Question NW1001 to the Minister of Trade and Industry

Reply:

Response from the dti and the entities:

the dti and its entities do not own/have exclusive rights/lease from the State with the exeception of the South African Bureau of Standards. (SABS)

(b) The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

(i) owns the following land:

• The SABS Head Office, at 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0001 which is on 22.0907 hectares of land;
• The National Electrical Test Facility (NETFA) laboratory at Apollo Road, Olifantsfontein, 0001, which is on 11.3927 hectares of land;
• The Office at 20 Nile Road, Perridgeval, Port Elizabeth, 6056, office space of 215m2;
• Testing Laboratories and office space at 20 Brook Road, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7701 in the Western Cape, which is on 4,121m2 of land;
• The Testing Laboratory in East London at 1 Teichmann Drive, East London, 5208, which is on 8.2672 hectares of land;
• The Little Go Farm in East London at East London Road, which is on 96.166 hectares;
• The Durban Office at 15 Garth Road, Durban, 4058, which is on 24,272 m2 of land; and
• The Saldanha property at 22 Henry Wicht Avenue, Saldanha Bay which is 674m2.

(ii) have exclusive rights to:

• Secunda Building B, 8 Bunsen Street, Secunda, erf size of 647 m2; and
• The Richards Bay Coal Laboratory, 57 Dollar Drive, Richards Bay, 3900, erf size of 650 m2.

(iii) leases from the State:

• Kloppersbos, on Pyramid Road Pretoria on 156,7738 hectares; and
• The Coal and Mineral Laboratory, at the CSIR Campus at Lynwood Bridge, Pretoria, 0040, on land 460,031 m2.

(aa) use:

• The SABS Head Office, at 1 Dr Lategan Road Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0001 – offices space, training academy, design institute, provision of services and laboratory testing;
• The National Electrical Test Facility (NETFA) laboratory at Apollo Road, Olifantsfontein, 0001 - Electrical Testing Facility;
• The Middelburg Coal Laboratory, at 8 Rand Street, Middelburg, 1050 – Coal Laboratory;
• The Offices at 20 Nile Road, Perridgeval, Port Elizabeth - Certification;
• Testing Laboratories and office space at 20 Brook Road, Rosebank, Cape Town, 7701 in the Western Cape - Regional Office space and Certification Services;
• The Testing Laboratory in East London at 1 Teichmann Drive, East London, 5208 - Laboratory Services;
• The Little Go Farm in East London at East London Road - leased for farming;
• The Durban Office at 15 Garth Road, Durban, 4058 - Regional Office space and Certification Services;
• The Saldanha property at 22 Henry Wicht Avenue, Saldanha Bay, - Laboratory Services;
• The Coal and Mineral Laboratory, at the CSIR Campus at Lynwood Bridge, Pretoria, 0040 – Coal Laboratory;
• Secunda Building B, 8 Bunsen Street, Secunda - Coal Laboratory;
• The Richards Bay Coal Laboratory, 57 Dollar Drive, Richards Bay, 3900 - Laboratory Services; and
• Kloppersbos, on Pyramid Road Pretoria - Permitted explosives.

(bb) occupy:

All properties that are owned or hired by the SABS are occupied by the entity, except for the following:

• The Little Go Farm in East London is occupied by a tenant;
• Kloppersbos, on Pyramid Road Pretoria is occupied when testing is conducted; and
• Saldanha Bay is unoccupied at present.