KZN government seeks top cop's help as alleged criminals hijack buildings

KWAZULU-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer is set to arrange a meeting with provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to evict suspected criminals, who are illegally occupying government flats and houses in Ulundi.

- WILLEM PHUNGULA

The houses in the old legislature precinct were used by the ministers and officials under the then KwaZulu Government before the 1994 elections. They were left unused in 2004 when the ANC took over the provincial government and relocated the legislature to Pietermaritzburg.

The involvement of the police's top brass follows an incident where Public Works and Infrastructure’s asset audit team was threatened with guns during a recent visit to the properties.

Speaking at an event yesterday, Meyer said he had decided to ask for a meeting with the provincial commissioner because the people who are illegally occupying the government properties in Ulundi are armed and dangerous.