(1) Whether 26 houses located in Mthatha were transferred to a certain defunct entity (name furnished) and later sold at auction in 2008 by the Eastern Cape MEC for Local Government; if so, why; (2) (a)(i) where and (ii) when was the auction advertised and (b) how many people from interested parties attended the auction; (3) (a) at what price were the houses sold and (b) why did only one person bid at the auction for the purchase of all the houses; (4) why were the occupants of the houses not given first option when the properties were sold?