Sol Plaatje Municipality has instructed Kgalalelo Funerals to vacate a plot of land on the corner of Itumeleng and Magashule streets in Galeshewe that it has occupied to construct a mortuary.
SOL PLAATJE Municipality has instructed Kgalalelo Funerals to vacate a plot of land on the corner of Itumeleng and Magashule streets in Galeshewe that it has occupied to construct a mortuary.
The principal of St George Day Care Centre, Thandiwe Makinona, said that Sol Plaatje Municipality had alienated the land for the purposes of a crèche in 2012.
“We are currently renting a place to accommodate 60 children between the ages of two and five. We managed to source enough funds to build our own centre, as it will be more economical than renting. We have the documents to prove that we are the rightful owners of the land,” said Makinona.
The local councillor, Tebogo Bopape, said he had consulted with the property manager at Sol Plaatje Municipality.
“I want to arrange a meeting between the owners of St George Day Care Centre and Kgalalelo Funerals as soon as possible. I will ensure that the land is returned to the daycare centre,” said Bopape.
Sol Plaatje Municipality spokesperson Thoko Riet said that St George Day Care Centre had complied with all the requirements and was in possession of the necessary documents to prove that it was the landowner.
“Kgalalelo Funerals has been notified that they are illegally occupying the land and we have advised them to apply for an alternative site,” said Riet.
Kgalalelo Funerals did not provide a formal response by the time of publication, although it indicated that it had also made an application for the plot of land in question.
