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The government has about 81,000 properties in total, but only 56,000 have had assessments done to estimate maintenance costs. The current backlog will cost R30bn — money the department doesn’t have.
The longer it takes to clear the backlog, the more it will cost as buildings grow older and their conditions deteriorate.
The departments with the biggest maintenance backlogs are those responsible for the country’s safety and security:
Of the government’s 81,000 buildings, only 1% are in excellent condition. 13% are in a good condition, 77% in fair condition, and 9% in poor or very poor condition.
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