Mathebula v Moagi and Others (2024-084665) [2025] ZAGPPHC 473 (15 May 2025)

Mathebula v Moagi and Others (2024-084665) [2025] ZAGPPHC 473 (15 May 2025)

The applicant established ownership of the property through registration of title following a sale in execution. The respondents have occupied the property for more than six months and failed to raise any valid defence against eviction. The procedural and substantive requirements of the PIE Act were satisfied, including proper service and notice. The respondents acted unreasonably and recklessly by failing to secure alternative accommodation after their rescission application was dismissed. The court found it just and equitable to grant an eviction order, authorising the Sheriff to evict the respondents and permitting the use of police assistance if necessary. Costs were awarded against...

Citation
[2025] ZAGPPHC 473
Parties
Applicant: Sphiwe Mabel Mathebula; Respondent: Dibetso Robert Moagi; Respondent: Dibetso Phuti Dorcus; Respondent: The Unlawful Occupants; Respondent: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
Court
North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Judgment Date
15 May 2025
Case Number
2024-084665
Procedural Posture
Eviction Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
Eviction order granted against the respondents; costs awarded against the respondents on attorney and own client scale.
Judges
H F Jacobs
Legal Topics
Eviction, Unlawful Occupation, Sale in Execution, Pie Act Compliance
Land and Property Civil Procedure Eviction Unlawful Occupation Sale in Execution Pie Act Compliance

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Parties

Sphiwe Mabel Mathebula

Applicant

Dibetso Robert Moagi

Respondent

Dibetso Phuti Dorcus

Respondent

The Unlawful Occupants

Respondent

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Eviction Application / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant is entitled to evict the respondents from the property.
  2. 2 Whether the respondents' occupation of the property is unlawful.
  3. 3 Whether the requirements of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act (PIE Act) have been met.

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant established ownership of the property through registration of title following a sale in execution. The respondents have occupied the property for more than six months and failed to raise any valid defence against eviction. The procedural and substantive requirements of the PIE Act were satisfied, including proper service and notice. The respondents acted unreasonably and recklessly by failing to secure alternative accommodation after their rescission application was dismissed. The court found it just and equitable to grant an eviction order, authorising the Sheriff to evict the respondents and permitting the use of police assistance if necessary. Costs were awarded against...

Court Disposition

Eviction order granted against the respondents; costs awarded against the respondents on attorney and own client scale.

Orders

  • The First to Third Respondents and all those who occupy the premises described as 9[...] C[...] Drive, Norkem Park Extension 4, Kempton Park, Gauteng Province, are evicted from the premises within 14 days of service of the Court order.
  • If the First to Third Respondents and all those who occupy the premises fail or refuse to vacate within the stipulated period, the Sheriff is authorised to evict them.