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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – Communicare has responded to questions about the legality of its ownership of properties across Cape Town that were raised in an open letter from the Ruyterwacht Community Association (RCA) and delivered to CEO Anthea Houston on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The open letter, signed by RCA representative Mandisa Zamile, demanded Communicare show written proof of its rights to the the properties.<\/p>\n

Zamile said: \u201cCommunicare grabbed these social rental houses from the apartheid government for free. Communicare has never acted in good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

The RCA has approached the courts to prevent Communicare from transferring assets to Goodfind Properties and are waiting to hear if they have a case or not.<\/p>\n

Houston said the threat of impending court action by the RCA could not stop Communicare\u2019s disposal of its properties in Ruyterwacht.<\/p>\n

Communicare spokesperson Megan Lennert said the company and its fully owned subsidiary, Goodfind Properties, were the registered and legal owners of properties involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunicare did not acquire land illegally. There is nothing illegal about the acquisition or sale of land in Ruyterwacht. We understand the deep desire many tenants feel to own their own properties. The legacy of apartheid prevented this for many. Communicare can\u2019t reverse this legacy but we are embarking on the sale of houses, at discounted prices to some tenants, as a great opportunity to help address this.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, the company detailed the history of how the organisation came to be in its present form.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe registrar of companies approved our company\u2019s name changes as follows: in 1964, the name officially changed from Citizens\u2019 Housing League Utility Company to Citizens\u2019 Housing League; in 1981 our name officially changed again to Housing League; then in 1990 it changed to Communicare.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the registrar\u2019s name change certificates to attest to this and an independent party can also verify this with the government\u2019s Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). Any organisation is entitled to change its name and retain its assets, including property,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n

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