Question NW2776 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
05 January 2022 - NW2776
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Whether any measures have been put in place to renovate vacant buildings owned by her department for (a) residential and (b) industrial purposes in (i) local and (ii) rural municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(a) and (b)
I have been informed that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure does not have measures put in place to renovate vacant buildings for residential and industrial purposes.
(i) and (ii)
A number of houses have been previously identified for rehabilitation and conversion from residential to office accommodation with the aim to accommodate User Departments. The houses were identified in mostly rural areas where there are no State-owned buildings and there is scarcity or no leased buildings to accommodate Users. To this end, a number of site clearances for re-zoning has been issued and some houses are currently included on the implementation programmes for execution.