2019-w557 - 25 March 2019

Malcolm John Figg to ask the Minister of Public Works

Whether any plans have been approved to rebuild and/or renovate the Cleveland Police Station in Johannesburg in the near future; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the specified police station be rebuilt and/or renovated; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) budget will be allocated?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 25 Mar 2019

Whether any plans have been approved to rebuild and/or renovate the Cleveland Police Station in Johannesburg in the near future; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the specified police station be rebuilt and/or renovated; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) budget will be allocated?

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2019-w173 - 25 March 2019

Andricus Pieter Van der Westhuizen to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) With reference to his replies to question 71 on 24 February 2017 and question 3882 on 15 December 2017 regarding the vandalised property at 18 Market Street, Stellenbosch, (a) on what date and (b) why was the appointed security service terminated; (2) what was the estimated cost to restore the property as per the condition assessment dated May 2017; (3) what has been the department’s response to the offers that were being considered during May 2017; (4) what is the department’s decision regarding the future of this house; (5) on what date will the department be implementing its decisions regarding the future of this property?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 25 Mar 2019

(1) With reference to his replies to question 71 on 24 February 2017 and question 3882 on 15 December 2017 regarding the vandalised property at 18 Market Street, Stellenbosch, (a) on what date and (b) why was the appointed security service terminated; (2) what was the estimated cost to restore the property as per the condition assessment dated May 2017; (3) what has been ...

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2019-w284 - 07 March 2019

Leigh-Ann Mathys to ask the Minister of Public Works

What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) his department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to him and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 7 Mar 2019

What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) his department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to him and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory?

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2019-w140 - 07 March 2019

Tandeka Gqada to ask the Minister of Public Works

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by his department relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b)(i) Deputy Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (c) Ministers’ widows or widowers and (d) Deputy Ministers’ widows or widowers (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 7 Mar 2019

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by his department relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b)(i) Deputy Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (c) Ministers’ widows or widowers and (d) Deputy Ministers’ ...

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2018-w3883 - 20 December 2018

Zolile Rodger Xalisa to ask the Minister of Public Works

What number of Expanded Public Works Programme employees are employed in each municipality as at the latest date for which information is available?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 20 Dec 2018

In the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase 3 implemented from April 2014 – March 2019, 4 301 393 million work opportunities have been reported by the end of quarter 2 of 2018/19, translating to 67% achievement towards the 6 378 436 million work opportunities target for Phase 3 of the EPWP. This translates to a total of 137 294 participants at municipal level ...

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2018-w3535 - 20 December 2018

Malcolm John Figg to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1 ) Whether any contractors contracted by his department delivered projects that are below set standards; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether any action has been taken against any contractor that delivered substandard projects; if not, why not; if so, what action has been taken? NW4111E

2018-w3803 - 20 December 2018

Malcolm John Figg to ask the Minister of Public Works

What was the (a) address, (b) value, (c) size, (d) reason for not being utilised, (e) amount of rates and taxes paid on and (f) amount spent on the maintenance of each under-utilised and unutilised property owned by his department (i) in the (aa) 2015-16, (bb) 2016-17 and (cc) 2017-18 financial years and (iii) since 1 April 2018

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 20 Dec 2018

The estimated value of all vacant properties under the custodianship of the Department, based on the property use, type, condition and zoning amongst other valuable characteristics is R7,4 billion.

State-owned properties are vacant due to various reasons including the following:

  • Residential properties no longer required by Clients of the Department of Public Works;
  • Lack of demand for the utilisation of specific properties either by ...
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2018-w3752 - 20 December 2018

Malcolm John Figg to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) What is the total amount that his department spent on each ministerial house in (a) Pretoria and (b) Cape Town (i) in the 2017-18 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2018; (2) whether any renovations were conducted in any ministerial residence in the (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19 financial year; if not, when last were any renovations conducted; if so, (i) what was the (aa) nature and (bb) total cost of the renovations and (ii) which ministerial houses were renovated; (3) (a) what is the total monetary value of each ministerial residence that is currently managed by his department, (b) what is the location of each property and (c) what is the name of each Minister who occupies each property; (4) what are the details of each piece of furniture that was purchased for each ministerial residence managed by his department in the (a) 2017-18 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2018? NW4328E

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 20 Dec 2018

(1) (a) The total amount spend on maintenance on each ministerial house in Pretoria and Cape Town for the 2017/18 financial year is R14 589 975.93 and from April 2018 to date is R7 991 958.59. Maintenance on Pretoria Ministerial residences is done through day to day maintenance and in Cape Town through a facility management service provider.

(b) The total houses spent on maintenance for Ministerial ...

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2018-w3398 - 20 December 2018

Dennis Richard Ryder to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1)With regard to Acacia Park, Pelican Park and Laboria Parliamentary Villages, (a) what are the criteria used for qualifying and being allocated a housing unit in each village and (b) what number of housing units are (i) available, (ii) currently occupied by Members of Parliament, (iii) occupied by bona fide parliamentary employees who qualify and have been allocated a housing unit, (iv) occupied by persons who do not qualify to stay in the villages and (v) currently vacant; (2) (a) when last was an audit done on all persons having access to each park and (b) what were the findings of the audit?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 20 Dec 2018

(1) (a) The Parliamentary Villages in Cape Town accommodate Members of Parliament, Party Officials and Sessional Officials. Each Political Party represented in Parliament is allocated housing units for their designated Members in proportion to the number of seats the Parties hold in Parliament. Sessional Officials are Government employees who have been designated as such by the Heads of Departments for purposes of performing Parliamentary ...

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2018-w3075 - 20 December 2018

Dennis Richard Ryder to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) What number of (a) Custodian Immovable Asset Management plans were submitted to the National Treasury in the 2017-18 financial year and (b)(i) buildings and (ii) land parcels are covered by the plans; (2) what number of (a) User Immovable Asset Management plans were submitted to his department in the 2017-18 financial year and (b)(i) buildings and (ii) land parcels are covered by the plans; (3) which departments (a) submitted and (b) did not submit User Immovable Asset Management plans; (4) whether any action was taken against departments that did not submit User Immovable Asset Management plans; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 20 Dec 2018

(1) (a) The Department of Public Works, as custodian of Government immovable assets, submitted the Custodian Immoveable Asset Management Plan (C-AMP) to the National Treasury in the 2017/18 financial year.

(b) (i) The C-AMP covered 92 593 buildings in the portfolio of the Department of Public Works.

(ii) The C-AMP covered 31 146 registered and unregistered land parcels in the portfolio of the Department of Public ...

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