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This decision, communicated on 30 November 2018, was based on the finding that the applicant lacked locus standi because they were neither the owner of the land nor authorized by the owner.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000683#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The Gert Sibande Joint Municipal Planning Tribunal (the Gert Sibande Tribunal) subsequently approved the land-use application on 29 April 2019, rezoning Portion 1 of the farm Yzermyn 96 HT from 'AGRICULTURE' to 'SPECIAL'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000683#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The CER argues that the Gert Sibande Tribunal's approval is unlawful and invalid because the Pixley Tribunal's original dismissal was a final administrative action. 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