2019-w1176 - 28 October 2019

Nceba Ephraim Hinana to ask the Minister of Public Works

Whether her department incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i) what costs were incurred and (ii) for what reason?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 28 Oct 2019

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) With regard to the Inauguration of the President of the Republic, the department incurred costs related to the Inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure did not spend any funds from its baseline budget.

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2019-w166 - 22 July 2019

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) What mechanisms has her department put in place in order to transfer vacant land owned by the State and under the custodianship of her department to various government departments? (2) What number of State-owned land parcels under the custodianship of her department have been identified as land that will be transferred?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 22 Jul 2019

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has an approved disposal policy and business processes in place to facilitate the transfer of land to Government departments for various purposes. There are processes in place for the release of land parcels to support land reform, human settlements, as well as availing land for purposes of socio-economic ...

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2019-w554 - 18 April 2019

Joseph Job McGluwa to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) What specific maintenance has been conducted by his department at the PC Pelser Building in Klerksdorp, in the Matlosana Local Municipality, North West, (a) in each of the financial years since the 2013-14 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2018; (2) (a) which (i) departments and/or (ii) public entities occupy the specified building, (b) for each tenant (i) what is the square metre area leased, (ii) what are the annual rental fees paid and (iii) what is the total annual expenditure incurred for utilities by tenants; (3) whether his department owes the Matlosana Local Municipality any outstanding payments for (a) utilities and (b) rates and taxes; if so, in each case, what is the total outstanding amounts owed?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

(1) What specific maintenance has been conducted by his department at the PC Pelser Building in Klerksdorp, in the Matlosana Local Municipality, North West, (a) in each of the financial years since the 2013-14 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2018; (2) (a) which (i) departments and/or (ii) public entities occupy the specified building, (b) for each tenant (i) what is the square ...

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2019-w429 - 18 April 2019

Malcolm John Figg to ask the Minister of Public Works

Whether any plans have been put in place to upgrade the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape to make it safer and more user-friendly; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

Whether any plans have been put in place to upgrade the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape to make it safer and more user-friendly; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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2019-w430 - 18 April 2019

Dennis Richard Ryder to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) What number of heads of departments of his department completed performance assessments in the (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18 financial years? (2) What are the reasons for any heads of departments not completing performance assessments in each specified financial year?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

(1) What number of heads of departments of his department completed performance assessments in the (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18 financial years? (2) What are the reasons for any heads of departments not completing performance assessments in each specified financial year?

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2019-w774 - 18 April 2019

Dennis Richard Ryder to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) What are the details of the inter-departmental forum set up to manage the disposal of the Government’s immovable assets in foreign territories, (b) what is the (i) name and (ii) professional designation of each member of the forum and (c) why has each member been appointed to serve on the forum; (2) (a) what is the (i) name and (ii) professional designation of the forum’s chairperson and (b) why was the specified person selected to serve as the forum’s chairperson; (3) (a) which immovable assets is the forum looking at for disposal and (b) where is each asset situated; (4) whether the forum took a decision regarding the Government’s two properties in Bonn in the Federal Republic of Germany; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

1. (a) In order to deal with the 18 properties identified by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) as surplus to their needs, the Department of Public Works (DPW) and DIRCO established a joint inter-departmental task team to give effect to the disposal of these properties. Under this joint team five properties in Namibia were disposed. Owing to the subsequent reconsideration of ...

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2019-w817 - 18 April 2019

Leigh-Ann Mathys to ask the Minister of Public Works

What is the current status on the possibility of moving Parliament to Pretoria?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

The Honourable Member should note that the project to relocate or move Parliament from its current seat in Cape Town is primarily the responsibility of Parliament, with the Department of Public Works playing a supporting role.

In this respect Parliament is responsible for the following:

  • Developing the business case for the relocation of the Parliamentary Precinct from a strategic operations point of view;
  • Initiating ...
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2019-w445 - 18 April 2019

Michael Waters to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) On what date was each school within the City of Ekurhuleni last inspected for structural integrity, (b) how often is each school supposed to be inspected, (c)(i) which schools failed the inspection due to structural defects and (ii) what were the defects and (d) what action has been taken to repair the structural defects in each case; (2) what (a) is the name of each school that still has asbestos classrooms and/or buildings and (b) number of classrooms does each school have?

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

(1) (a) On what date was each school within the City of Ekurhuleni last inspected for structural integrity, (b) how often is each school supposed to be inspected, (c)(i) which schools failed the inspection due to structural defects and (ii) what were the defects and (d) what action has been taken to repair the structural defects in each case; (2) what (a) is the ...

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2019-w428 - 18 April 2019

Malcolm John Figg to ask the Minister of Public Works

What (a) number of residential properties under his department’s custodianship are leased out to private persons in each region, (b) is the name of each specified person and (c) amount in monthly rental does each person pay? NW491E

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

What (a) number of residential properties under his department’s custodianship are leased out to private persons in each region, (b) is the name of each specified person and (c) amount in monthly rental does each person pay? NW491E

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2019-w555 - 18 April 2019

Joseph Job McGluwa to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) With regard to the contracts awarded to maintain the various facilities (details furnished), specifically at the PC Pelser Building in Klerksdorp, which houses the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court, (a) which companies have been appointed to install and/or maintain the specified infrastructure (i) in each of the financial years since the 2013-14 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2018 and (b) what was the (i) contract value, (ii) duration of the contract and (iii) total actual amounts paid to date; (2) what (a) maintenance is yet to be carried out at the specified building (i) in the current financial year and (ii) over the medium-term expenditure framework and (b) are the total amounts allocated to service the specified maintenance needs for each line item? NW678E

Reply from the Minister of Public Works on 18 Apr 2019

(1) With regard to the contracts awarded to maintain the various facilities (details furnished), specifically at the PC Pelser Building in Klerksdorp, which houses the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court, (a) which companies have been appointed to install and/or maintain the specified infrastructure (i) in each of the financial years since the 2013-14 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2018 and (b) what was the ...

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