The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has released 24 state-owned properties located across South Africa for requests for proposals from public and private entities.
The requests for proposals follow a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) which was signed by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, KwaZulu-Natal MEC Martin Meyer and eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba to use public assets for the public good.
The release of the 24 properties for requests for proposal mark a shift for the department where the state previously retained high-value properties despite the properties serving no purpose.
A month after the signing of the MoU to use public assets for public good, the DPWI this week released underutilised state-owned properties located nationwide for requests for proposals.
In a statement on Wednesday, the department said that this marks phase one of the programme.
Members of the public and private entities now have
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