2018-w862 - 03 May 2018

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

(1) Whether his department is still leasing the Curator Building in Pretoria; if not, on what date did the lease contract come to an end; if so, (a) on what date (i) was the lease contract signed and (ii) will the contract come to an end, (b) what is the total amount that his department has spent on the contract to date and (c) what is the current monthly cost to rent and maintain the building; (2) whether the specified building has ever been unoccupied during the lease period; if so, (a) for how many days and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard; (3) whether the specified building was ever sublet during the lease period; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who rented the specified building, (b) for what period of time and (c) how much rental was charged in each case?

Reply from the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works on 3 May 2018

1. Yes, the Department of Public Works is still leasing Curator Building in Pretoria.

(a) The initial lease end date was 31 March 2017. The lease period was subsequently extended by a period of 12 months.

(i) The lease agreement was signed on the 1st April 2014.

(ii) The extended lease expired on 31 March 2018.

b) To date the Department has spent R25 564 507.24. ...

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2017-w2340 - 07 September 2017

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to oral question 106 on 7 June 2017, his department is paying rates and taxes on the 2 745 properties identified as being vested in his department according to the records of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform but which do not appear in the Departmental Immovable Assets Register; if so, (a) what is the total amount that has been paid in rates and taxes on these properties (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what is the location of these properties in each province, (c) who occupy these properties and (d) what are the details of the lease agreements concluded with the tenants in each case; (2) (a) why are the 2 451 properties identified on Departmental Property Management Systems no longer vested in his department, (b) what is the current status of these buildings and (c) what is the total amount of rates and taxes that his department has paid for the buildings (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?

Reply from the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works on 7 Sep 2017

Due to a number of role players and stakeholders involved, the Department is still trying to collate the information and come back to the honourable member with a comprehensive and accurate information.

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2017-w1102 - 05 June 2017

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

(1) Whether Erf 81 situated in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, Western Cape falls under the care of his department; if not, what are the relevant details; if so; (2) whether this property is being considered for transfer to another entity or department; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what is the intended use of this property?

Reply from the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works on 5 Jun 2017

1. Yes, Erf 81 situated in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town, Western Cape falls under the care of National Public Works Department.

2. The property is being considered for transfer to the Department of Defence, which has requested that this property – as well as all other Endowment properties – be returned to the Department of Defence for their own use. The property is an Endowment ...

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2016-w713 - 26 May 2016

Dianne Kohler Barnard to ask the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) How many properties in terms of (i) land and (ii) any other specified form of property are currently owned by his department in each province, (b) by which department is each of the specified properties occupied and (c) how many of the specified properties are leased to each specified department in each province; (2) (a) what is the rental amount payable by each of the specified departments on a monthly basis in each province and (b) how is the rental amount determined in each case; (3) of the total number of properties owned by his department, (a) how many buildings are currently not being (i) leased or (ii) otherwise utilised in each province and (b) what (i) rates, (ii) taxes and (iii) utilities are payable each month on each of the specified properties in each province; (4) how much land is currently not being (a) leased or (b) otherwise utilised in each province?
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