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City Probing 291 ‘Problem Building’ Cases in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town says its problem building unit has 291 active cases under various stages of investigation along with legal proceedings against 55 property owners.

The specialised law enforcement unit, comprising 13 members, closed 425 cases during the past financial year, from July 2023 to June 2024, compared to 207 the previous year.

“The phenomena of problem buildings are on the rise across the country, and indeed the world, as owners face hardships or simply abandon their properties due to the dysfunctional provisions in the PIE Act that make it impossible for private or public land owners to effectively protect their property,” said safety and security MMC JP Smith.

“However, this creates a problem for the city as these…

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