More than 500 brick homes were illegally built on Blinkbonnie Road in Bonela following land grabs. Here, there is no payment for municipal services. The Audit Risk Committee (ARC) found that the eThekwini Municipality is utilising a legacy system to undertake property valuations.
The Audit Risk Committee (ARC) found that the eThekwini Municipality is utilising a legacy system to undertake property valuations, which requires frequent, continuous updates and enhancements, which are both time-consuming and may impact operational efficiency.
The ARC chairperson, Professor Imtiaz Vally, presented his report for the third quarter ending March 31, 2026, to the eThekwini Executive Committee (Exco) on Tuesday. One of the matters highlighted by the committee was the nature of the 2026 valuation roll.
Vally stated that the 2026 valuation roll involves many simultaneous updates occurring across the deeds office data, the eThekwini Municipality property system, Value Assist, and the Revenue Management System (RMS).
“For this reason, there will always be minor differences between these data sets. A review of the 2026 valuation roll identified some minor exceptions relating to the property data utilised from the various systems to develop the general valuation roll,” he said.
