A comprehensive facility condition assessment, received by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in April, highlighted a need for major repairs and refurbishment of the Western Cape headquarters of the Hawks offices in Bellville.
The headquarters of the Western Cape Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in Bellville has been prioritised after an assessment by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure highlighted the need for major repairs and refurbishment.
The department, through the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE), was in the process of refurbishing it and sourcing funds from the National Treasury.
This week, Minister Dean Macpherson revealed this when he was responding to parliamentary questions from ActionSA MP Malebo Kobe, who enquired whether the building has been formally declared a dangerous building, unfit for human habitation, and/or otherwise condemned.
Kobe had wanted to know the period the building had been in a state of disrepair and/or official non-compliance with applicable building and safety standards, as well as the reasons that no remedial action had been taken to address the condition of the building.
