Q&A’s for the Transport Sector, 2009
Whether the Minister has been informed of the state of disrepair of the Gillitts Railway
06/11/2009
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 2158
DATE OF PUBLICATION:06 November 2009
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? NW2850E
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.
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