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Status on the amount, value and location of the Embassy and Consulate Properties owned by the Department of Foreign Affairs

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NO: 1346

PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 28 OF AUGUST 2007

1346: MR A J LEON (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:

(a) How many (i) embassy and (ii) consulate properties does her department own and (b) in respect of each property owned, (i) where is it situated, (ii) what is the value, (iii) how many staff members are employed and (iv) what amount is spent on their salaries? NW1923E

REPLY:

(i) The Department owns 20 embassy properties.

(a) (ii) The Department owns 2 consulate properties.

(b) (i) The properties are situated as follow:

Embassy Properties
COUNTRY	CITY
ANGOLA	LUANDA
DRC	KINSHASA
MOZAMBIQUE	MAPUTO
NAMIBIA	WINDHOEK
ZIMBABWE	HARARE
AUSTRALIA	CANBERRA
AUSTRIA	VIENNA
DENMARK	COPENHAGEN
FRANCE	PARIS
GERMANY	BERLIN
GREECE	ATHENS
ITALY	ROME
PORTUGAL	LISBON
SPAIN	MADRID
THE NETHERLANDS	THE HAGUE
UNITED KINGDOM	LONDON
ARGENTINA	BUENOS AIRES
BRAZIL	BRASILIA
CANADA	OTTAWA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	WASHINGTON

Consulate Properties
COUNTRY	CITY
BRAZIL	SAO PAULO
ITALY	MILAN

(b) (ii) The value of each property is as follow:

Embassy Properties
COUNTRY	CITY	No	Value
ANGOLA	LUANDA	1	R 7,860,000
DRC	KINSHASA	1	R 22,125,980
MOZAMBIQUE	MAPUTO	1	R 15,893,600
NAMIBIA	WINDHOEK	1	R 5,205,000
ZIMBABWE	HARARE	1	R 11,869,000
AUSTRALIA	CANBERRA	1	R 11,183,400
AUSTRIA	VIENNA	1	R 12,077,520
DENMARK	COPENHAGEN	1	R 10,890,000
FRANCE	PARIS	1	R 252,000,000
GERMANY	BERLIN	1	R 114,500,000
GREECE	ATHENS	1	R 29,360,000
ITALY	ROME	1	R 133,000,000
PORTUGAL	LISBON	1	R 45,000,000
SPAIN	MADRID	1	R 38,500,000
THE NETHERLANDS	THE HAGUE	1	R 20,937,000
UNITED KINGDOM	LONDON	1	R 346,800,000
ARGENTINA	BUENOS AIRES	1	R 18,864,000
BRAZIL	BRASILIA	1	R 8,964,600
CANADA	OTTAWA	1	R 5,742,000
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	WASHINGTON	1	R 117,900,000

Totals :		20	R 1,228,672,100

Consulate Properties
COUNTRY	CITY	C	Value
BRAZIL	SAO PAULO (CG)	1	R 10,540,000
ITALY	MILAN (CG)	1	R 20,520,000

Totals :		2	R 31,060,000

Notes : Valuations were conducted in the 2001/02 financial year.

(b) (iii) The Department employs a total 767 staff members at these missions.

(b) (iv) The amount budgeted for the 2007/08 financial year for the salaries of the staff members amount to R 332,606,382.

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