Land on which Sandton Gautrain Station was built bought irregularly - Herman Mashaba
The land on which the Sandton Gautrain station sits was irregularly acquired, City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has claimed.
Mashaba, who tomorrow will be in court with the station’s landlord Cedar Park Properties 39 to defend the decision to cut the water supply to the station, has made startling allegations against the company.
He alleged that a fund that the city had which was managed by Gupta-linked Regiments Capital financed the sale of the land to Cedar Park to the tune of R280m in 2009.
According to Mashaba, this sale is “irregularâ€...
Sandton Gautrain station hauls City of Joburg to court over water supply
The continued disconnection of water supply to the busy Sandton Gautrain station is a potential risk to human life, its landlord has argued in court papers.
The City of Johannesburg cut off water supply to the station almost two weeks ago after Cedar Park Properties 39, the station's landlord, allegedly failed to settle R8m debt for water, refuse, sewerage and property rates.
Cedar Park on Monday approached the South Gauteng High Court to demand immediate reconnection of water supply to the station and to stop, if any, plans to also disconnect electricity supply which could bring train commute to a halt...
