Question NW1722 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
02 July 2018 - NW1722
Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(1)(a) What total amount of land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land; (2) (a) how much of the land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him has been leased out for private use and (b) what is the (i) Rand value of each lease and (ii)(aa) location and (bb) size of each piece of land?
Reply:
The Department and Entities have informed me as follows:
Only two entities are relevant to this question.
SENTECH
(1) None
(2) SENTECH has leased out 96 hectares of the land it owns. These sites are not vacant but used for radio transmission.
SAPO
(1) SAPO has a total of number of 22 vacant sites. The 22 vacant sites are earmarked for development.
(2) None
Approved/ not approved
Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Date: