Judge Thulare says he hasn’t received notice to vacate State-owned house in CT

Western Cape High Court Judge Daniel Thulare said he has not received a notice to vacate the State-owned house he resides in Cape Town.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on Sunday confirmed a notice to vacate the State-owned property was issued to a Western Cape High Court judge.

Thulare was occupying the four-bedroom property for several years and paying a subsidised rental of R900 a month.

The judge was allowed to live in the home during his previous role as the Chief Magistrate of Cape Town, but his lease expired in October 2018 and was never renewed.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has since welcomed the notice to vacate the State-owned property after initially lodging a formal complaint against Thulare with the Judicial Conduct Committee.

DA National Congress of Provinces (NCOP) member on security and justice Nicholas Gotsell said when Thulare was appointed to the High Court bench in 2022, his eligibility for State housing fell away.

"The DA welcomes minister Macpherson's action to evict Judge Daniel Thulare of the Western Cape High Court for unlawfully occupying a State house. Judge Thulare has occupied the house for the past four years since he became a judge, a benefit that he is not entitled to."

Thulare on Sunday told EWN that he learned from the media about the notice, and he has not yet received it and doesn't know who issued it.