The City of Johannesburg has won a case against property developer, Century, thereby stopping the construction of a controversial student housing block in Auckland Park. Century is building the 200-unit development on Streatley Avenue in Auckland Park but has been facing pressure from both residents and the city. The developer and the city have been in court on numerous occasions where Century has tried to prove it was building with plans that were approved by the city’s town planning division. The city has meanwhile argued that the plans were never accepted by its building control officer. The officer who would have assessed Century's plans was suspended after construction had already begun on the development. He is undergoing a disciplinary hearing, and a replacement has been appointed in an acting capacity. The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa ruled on Friday that Century was effectively building illegally as the provisional section 7(6) of the National Building...
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