ADL Architecture studio

Architectural firm based in South Africa specialising in residential buildings. We have the experience and capability to deliver innovative design solutions.

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Thought of the day - “ We don’t run away from the darkness, we bring the light.” Another year around the sun, another year without you. In time you will find path home.

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@ms_tourist Conservative cumulative estimate: R35 billion – R60 billion (1996–2026)
High-end estimates incorporating all SAPS enforcement costs (not just DHA) could push this significantly higher.

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@ms_tourist The Lindela Centre was established in 1996. In 2013/14, the daily cost per resident was R99.41 per person per day, with an average stay of 30 days. Deportation rates historically exceeded 200,000 per year pre-2009 before declining to 54,169 in 2014/15.

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@ms_tourist As far back as 2009, immigration control cost the DHA R1.8 billion in a single year (including broader immigration enforcement beyond deportations alone). Gauteng SAPS alone spent an estimated R362.5 million annually to detect, detain and transfer migrants to Lindela.

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@ms_tourist The DHA’s total Immigration Affairs allocation for 2024/25 was approximately R897 million, a large portion earmarked for enforcement, detentions, and deportations.

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@ms_tourist 4. DETENTION & DEPORTATION OF FOREIGN NATIONALS
In the 2024/25 financial year, deportation costs reached R78.14 million, with 51,650 individuals deported. The Lindela Repatriation Centre costs approximately R6 million per month (R70 million annually) for detention operations alon

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@ms_tourist 3. PRISONS: CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
Estimated cumulative spend (1994–2026): R450 billion – R500 billion
This covers DCS operational budgets. It does not include DPWI capital expenditure on prison construction attributable separately, nor PPP facility costs.

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@ms_tourist The foreign-company share — directly or indirectly — is plausibly 5–15% of that, but no official disaggregation exists.

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@ms_tourist 2. PUBLIC TENDERS AWARDED TO FOREIGN COMPANIES. - Rough order-of-magnitude estimate: R500 billion – R1.5 trillion (1994–2026)⚠️ This figure is highly uncertain. Total government procurement since 1994 likely exceeds R10 trillion across all spheres.

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@ms_tourist •2022–2026: Current trajectory of ~R76 million/year. Conservative cumulative estimate: R800 million – R1.2 billion (1994–2026)
⚠️ Critical caveat: The Minister confirmed the Department does not track spending by immigration status of accused.

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@ms_tourist Cumulative Estimate (1994–2026)
•Pre-2015: Spending was significantly lower, estimated at R5–15 million/year (limited foreign national caseloads, lower case volumes).
•2015–2022: Escalating migration flows pushed annual costs into the R30–55 million range.

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@ms_tourist Since April 2022, over 1,408 court cases were postponed due to unavailability of court interpreters, with 972 cases involving foreign language interpreters specifically.

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@ms_tourist The language attracting the highest expenditure nationally was Shona, at R8.7 million. Nearly 40,000 new cases involving foreign nationals were recorded in courts during 2024/25

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@ms_tourist 1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING.
The Department of Justice & Constitutional Development spent R76.4 million on foreign language interpreting services in criminal proceedings in a single financial year (2024/25).

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@talkcentss Price of clearview fence per running meter is R1800.00 as for the concrete structure can’t be sure. Bill of Quantities will have all the answers

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