Special Investigating Unit on government land that was unlawfully transferred to private entities and individuals
8 March 2023
The Pretoria Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) have been granted a preservation order by the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, Pretoria, to freeze an agricultural holding and a farm in Gauteng Province valued at approximately R53 million, linked to the fraudulent transfer of government land to private entities and individuals. A similar preservation order was granted by the High Court on 9 September 2022, with a value of approximately R144 million, taking the total value of frozen assets to approximately R197 million.
The current order prohibits the following individuals and private entities from dealing in any manner with Holding 34 Beverley Agricultural Holdings and Portion 296 of the Farm Zuurfontein 33:
B and B media
Nicolas Martinaas Roets