/ 21 August 2021

How the Eastern Cape blew R23m on land it could never own

Masingatha Area El Andymkosi
No comment, denial: The 28-hectare Masingatha area in Qonce has seen no new housing developments since a proposed scheme stalled amid corruption allegations. (Andy Mkosi)
Land that cost less than R1m in 2007 was bought by the Eastern Cape government just six years later for R23m, despite a land claim case hanging over it. And then the building tender went sour…

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