Illegal structures built around the Marble Towers building must be removed from municipal land and properly approved by the city before they can operate again, the Johannesburg high court has ruled.
In a judgment handed down on Thursday, the court ordered the owners of Marble Towers in the Joburg CBD to immediately remove all structures built on municipal property, pavements and road reserves, while also forcing them to submit building plans within 20 days.
The ruling follows an urgent court bid by Goldenrod Group, the owner of Marble Towers on Rahima Moosa Street, to stop the City of Johannesburg from demolishing container structures and informal trading spaces erected outside the building.
