Lobby group prevents KZN mall from opening
The KwaDukuza Mall was due to be opened on Thursday, but the Concerned Citizens Group says it doesn't have the right paperwork in place
Tills will not be ringing at a multi-million-rand KwaZulu-Natal north coast shopping mall developed by Durban business tycoon Vivian Reddy after a legal bid by the Concerned Citizens Group (CCG). The KwaDukuza Mall in which Reddy has invested R500m was scheduled to open on Thursday but the civic group rushed to the Durban High Court on Monday to stop the development‚ claiming Reddy’s firm‚ Double Ring Trading‚ has yet to secure a certificate of occupation from the KwaDukuza municipality. The Durban High Court on Monday adjourned the application indefinitely and reserved the costs. The court recorded that the KwaDukuza municipality and KwaDukuza Mall (Pty) Ltd‚ who were cited as second and ninth respondents‚ has undertaken that they will not permit trading in the mall‚ including the opening of the mall to the public on Thursday, until such time as the municipality has issued the developer with a valid certificate of occupancy. After the postponement of their application‚ CCG chair Ha...
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