R7bn bill to repair unsafe buildings

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The Gauteng government spends more than R30m a month renting properties as some of its own buildings are so derelict and unsafe they had to be evacuated.

Earlier this week, Gauteng infrastructure development MEC Tasneem Motara told journalists the department was on course in dealing with issues of safety in properties leased to the department.

She said they were are currently implementing all major works in line with the assessment report in order to bring all the buildings up to full compliance. Bethuel Netshiswinzhe, head of the infrastructure development department, told Sowetan that a plan had been developed to upgrade all 18 buildings in the Johannesburg inner city so that they comply with health and safety laws.

 

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