Question NW729 to the Minister of Public Works

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11 April 2019 - NW729

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Mathys, Ms L to ask the Minister of Public Works

(a) On what date was each of the country’s (i) ports and (ii) harbours upgraded and (b) what (i) did the upgrade entail and (ii) were the costs in each instance?

Reply:

(a)

(i) The Department of Transport and its managing entity, the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), are responsible for all ports within South Africa.

(ii) The Department of Public Works is the custodian of public small harbours, public slipways and State coastal properties.

The Department of Public Works has not upgraded any of its existing harbours with respect to increasing the extent or size of these harbours. The Department is currently conducting a repair and maintenance programme to the Proclaimed Fishing Harbours in the Western Cape Province.

The Proclaimed Fishing Harbours comprise the following 13 harbours:

  1. Lamberts Bay Harbour
  2. Laaiplek Harbour
  3. St Helena Bay Harbour
  4. Saldanha Bay Harbour
  5. Pepper Bay Harbour
  6. Hout Bay Harbour
  7. Kalk Bay Harbour
  8. Gordon’s Bay Harbour
  9. Hermanus Harbour
  10. Gansbaai Harbour
  11. Struisbaai Harbour
  12. Arniston Harbour
  13. Stilbaai Harbour

(b)

(i) and (ii)

 

Scope of Work

Cost

Removal of sunken vessels

R25 584 834

Dredging

R84 103 134

Slipways and marine infrastructure

R75 789 342

Electrical and security infrastructure

To be determined once the tender specifications have been finalised

Civil infrastructure repairs

To be determined once the tender specifications have been finalised

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