The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(a)
(i)
aa) DPWI is no aware of any business property that is unoccupied.
bb) The total number of residential properties which are unutilised and or/without any lease agreement is estimated to be 466 (see attached annexure A).
cc) The total number of farm properties which are unutilised and or/without any lease agreement is estimated to be 1796 (see attached annexure B).
b) The Department is in a process of renewing expired leases and regularization agreements where there were no leases.
c) The total amount of rates and taxes paid on unoccupied properties as from April 2022 to May 2023 is R21 735 435,36.
d) The Department is in a process of letting out its unutilised state owned properties to interested investors.