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The DA’s Edwin Bath asked if the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) had an action plan to fast-track delayed projects. He said it was “not acceptable” that the department failed to achieve 80% of its targets.
Members of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure raised concerns that the department failed to meet about 80% of its projects planned in the 2022/23 financial year.
The DA’s Edwin Bath asked if the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) had an action plan to fast-track delayed projects. He said it was “not acceptable” that the department failed to achieve 80% of its targets.
In March, GroundUp reported on the Auditor-General’s report on material irregularities to the portfolio committee. It found that Public Works purchased the Telkom Towers complex in Pretoria in April 2016 for nearly R700 million. But eight years later, the complex had been underutilized, and police staff were recently evacuated from the premises due to safety concerns.
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Eight of the buildings in the complex were vacant, costing the government at least R592 million. This was flagged by the Auditor-General as a material irregularity.
