Reply by Minister of Public Enterprise, B Hogan on questions posed in the National Assembly for written reply

Question No.2158

Mr G R Morgan (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:

(1) Whether she has been informed of the state of disrepair of the Gillitts Railway Station building in Durban; if so,
(2) Whether any plans are in place to rejuvenate the station; if not, why not; if so, what plans;
(3) Whether Transnet will consider leasing the building to a community organisation as it is no longer in use; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply

(1) Yes, I have been informed that owing to the station building having been vacated by the lessee in 2001, it is no longer occupied and has fallen into disrepair.
(2) Transnet was restrained by a legal dispute with the previous lessee of the building from using the building. With that dispute recently being resolved, Transnet now intends to lease this building through a public tender process and to facilitate the revamping of the building once a new tenant has been found.
(3) Transnet will lease the building to any tenant at a market related price provided that such a tenant meets Transnet’s leasing criteria.

Issued by: Department of Public Enterprises
6 November 2009
Source: Department of Public Enterprises (http://www.dpe.gov.za/)

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