Despite an interdict application against it to stop alleged illegal construction work at viewpoints along the Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail Route, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency is continuing with its activities.
The urgent application was filed on Friday May 3 by the owners of the properties where nine of the 13 geotrail viewpoints were built in 2013. They are the Mountainlands Estate Owners Association, Sappi, Simply See, who are the owners of various farms, and the Barberton Chamber of Business , who built the geotrail.
The landowners immediately objected and an urgent meeting was called with the MTPA to establish the facts. In this meeting on January 17, Vilakazi undertook on record that the MTPA will suspend the R12.1m contract until all legal requirements were met and the consent of the landowners obtained. Since there had been no response from the respondents, the applicants filed the urgent application on Friday. The MTPA indicated that it would defend the application and file opposing documents by Tuesday May 7. It could not be established by the time of going to press if the documentation had been submitted.Spoor filed a supplementary affidavit from Oosthuizen when it was found that construction work was continuing despite the interdict application served on the MTPA and SGT.
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