The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the custodian of State properties located abroad and accounts for them accordingly. It is therefore suggested that the Honourable Member redirect this question to the Minister for International Relations and Cooperation.
More »1. (a) (i) The Department of Public Works is currently dealing with 16 labour disputes.
(a) (ii) See second table below in respect of information pertaining to the entities.
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(b) The cause of each dispute |
(c) The nature of each dispute |
(d) (i) Date each dispute was reported |
(d) (ii) date of resolution of dispute |
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Application and interpretation of a collective ... |
(a), (b) and (c) Please refer to Annexure A accompanying this reply for details pertaining to the question posed by the Honourable Member.
More »The extent of the vacant land under the custodianship of the National Department of Public Works in Ventersdorp is 488,033 hectares.
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(1) In Line With the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, 2007 (Act No. 19 of 2007), the Department of Public Works consults the User Asset Management Plan (U-AMP), as well as the Custodian Asset Management Plan (C-AMP), which are both long-term accommodation needs documents; to determine whether there is a need for the utilisation of vacant land/properties by user Departments. In addition, the Department ...
a) The Department of Public Works has refurbished the official residence of the President of the Republic of South Africa, namely Mahlamba-Ndlopfu, which entails repairs to the following:
The total cost ...
Yes, the dolomite risk management programme in the Department of Public Works is in place. Due to a considerable amount of assets built on dolomite land, the department has established a Dolomite Risk Management Unit (DRMU), which is mandated to monitor the dolomitic conditions of these areas. The DRMU is, among others, responsible for monitoring the department’s facilities constructed on dolomite land, to classify ...
a) The costs for the administration of receipts/revenue are limited to the salary of the cashier, and below are the costs per financial year:
In addition to receipt/revenue management for the Department, the cashier is responsible for the following functions:
The Department of Public Works is not leasing any properties abroad. The function of providing accommodation for Government use in foreign territories was allocated to the then Department of Foreign Affairs in 1999, today known as the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
It is recommended that the question be directed to DIRCO for an accurate and comprehensive response in this regard.
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a) (i) and (b) (i), (ii) and (iii):
The Department of Public Works currently has no method of calculating or quantifying the amount of investments into its properties by private parties/tenants nor does it have a record of all the parties who have invested in State-owned properties.
This question is very much appreciated, because now I will urge that consideration be made to ensure ...