INATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION: 2716
Mr SJ Masango (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans::
1. Whether any precautionary measures have been put in place to prevent
any further sinkholes at Waterkloof Air Force Base; if not, why not,
if so, what are the relevant details;
2. Whether she intends moving the Waterkloof Air Force Base; if not, why
not, if so what are the relevant details (NW3177E).
RESPONSE
1) The Department of Public Works established a dedicated Dolomite Risk
Management Directorate which harnesses the latest technologies and
methodologies to reduce the loss of public infrastructure at the
dolomitic instability.
2) No. There is no intention to relocate Air Force Base Waterkloof.