The department of public works and infrastructure's 2020/21 annual report has turned a spotlight on the state of government-owned buildings, with 7,464 of them found to be in “poor or very poor condition”.
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In the “poor” category, the police lead with 1,597 buildings, the defence department has 857, and correctional services has 554. Other departments and unused buildings add up to 2,632 buildings. “Though maintenance projects have been scheduled for these and other assets in the portfolio, these projects are now unfunded and contribute to continued dilapidation of the portfolio. Moving forward, the strategy remains to categorise all assets according to condition for them to be prioritised and included in funded maintenance programmes on an annual basis.”
Still in March, the department said R748m was transferred to municipalities in respect of the EPWP integrated grant for municipalities. The funds were meant to assist municipalities expand work-creation efforts. However, the department said only R598m was used by municipalities.
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