1. (a) The Department of Public Works has been informed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform of land parcels within its portfolio that are earmarked for the resolution of land claims. The detailed list of properties under the Department’s custodianship earmarked for land claims is attached as Annexure A.
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) The location of these properties is indicated in the list of properties attached.
(2) The land parcels have remained vacant, in the main, for the same reasons that vacancy exists in the bigger portfolio under the custodianship of the National Department of Public Works (NDPW). In this regard, and among other things:
Notwithstanding the above, the NDPW seeks to let out all unutilised land with the objective of raising income to cover rates and taxes costs and to ensure the properties are secured through use.
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