Transport and Public Works
- (a) How many members of the executive occupy a provincially owned residence, (b) which members of the executive occupy a provincially owned residence, (c) where are these residences located, (d) what is the market value of each provincial residence, (e) what rental is paid by members of the executive and (f) what are the costs of (i) domestic and (ii) gardening services for each residence;
- (a) which members of the executive occupy a private residence and (b) what has been the expenditure, since each member has been appointed to the executive, on security upgrades at each private residence?
- [a] One member of the executive occupies a provincially owned residence.
[b] The Premier is the member of the executive who occupies a provincially owned residence.
[c] The Premier’s official residence, i.e. Leeuwenhof, is situated in Hof Street, Gardens, Cape Town.
[d] Leeuwenhof Estate has a value, as per the latest municipal valuation, of R177 400 000.
[e] No rental is received by the Custodian Department in respect of the portions of Leeuwenhof Estate which are currently occupied by the Premier and his family.
[f][i] The question should be put to the Department of The Premier, which is responsible for this service.
[f][ii] Given the size and extent of the Leeuwenhof Estate and its extensive use for diplomatic and/or other government functions from time to time, the Department does not outsource the garden services necessary to maintain the said Estate and the personnel form part of the full-time staff appointed on the staff establishment of the Department.
- [a] Ten members of the executive occupy private residences.
[b] An amount of R49 018 has, since 2019, been expended on the installation of CCTV at the private residence of one member of the executive.
