Question to the Minister of Water and Sanitation - NW513

16 April 2019 - NW513

Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

(a) What number of (i) buildings, (ii) properties and (iii) facilities does his department currently (aa) own and (bb) rent, (b) what is the value and purpose of each (i) owned and (ii) rented property and (c)(i) for how long has each property been rented, (ii) from whom is each property rented and (iii) what is the monthly rental fee for each property?

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Reply:

(a)(i) The total number of building rented by the Department is 33 buildings and a total number of buildings owed by the Department are 4948 refer to the table below.

Row Labels	No. of Assets	Cost	Accumulative Depreciation	Book Value
Buildings	4889	2,173,677,966.77	(1,281,645,620.50)	892,032,346.27
Buildings Auxiliary	59	19,368,099.92	(9,456,665.67)	9,911,434.25
Grand Total	4948	2,193,046,066.69	(1,291,102,286.17)	901,943,780.52

NB Auxiliary Buildings relates to Boat Houses

(a)(ii) The Minister owns, manages and controls a total of 320 state own dams (government waterworks) country wide and a total of 1175 properties refer to the table below.

Row Labels	No. of Assets	Cost	Accumulative Impairment	Book Value
Land	1174	7,791,050,104.60	(245,160,780.58)	7,545,889,324.02
Grand Total	1174	7,791,050,104.60	(245,160,780.58)	7,545,889,324.02

In addition the following should be noted:

In terms of Section 1(1) (x) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act no. 36 of 1998) (NWA) the Minister owns the land on which a government waterwork is situated. The extent of the land required is determined scientifically up to the dam boundary line of each dam which includes the full supply level, the 1:100 year flood line and a buffer line. In terms of Government Immovable Asset Management ACT No 19 of 2007 (GIAMA), the disposal policies of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) all excess land must be transferred to NDPW. The Minister only acquires the minimum land required for the government waterwork in order to manage, operate and maintain the dams. In relation to ownership, the

Minister has exclusive rights on the land within the government waterworks and the water source is regarded as national assets which must be protected in terms of the NWA.

(a)(iii) Refer to (a)(i) above.

(b)(i) The Hounorable Member is requested to note the following. The Value of each property owned by the Minister of Water and Sanitation which falls within a Government Waterwork must be determined by a Professional Registered Valuer. The Department is not in a financial position to determine the value of each property as yet and will need to seek the assistance of the Office of the Valuer-General to assist with the determination of the market related value of each property. The purpose of each property falling within a dam boundary line is to store bulk raw water. Refer to Annexure A for the value and purpose of each owed property.

(b)(ii) The Department is renting a total of 33 buildings. Refer to the table below (c) for the value and purpose of the rented properties.

(c)(i) for how long has each property been rented	(c)(ii) from whom is each property rented and	(c)(iii) what is the monthly rental fee for each property
SPECTRUM HOUSE 1 8 years	Grey Jade Trade and Invest 85 (PTY) LTD	R 1 232 050.68
SPECTRUM HOUSE 2 5 years	Ascession Properties LTD	R 71 968.37
SIGMA HOUSE 9 years	Cape Horizon Properties (PTY) LTD	R 852 773.71
INTERPARK 5 years	Interpark	R 7 410.00
9&11 HIGH STREET 28 years	Quenprop Investment PTY LTD	R 17 345.33
9&11 HIGH STREET 28 years	Quenprop Investment PTY LTD	R 26 146.70
LIONN ROARS OFFICE PARK 9 years	Kuper Legh Property Management (PTY) LTD	R 229 751.86
SANPORT 23 years	Africorp International Properties (PTY) LTD	R 69 398.44
44 SPRIGG STREET 30 years	M.J Lombard	R 15 900.46
PARK HOMES 14 years	M. Projects CC	R 18 700.56
PRD2 19 years	Colliers RMS (PTY) LTD	R 351 581.37
2 HARGREAVES 16 years	Arrowhead Properties LTD	R 435 084.24
PROROM 26 years	Ascession Properties LTD	R 669 760.87
26 CENTRAL ROAD KIMBARLEY 8 years	Albasync (PTY) LTD	R 420 538.47
PRAETOR 11 years	Centpret Properties (PTY) LTD	R 284 095.98
SANLAM PLAZA EAST 18 years	Superbia Four (PTY) LTD	R 742 486.10
22 ROOTH STREET CANELLE BLDG 15 years	Ascession Properties LTD	R 42 690.16
TALANA 13 years	BASFOUR 3072 (PTY) LTD	R 54 240.38
SOUTHREN LIFE 19 years	Delta Property Fund (LTD)	R 674 900.55
SANLAM PLAZA 31 years	Gensec Property services Limited t/a JHB	R 313 964.06
MEGACITY WEST GALARY 4 years	Combia Falls Properties	R 712 317.29
(c)(i) for how long has each property been rented	(c)(ii) from whom is each property rented and	(c)(iii) what is the monthly rental fee for each property
FACTORY 40-12 15 years	Limpopo Economic Development Agency	R 42 643.70
OLD SABC 14 years	South African Broadcasting Corporation Coc limited	R 152 479.39
LEBOWAKGOMO GOV. COMPLEX 14 years	Department of Public Works	R 7 508.55
AZMO PLACE 23 years	Delta Properties Fund LTD	R 676 362.18
LIBRARY GARDENS 18 years	Changing Tides 132 (PTY) LTD	R 82 539.52
38-42 HOOGE STREET 18 years	Omtay Property Holding Trust	R 91 835.69
SEDIBENG 37 years	Summermania Seven (PTY) LTD	R 3 735 404.30
EMANZINI 40 years	Redefine Properties	R 1 200 273.83
ZWAMADAKA 40 years	Summermania Seven (PTY) LTD	R 1 695 729.48
WATERBRON 10 years	Dreamfair Properties (PTY) LTD	R 3 444 465.10
FINPARK 17 years	Servest (Finpark)	R 110 712.91
NDINAYE 2 3 years	Supperble Four (PTY) LTD	R 751 451.30
CORPORATE 66 7 years	Faerie Glen Waterpark (PTY) LTD	R 129 650.93
NDINAYE 1 4 years	Supperble Four (PTY) LTD	R 474 345.04
CONTINENTAL 11 years	Redefine Properties	R 490 173.29