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Eyewitness News
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
Tshwane DA accuses ANC of imposing unfair rates on whites-only settlement Kleinfontein
JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane has accused the African National Congress (ANC)-led multiparty coalition in the capital of imposing unfair rates on the illegal white Afrikaner-only settlement of Kleinfontein. The DA said there are 19 other illegal developments in Tshwane, including Leeufontein and Moshate Gardens, that are not being charged rates and taxes. At a recent council meeting, the DA submitted a motion that would have allowed the city to attach a value to the over 19,000 properties built on incorrectly zoned settlements. However, the motion did not serve. Earlier this month, Eyewitness News reported that the Tshwane municipality bumped Kleinfontein's value from R21 million to R291 million. This means the settlement's rates and tax bill will go from R50,000 a month to R2 million a month. The DA's Tshwane spokesperson on finance, Jacqui Uys, said the city is charging punitive rates to illegally zoned settlements like Kleinfontein. 'The City of Tshwane has 19 illegally established developments like Kleinfontein, Leeufontein, and Moshate Gardens, where approximately 19,500 individual erven (plots of land) are not charged rates and taxes.' Objections to the Tshwane general valuation roll close on 2 May. ALSO READ: MK Party to introduce private member's bill to clarify what self-determination means
Eyewitness News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Eyewitness News
MK Party visits whites-only settlement Kleinfontein in fact finding mission
JOHANNESBURG - The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party is visiting the illegal white Afrikaans-only settlement of Kleinfontein in a fact-finding mission. A small delegation from the official opposition party is currently engaging with leaders from the Eastern Pretoria settlement. Earlier this month, EWN reported Kleinfontein is facing a battle to survive after its valuation was raised from R21 million to R291 million by the Tshwane Municipality. The new valuation means the settlement faces a significant increase to its rates bill. The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party says white Afrikaans-only places like Orania and Kleinfontein could be potentially abusing section 235 of the constitution. This section confirms the right to self-determination for a group of people who share a common cultural and language heritage. MK parliamentary chief whip Mzwanele Manyi: 'We are here basically as a fact-finding mission, just to check what is happening here because we hear all kinds of things about this place, so we want to hear it from the horse's mouth.' Last year, the Gauteng High Court declared Kleinfontein illegal as it did not comply with the Tshwane Municipality's zoning regulations.
