Question NW2403 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
01 July 2022 - NW2403
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
With reference to the problems relating to maintenance at Radio Uitkyk in Thaba Tshwane (details furnished), which have been raised by residents over the past two years to no avail, what does her department intend to do about (a) cutting the grass on a regular basis, (b) fixing the vandalised electrical substations in Radio Uitkyk, (c) the on-going non-working streetlight issues and (d) commensurate security risks in Radio Uitkyk?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
The department has a designated call centre which allows all its clients to log qualifying calls for the department's attention. This ensures that urgent and emergency works are attended to when they get registered for attention and remedy.
There are no outstanding calls for the electrical substation at Radio Uitkyk and the streetlights. However, the department has raised a security concern with the client department responsible for safeguarding property allocated to them.
Matters related to poor housekeeping and security remain the responsibility of the client department, which has its processes and procedures for ensuring the implementation of works allocated to them in line with the signed Service level agreement (SLA). Thaba Tshwane is an Endowment property owned by the DOD; therefore, any project related to the road infrastructure must be managed between the DOD and the Municipality.