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BETHLEHEM. – A total of 512 people who recently bought land tender documents from the Dihlabeng Local Municipality are holding their breath and hoping for luck. The municipality will announce the names of people who will occupy 204 sites at the Old Hostel in Bohlokong near Bethlehem soon. These desperate people, who are in dire need of land to build their own homes, were called to the town hall for a meeting with the mayor. The meeting was called after a certain number of people from the location had allegedly threatened to illegally occupy municipal land. Express Eastern Free State learnt that those people led by the leader of Leihlo la Sechaba had allegedly planned to occupy the land on Sunday morning, the day on which the meeting was held. According to Tjhetane Mofokeng, executive mayor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, the names of people who qualified to receive the sites would be announced within two weeks to a month. “We are done with the tendering process and we will announce the names of people who have qualified for the sites. We will send letters or use other means of communication to inform those who have qualified,” Mofokeng said. He told people at the meeting that they should not listen to those who spread false information about the sites. “We are aware of the illegal meetings that have been conducted in the location. We are also aware that certain individuals wanted to give those sites to the people. “Please don’t fall for that. That is the municipality’s
‘We are aware of the illegal meetings . . . We are also aware that cer tain individuals want ed to give those sites to the people. Please don’t fall for that.’ – Tjhetane Mofokeng land,” he said. Mofokeng put the record straight that those who illegally occupied the land would be evicted. “Those who illegally occupy the sites will leave the site just like that.” He said people who qualified for the sites would be expected to build within 24 months after the appointment letter had been issued. “You will be called to the office to sign a contract that has terms and conditions.” He said the reason they had requested people to fill out a tender document was to make sure that they did not give sites to people who had houses. “We were aware that some people sent a few people with different names to get the documents. Unfortunately, they will never win. “We want to give land to people who have never owned a house before. “Some will secure the land, keep it and sell it with an aim of making profit. That will never happen. If you don’t need the site you will have to sell it to the municipality for the same amount that you bought it for,” Mofokeng said. ) Give Express Eastern Free State your views on this. Visit our Facebook Page or send a comment to 060-9141180 via WhatsApp.
What is your opinion? To share your view, go to Facebook and search for Qwaqwa Express Eastern Free State. ADAMANT: Tjhetane Mofokeng, executive mayor of the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, warns the community to not occupy the municipality’s land illegally. Photo: Tladi Moloi
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