News24 | Stellenbosch Municipality's court bid to make owner fix plot where young couple died fails

The Western Cape High Court has rejected Stellenbosch Municipality’s request to force a property owner on Bird Street to restore a water-filled hole where a teenage couple tragically drowned. The couple’s vehicle was discovered submerged in the vacant plot in October 2022. This ruling underscores the court’s stance on the municipality’s inability to impose rehabilitation obligations on private property owners in this case.

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