1. (a) As part of ensuring that the Department has an asset register that is compliant with the Standards of Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP), an asset verification processes needed to be undertaken. Whilst conducting the verification process, the Department came across some anomalies which required further investigation. Illegal occupation of State-owned land came out as one of the results of the investigation and this lead the Departments need to establish the OBB Project to ensure that the said anomalies are addressed.
Following this, various reasons were identified as the cause for the illegal occupation of State properties, these include:
(b) The investigations into the illegally occupied properties is a detailed and time consuming process. It further requires that thorough investigations be
conducted in identifying those who are found to have played a part in the said properties being illegally occupied. To this end, no officials have been held
accountable as yet as investigations into the illegally occupied properties are on-going.
(2) Below, please find a list with the top 10 landlords per region: