Gauteng court orders ‘stolen land’ to be transferred back to provincial department

The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed a forfeiture order by the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, in Pretoria, to the SIU and Asset Forfeiture Unit linked to the fraudulent transfer of government land to private entities and individuals.

The order, dated April 18, orders that Farm 33 Zuurfontein, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, must be transferred to the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development as the original title deed owner and RIC Development to pay that department R12m. “The SIU’s investigation looked into fraud and corruption committed between January 2008 and February 2022. As part of the investigation, numerous affidavits were obtained by the SIU from internal Rural Development and Land Reform Department and deeds registry staff members, external witnesses and/or transferring attorneys,” said the unit.

“In line with the , the SIU referred evidence pointing to criminal conduct to the National Prosecuting Authority for further action. The referral resulted in a criminal case being registered with the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations ,” it said. Farm 33 Zuurfontein that was meant for the development of low-income housing and a school in the community. The land is worth R41m.

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