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Local – Land Party leader Gcobani Ndzongana believes there are certain individuals within affected communities who are actively working against efforts to halt the controversial Green Point land sale in Cape Town. He has raised serious concerns about internal sabotage, alleging that community members are being bribed to undermine legal challenges brought by activists opposing the sale.
The City of Cape Town’s auction of approximately 50 municipal properties proceeded in February 2026 despite urgent court applications to halt it. The South African Human Rights Commission called for a voluntary postponement, citing concerns that human rights implications and issues of spatial justice had not been fully ventilated.
Ndzongana described the sale as part of a pattern of gentrification that is pushing black and coloured communities out of the city.
“There are people, particularly from the so-called Khoisan communities, who are collaborating with these people, doing some background dealings, selling communities, making some hidden agendas, sabotaging court processes to make sure that the City of Cape Town is getting successful with these land sales.”
Fake Khoisan Representatives
Ndzongana warned that the struggle is being complicated not only by the municipality’s actions but by those purporting to represent indigenous Khoisan communities. He specifically questioned the authenticity of certain individuals claiming Khoisan heritage, drawing a clear distinction between genuine community representatives and those he accused of acting in bad faith.
The Land Party leader said the sale forms part of a deliberate effort to push black and coloured communities out of the city. He argued that these communities remain overcrowded, with many forced to live as backyard dwellers while external and private interests gain access to their land. He pointed to a previous land sale as proof that sustained community pressure can produce results.
“We forced the Western Cape government to buy that land with a value of 36 million rand. They sold the land to a private developer for 5 million rand, and they bought it back for the community after we fought.”
Ndzongana confirmed that the Land Party is currently fundraising to build a legal team and sustain street mobilisation, appealing to progressive businesses to support what he called a struggle of the poor against the rich.
