A bitter dispute over a controversial land transfer by the former ANC-led government in the Western Cape has been resolved.
Over 1000 hectares were transferred to the national government by the then ANC-controlled provincial administration just days before last year’s election.
Premier Helen Zille threatened to take legal action, calling the deal illegal.
Helen Zille and the Human Settlements Ministry were posed and ready to go to court to battle it out over the controversial land transfer. Zille said the transfer was illegal and unprocedural. However she said the matter has since been resolved out of court.
“Minister Sexwhale has helped us get the 1400 hectares returned, and he helped us get that returned without a court case. That was very helpful,” she said.
Former premier Lynne Brown denied there was anything untoward about the deal.
It seems Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwhale and Zille have forged a close relationship over Cape housing issues in recent months.
This may have contributed to legal action being averted. - Eyewitness News
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