Question NW1703 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
03 July 2018 - NW1703
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) What total amount of land owned by her department and the entities reporting to her 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 her department and the entities reporting to her 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:
1. (a) The Department does not own land; however, it leases two privately owned buildings via the Department of Public Works (123 and 178 Francis Baard Street) and occupies a State-owned building in Olifantsfontein, i.e. the Indlela Trade Test Centre. The Mining Qualifications Authority, South African Qualifications Authority and National Student Financial Aid Scheme reported that they owned land, and the details are provided in the table below.
2.
|
Entity |
1 (a) Total amount of land owned by the entity in each province |
(i) Vacant |
(ii) Unused or has no purpose |
(b)(i) Location? |
(ii) Size of each specified plot of land? |
2 (a) Land owned by the entity been leased out for private use |
(b)(i) Rand value of each lease |
(ii) (aa) Location of each piece of land |
(bb) Size of each piece of land |
|
Mining Qualifications Authority |
R3 525 Gauteng Province |
Not vacant |
Used for MQA offices |
Erf 917, 7 Anerley Road, Parktown, Johannesburg |
3 525 m2 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
South African Qualifications Authority |
R515 455 Gauteng province |
Not vacant |
Used for SAQA head office |
1067 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, Erf 637 |
2 933 m2 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
R770 000 Western Cape |
Not vacant |
Used as offices of the organisation |
(Erf #, 66447,66458,66459,66460 and 66461 Wynberg, Cape Town) |
2 712 m2 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |