Question NW3323 to the Minister of Social Development
24 October 2022 - NW3323
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether she will furnish Ms A L A Abrahams with the details of all National Development Agency (NDA) offices in each province that are rented by the NDA and/or the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (2) what is the (a) monthly and/or annual rental amount for each office and (b) name of the lessor of each office in each province?
Reply:
1. The NDA has 12 offices across the country, 8 of these offices are rented through private property providers; 2 are still under procurement as previous leases has lapsed, 2 are district offices have been offered rent free by Provincial Departments of Social Development for NDA use staff use working in the districts. The NDA does not have any office acquired through or provided by the Department of Public Works. Table 1 below provides the details for each office. The Gauteng provincial office share the same office with the NDA Headquarters in Parktown, Johannesburg.
Table 1: NDA Current Office Space by province, lessor & occupancy arrangement
|
|
Name of province or Office |
Name of lessor |
Occupancy arrangement |
|
1 |
Gauteng and National Office |
Orion Real Estate (Ltd) |
Private rental |
|
2 |
Freestate provincial office |
SKG Properties |
Private rental |
|
3 |
Eastern Cape provincial office |
SKG Properties |
Private rental |
|
4 |
KwaZulu Natal provincial office |
Delta Property Group |
Private rental |
|
5 |
KwaZulu District office |
Umhlathuze Municipality |
Free Space from Municipality |
|
6 |
Limpopo Provincial office |
N/A |
Under Procurement |
|
7 |
Limpopo District Office |
Department of Social Development |
Free Space from DSD |
|
8 |
Mpumalanga |
SKG Properties |
Private rental |
|
9 |
Northern Cape |
N/A |
Under Procurement |
|
10 |
North West provincial office |
Kakapa Skills Development Institute |
Private rental |
|
11 |
Western Cape provincial office |
Michian Properties CC |
Private rental |
|
12 |
Western Cape District Office |
Rainbow Place Properties |
Private rental |
2. On the second question response to the question of (a) the monthly and or annual rental amounts, these are presented in the table below in column 3 for monthly rentals and column 4 for annual rentals per office and (b) the question on the name of the lessor and each office and province is detailed in Table 2 below. Column 1 provide the name of the province where the office is located and column 2 provide the name of the lessor of the office space.
Table 2: NDA Offices lessors, monthly & annual rental & Province
|
Name of province or Office |
Name of lessor |
Average Monthly Rental |
Average Annual Rental |
|
Gauteng and National Office |
Orion Real Estate ( Ltd) |
R 489 536,69 |
R 5 874 440,28 |
|
Freestate provincial office |
SKG Properties |
R 49 369,11 |
R 592 429,32 |
|
Eastern Cape provincial office |
SKG Properties |
R 32 997,92 |
R 395 975,04 |
|
KwaZulu Natal provincial office |
Delta Property Group |
R 53 966,89 |
R 647 602.68 |
|
KwaZulu District office |
Umhlathuze Municipality |
Free Rental |
Free Rental |
|
Limpopo Provincial office |
N/A |
Under Procurement |
Under Procurement |
|
Limpopo District Office |
Department of Social Development |
Free Rental |
Free Rental |
|
Mpumalanga |
SKG Properties |
R 36 693,95 |
R 440 327,41 |
|
Northern Cape |
Under Procurement |
Under Procurement |
Under Procurement |
|
North West provincial office |
Kakapa Skills Development Institute |
R 38 515, 83 |
R 462 189,97 |
|
Western Cape provincial office |
Michian Properties CC |
R 43 129,37 |
R 517 552,50 |
|
Western Cape District Office |
Rainbow Place Properties |
R 65 501,76 |
R 786 021,22 |