Breaking: For 54 Years, Killarney Country Club Paid Only R2 Per Year in Rates and Taxes to Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG (August 1, 2025)
In a remarkable discovery, it has emerged that the esteemed Killarney Country Club (KCC) in Houghton has been paying just R2 per annum in rates and taxes to the City of Johannesburg for more than five decades. This nominal fee stems from a lease agreement struck in 1970 and extended in 1992 through to 2040.
The lease was established after the Johannesburg municipality expropriated the Club’s original land to construct the M1 Highway. In return, KCC was offered five nearby erven under a long-term lease of R2 each year. That extraordinary arrangement has remained unchanged ever since.
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