COUNCIL TO DEMOLISH BUSTA’S ‘MANSION’

PIGG’S PEAK – It seems police officer Busta Vilakati may have to once again go toe-to-toe with the town council.

In June 2019, the council demolished a wood structure owned by Busta. 

This time, he has been served with a notice of contravention in that he constructed a structure that had not been approved by the town council.  

The structure, which is situated on a hill, is being referred to as a ‘double-storey mansion’ by some residents. 

The house is visible several metres from the Pigg’s Peak-Motshane Highway so much that sometimes motorists stop to take photos. 

Constructed 

It is constructed from dark wood and it is fenced around, with an outside sitting area. 

There is also a pit latrine which is constructed from similar wood. 

Residents who were found near the structure yesterday had mixed feelings about the construction. 

Some of the residents wondered why Busta was allowed to construct a structure yet other residents were not allowed to do so. 

The house is said to have attracted so much attention that residents said plain-clothes police officers also arrived to inspect it.

When reached for comment about the presence of police officers at the site, the Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Phindile Vilakati said it could be that police officers may have just been admiring the house.

However, she also said Busta had also reported that fencing material had been stolen from the premises. 

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pigg’s Peak Town Council Mzwandile Ndzinisa said Busta had approached the council to build a  storeroom for tools. He said that when building inspectors from the town council went to the site later, they discovered that he had deviated from the original construction plan.  “Following this discovery, he was served with a contravention notice, advising him to stop the illegal activity and pull it down. In the event he fails to comply with this contravention notice, council will pull down the structure,” stated Ndzinisa.

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