By Simon Nare
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has pointed at several challenges in the Public Works and Infrastructure Department that have led to the deterioration of state-owned assets.
They include the underspending of budgets due to inefficiencies and unskilled professionals.
Addressing journalists on the commission’s quarterly plenary meeting outcomes in Pretoria on Monday, Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya said the deterioration of assets affected the operational capacity of government departments and hindered their ability to serve the public.
Gxoyiya said the department’s core responsibilities were to manage national government’s immovable assets as well as providing office accommodation and expert-built environment services to department.
But it has encountered challenges and inefficiencies.
These include state infrastructure issues, which was the result of lack of uniform guidelines for property investment decisions.
There was also the matter underspending of budgets due to inefficiencies, exorbitant leases, outstanding debt to municipalities, inadequate funding from low tariffs, and
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