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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87651, member: 27"] Court proceedings are now authorized to boot three former MK Party MPs who have been squatting in taxpayer-funded parliamentary homes for over 19 months. Who are the three former MPs [LIST] [*]France Bongani Mfiki, Garatwe Agnes Mogotsi, and Nomado Grace Mgwebi got seconded to Parliament on 25 June 2024. [*]MK Party yanked them from its list on 7 August 2024 after an internal blowup. [*]All three lost party membership and joined a larger group contesting their removal in court. [*]Formal eviction notices with a 27 February 2026 deadline were completely ignored. [/LIST] Minister Macpherson greenlights legal action [LIST] [*]Dean Macpherson authorized the Department of Public Works to pursue full court proceedings. [*]A cost order against the former MPs is being sought alongside eviction. [*]Similar cases at Wingfield in Cape Town and near East London set the precedent. [*]Macpherson left the door open for mediation to avoid a drawn-out battle. [/LIST] How parliamentary housing actually works [LIST] [*]Cape Town's Parliamentary Village has three subsidized complexes strictly for serving MPs. [*]Entitlement to those homes vanishes the moment someone exits office. [*]Taxpayers cover maintenance, security, and upkeep on all those properties. [*]Every month of unauthorized occupation drains public funds further. [/LIST] Political dynamics around the dispute [LIST] [*]MK Party confirmed reporting the matter to the National Assembly Speaker. [*]Macpherson explicitly refused to wade into the party's internal mess. [*]Court papers are expected to land imminently through the normal legal process. [*]The department is coordinating with law enforcement to safeguard the properties. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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