Question NW2240 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
15 June 2022 - NW2240
Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
What (a) is the total number of (i) hospital and/or former hospital buildings, (ii) warehouses and (iii) residential buildings belonging to the Government that are currently not in use in each province, (b) are the reasons that they are not in use in each case and (c) plans are in place for each case?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
a) I have been informed by the Department that:
(i) hospitals and/or former hospital buildings, and
(ii) Warehouses, belonging to the Government that are not in use in each province, can be best dealt with by the National and Provincial Departments of Health.
(iii) residential buildings belonging to the Government that are not in use in each province are listed on the table below:
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF PROPERTIES |
EASTERN CAPE |
46 |
FREE STATE |
14 |
GAUTENG |
32 |
KWAZULU NATAL |
17 |
MPUMALANGA |
14 |
LIMPOPO |
63 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
16 |
NORTH WEST |
17 |
WESTERN CAPE |
40 |
(b) The unutilised properties listed were handed back to DPWI by various User Departments as they are no longer required. Most of the properties are not in a habitable state.
(c) The Department intends to re-allocate the unutilised properties to other socio-economic objectives of government such as Gender-Based Violence and Femicide shelters and rental to interested tenants/Investors for revenue generation.