Question NW2240 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

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15 June 2022 - NW2240

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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.

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