Almost three years after King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality bosses sent in bulldozers to demolish a big house apparently constructed on municipal land, authorities this week issued another warning to those wanting to buy sites, especially on prime municipal land. The municipality has not authorised any person or entity to sell, transfer or dispose of any of those vacant sites. In a notice issued by the Mthatha-based council this week, municipal manager Ngamela Pakade warned that all transactions relating to municipal property were governed by the Municipal Finance Management Act of 2003.
He said the municipality remained the registered legal owner of 430 sites in the Southridge Park Extension 10 residential area. The area is located along the N2 near the Nelson Mandela Drive campus of Walter Sisulu University. Pakade said the municipality had not authorised any person or entity to sell any of the sites on the land.
“The public is therefore cautioned not to purchase any property in Southridge Park Extension 10 from individuals or entities falsely claiming ownership or authority to sell land on behalf of the municipality.” Instead, residents and prospective buyers were strongly advised to verify ownership information before making any payments to any person or entity. He said ownership could be verified in the municipality’s deeds office at the Botha Sigcau building. In 2023, the municipality warned it would not hesitate to destroy any dwelling built on municipal land as it continued to grapple with illegal land invasions and land-grabbers. This was after the municipality successfully obtained a Mthatha High Court order granting it permission to tear down a posh nine-room house near the town’s affluent suburb of Southridge.
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