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(a) The number of completed structures were not recorded on 16 June 2022. However, they were recorded during a count carried out by the Sheriff of the Court in August 2022 as 4880.
(b) No further demolitions were carried since February 2022.
(c) The number of structures were not recorded at the end of the security ...
