Question NW307 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
15 March 2016 - NW307
Ross, Mr DC to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
How much was spent on major road upgrades in each metropolitan municipality in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (2) How many kilometres of municipal roads were resurfaced in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (3) How many kilometres of municipal gravel roads were tarred in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (4) How many potholes were repaired per square metre in (a) the 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years?
Reply:
1 (a) and (b); 2(a) and (b); 3(a) and (b) and 4 (a) and (b):
It is not clear whether questions 2, 3 and 4 refer to all municipalities or metropolitan municipalities only. To collect this information from all municipalities in the country is a major task which we have initiated but is not yet complete. The Metropolitan Municipalities have this information in their annual reports but many other municipalities do not have this information in their annual reports.
According to the Metropolitan Municipalities’ Annual Reports for 2013/14 and 2014/15 financial years, the answers to these questions for the Metropolitan Municipalities are provided in the table below:
Name of Metropolitan Municipality |
Total amount spent on major roads upgrades |
Kilometres of roads resurfaced |
Kilometres of gravel roads tarred |
Square metres of potholes repaired |
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Year: |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
Buffalo City |
R65m |
R130m |
4.9km |
33.7km |
28.99 |
59.1 |
149 000 |
161 389 |
City of Cape Town |
R2.9bn |
R3bn |
13.2km |
15km |
2 |
3 |
450 000 |
550 000 |
City of JHB |
R57.7m |
R60.0m |
623km |
654km |
7.05 |
8.1 |
87 075 |
91 234 |
City of Tshwane |
R1.6 bn |
R303m |
131km |
154km |
658.97 |
121,4 |
65 100 |
75 233 |
Ekurhuleni |
R404m |
R173m |
93km |
25km |
93 |
25 |
29 025 |
31 234 |
eThekwini |
R69.6m |
R141.9m |
315km |
184.5km |
11.6 |
23.65 |
114 000 |
202 000 |
Mangaung |
R28.02 |
R51.0m |
35km |
40.5km |
4.67 |
8.5 |
387 754 |
398 894 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
R106.86 |
R66.0m |
20.4km |
25.3km |
17.81 |
11 |
30 123 |
35 234 |
Reference: All Metropolitan Municipalities’ annual reports for 2013/14 and 2014/15