DID ANNUAL REPORT 2023_24

Annual Report 2023-2024

place at Leratong Hospital, Johannesburg Provincial Laundry, Kopanong Hospital, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Laudium CHC, Zola CHC, Edenvale Hospital Laundry, Bonalesedi Nurses Residence, and Far East Rand Hospital. • In addition, a total of 80 planned maintenance projects were completed on behalf of the Department of Health with eight (8) conditions assessments conducted. On behalf of Department of Sports, Transport, Agriculture, Rural and Social development (STARS). The Department sectionally completed the construction of the Bantu Bonke Early Childhood Development Centre. Rehabilitations, refurbishments, and renovations were completed at four (4) facilities i.e., Thusanong building, Tshwane Maintenance Hub, Dr Fabian & Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre. (Sectional) and 75 Fox OHS. In addition, a total of 49 planned maintenance projects were completed, with 78 conditions assessment conducted on state-owned buildings. Property Management The Department has through the management and maintenance of the property portfolio, maintained the Immovable Asset Register in terms of Treasury Regulations. The portfolio also included the identification, assessment, and maintenance of properties. The property management strategy has since been approved and is currently being implemented by the department. The Department has improved regarding the rand value of rates and taxes paid to about R962 million and the utilisation of available credits to a value of R169 million. This has brought the total to about R1 131 billion on this item compared to the R1 033 billion utilised in the previous financial year. The rental collection recorded a total amount of about R22 million, against the planned target of R24 million. In terms of socio-economic infrastructure, a total of 20 were properties released for socio-economic infrastructure development, there were an additional seven facilities provided to user departments and four inspections conducted for office accommodation. Moreover, the Department disposed of a total of five non-core immovable assets and transferred a total of nine during the year under review. Expanded Public Works Programme The Department plays a crucial role in addressing challenges of poverty and unemployment as identified in the National Development Plan while contributing to the GGT2030 outcome of Economy, Jobs, and Infrastructure. The Department is mandated to coordinate the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and report on work opportunities created by the programme in the Gauteng Province. The number of work opportunities created in the 2023/24 financial year is 2 557. Work opportunities created by provincial departments are recorded at 38 990 and 57 478 for municipalities. An important foundation of the EPWP was the provision of training and skills development, to ensure beneficiaries, become better job seeker candidates and/or small business owners. In the financial year 2023/24, a total of 2 501 EPWP participants successfully completed skills development programmes.

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