Question NW2340 to the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Ms D Kohler (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to oral question 106 on 7 June 2017, his department is paying rates and taxes on the 2 745 properties identified as being vested in his department according to the records of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform but which do not appear in the Departmental Immovable Assets Register; if so, (a) what is the total amount that has been paid in rates and taxes on these properties (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what is the location of these properties in each province, (c) who occupy these properties and (d) what are the details of the lease agreements concluded with the tenants in each case; (2) (a) why are the 2 451 properties identified on Departmental Property Management Systems no longer vested in his department, (b) what is the current status of these buildings and (c) what is the total amount of rates and taxes that his department has paid for the buildings (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?