WHILE “hijacked” buildings remain an ongoing problem in the eThekwini region, efforts to eradicate illegal occupancy are under way.
Gugu Sisilana, the eThekwini Municipality’s spokesperson, said currently, there were 13 buildings in the inner-city which had been hijacked.
She said to address this, the city was aiding property owners by conducting enforcement operations on these properties and bolstering their legal cases with notices from various internal departments.
“This, in turn, strengthens their position in court when they seek to evict the illegal occupants.
“We are