Release of 24 underutilised state-owned properties is just the start - Minister of Public Works
The Department of Public Works is releasing 24 properties worth R120m for sale, lease, or redevelopment.
FILE: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson. Picture: GCIS
John Maytham speaks with Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure.
Listen below.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has announced that 24 state-owned properties will be released.
He is inviting proposals from public and private entities to repurpose these buildings.
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The deadline for proposals is March 13, 2025.
Properties in key cities such as Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, and smaller towns like St. Francis Bay are up for redevelopment.
Macpherson feels this is an important step towards economic revitalisation.
He says these 24 properties are the first step of this process, and they plan to move from municipality to municipality to release more.
“This is really to test the market.”
- Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure of South Africa (IN: 01:42)
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