Several government departments are set to move to a new state-owned precinct in Gauteng in the coming year.
Responding in a recent parliamentary Q&A, Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu said this will include the relocation of her department and its entities to Salvokop as part of the Tshwane Inner City Regeneration Programme.
Zulu added that the plan is to permanently accommodate five state-owned government head offices as part of phase 1, including:
- The Department of Higher Education and Training;
- The Department of Home Affairs;
- The Department of Correctional Services;
- Statistics South Africa headquarters (already completed);
- The consolidated headquarters for the Department of Social Development, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the National Development Agency.
“The consolidated Department of Social Development and National Development Agency head office campus is anticipated to permanently accommodate (the agencies) within a state-of-the-art, custom-design, permanent facility enabling enhanced service delivery and efficient operations,” Zulu
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