The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
1. (a) I have been informed by the Department that the total number of buildings which have been renovated and ready for use by Department of Social Development (DSD) is twelve (12) instead of thirteen (13). The Department has renovated all 12 buildings for use by DSD. Currently seven (7) buildings have been handed over to provincial and national Departments of Social Development and are in operation.
(b) The list of the seven (7) buildings, which have been completely renovated and are operational, is provided on table A below:
Table A
No. |
PROVINCE |
PROPERTY ADDRESS |
STATUS |
1. |
Western Cape |
Albertina: 8 Aalwyn Street, Cape Town |
Operational |
2. |
Western Cape |
Laingsburg: 39 Voortrekker Road, Cape Town |
Operational |
3. |
Western Cape |
Aurora: 44 Long Street, Cape Town |
Operational |
4. |
Western Cape |
Aurora: 42 Long Street, Cape Town |
Operational |
5. |
Western Cape |
Mooreesburg: 16 Tuin Street St, Cape Town |
Operational |
6. |
Western Cape |
Heidelberg: 92 Van Riebeek Street, Cape Town |
Operational |
7. |
Gauteng |
Salvokop, Pretoria |
Operational |
(c) The Department has handed over the buildings to the Western Cape Provincial Department of Social Development and National Department of Social Development (Salvokop) for operationalization. The Department, therefore, does not have information of service providers which have been appointed by DSD to operationalise the facilities.
(d) and (e) The Department is awaiting a signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) from the Gauteng Provincial Department of Social Development and the Provincial Department of Infrastructure Development. This will inform the timelines for occupation and use.
2 (a) and (b) The renovations of the remaining five (5) buildings in Gauteng commenced during the 2020/2021 Financial Year and have since been completed.