Question NW3505 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
15 December 2017 - NW3505
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What are the details of the (a) land purchased by the Bela-Bela Local Municipality in Limpopo to deal with its housing backlog from 1 July 2011 to date, (b) purchase amount in each case, (c) municipal value of each piece of land and (d) person and/or entity the specified pieces of land were purchased from in each case; (2) whether housing development projects took place on each of the specified pieces of land; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) (a) The municipality has not purchased land on its own from the year 2011 to date. However, the Housing Development Agency (HDA) bought land to address housing backlogs in Bela- Bela. The land in question was registered in the Deeds Office by HDA. Size of the land is 72.5 hectors off stand 1491, portion 170 of the farm Roodepoort 467KR.
(b) The cost for the land as per the Deeds information is R65 400 000.00, the land is owned by HDA.
(c) In the municipal valuation roll these piece of land (stand 1491 Ext 25) is not valued.
(d) The previous owner of the land as per documents in the municipal record was Messrs SBNP Family Trust, Number IT3162/2004.
(2) HDA had finalised detail design of 1200 units in this area. The housing project has not yet started. Progress on this project matter can be provided by the HDA and Coghsta Limpopo.