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Document SRC-5001

ROOT 44 – THE TRUTH (statement by Dax Hunt on behalf of Daxcon Development Trust)

Daxcon Development Trust (hosted by SMF News) · 29 September 2021 · party statement

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https://www.smfnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ROOT44-Statement.pdf
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29 October 2026
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Why it matters
Developer's rebuttal: wording of 2009 approval, 19 Aug 2019 appeal variation, occupancy refusal letters of 23 Oct 2020 and 23 Sep 2021. Date inferred from 'Ms Mettler's statement released yesterday'.

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Retrieved 29 October 2026.

Cited pinpoints: Moneyweb, "Community rebellion halts 'illegal' Stellenbosch development", 9 Jun 2021, section "Hidden layer"; Daxcon Development Trust statement, "ROOT 44 - THE TRUTH", 29 Sep 2021, para 1 (letter of 23 Sep 2021)

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  • VerifiedEditor-approved The municipality refused an occupation certificate for the Root44 building in 2021. Municipal spokesperson Stuart Grobbelaar told Moneyweb (June 2021) that there were "technical aspects which were not addressed satisfactorily, including deviations from the original building plan", and that the building "will not be used in terms of the land use rights and the associated building plan as agreed upon, including the space to be used for trading". Developer Dax Hunt told Moneyweb that the refusal, "insofar as the refusal is based on 'non-compliance with conditions of approval', is unlawful". In a statement on 29 September 2021 the Daxcon Development Trust said a municipal letter of 23 September 2021 had again refused the certificate, and that it had "real concerns as to the basis upon which the occupation certificate is being refused". (Moneyweb, "Community rebellion halts 'illegal' Stellenbosch development", 9 Jun 2021, section "Hidden layer"; Daxcon Development Trust statement, "ROOT 44 - THE TRUTH", 29 Sep 2021, para 1 (letter of 23 Sep 2021))

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