{"id":309066,"date":"2026-06-05T14:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/watch-mangaung-celebrates-high-court-judgement-on-lourier-park-development\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:20:40","slug":"watch-mangaung-celebrates-high-court-judgement-on-lourier-park-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/watch-mangaung-celebrates-high-court-judgement-on-lourier-park-development\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Mangaung celebrates high court judgement on Lourier Park development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Free State High Court has dismissed the DA&#8217;s application to halt the development of land next to Lourier Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court gave judgement today, 5 June, in the case that the DA in the Mangaung Metro brought before the court to halt the development of land after it had been unlawfully occupied by residents in 2024. 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PHOTO: Lientjie Mentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mangaung Metro in March 2024 was served with a court order to stop the illegal invasion, but refused to implement the order. This led to land grabbers pouring into the area to erect houses here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The metro later involved the Red Ants to start evicting the unlawful occupiers. Still, many informal settlements stayed put, and even more settlements were established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/hands-off-lourierpark-land-court-rules-amid-mangaung-metros-plan\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/hands-off-lourierpark-land-court-rules-amid-mangaung-metros-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hands off Lourier Park land, court rules amid Mangaung Metro&#8217;s plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January the Mangaung Metro started with a process of grading and levelling of the site, demarcation of sites, installation of municipal services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DA called on the court to stop the process and an <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/ingryping-gevra-om-ontwikkeling-by-lourierpark-te-keer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interim order<\/a> followed in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case was heard on Thursday 4 June, with the verdict given today at 10:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Planning and Human Settlements, Ntombi Nhlapo, said outside the high court that the Mangaung Metro welcomes the judgement in its efforts to provide vulnerable residents with access to land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" style=\"max-width:546px;margin:auto\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='421' height='750' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/xJAJGTfY?cover=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>MMC for Human Settlements in the Mangaung Metro, Ntombi Nhlapo, on the verdict of the Free State High Court. 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