{"id":145763,"date":"2016-12-05T14:22:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=145763"},"modified":"2016-12-05T16:31:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T14:31:54","slug":"inside-the-gauteng-premiers-house-set-to-go-on-auction-for-a-starting-price-of-r9-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/145763\/inside-the-gauteng-premiers-house-set-to-go-on-auction-for-a-starting-price-of-r9-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Gauteng Premier&#8217;s house set to go on auction for a starting price of R9 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of Gauteng Government properties are set to go under the hammer &#8211; including the much talked about official residence of the premier, located on of the South Africa&#8217;s richest streets.<\/p>\n<p>The residence is part of a public auction that will see the sale of over 400 state properties which are no longer in use by the\u00a0Gauteng Government for strategic purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The auction will be managed by <a href=\"http:\/\/auctionet.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tirhani Auctioneers<\/a>, which claims to be South Africa&#8217;s largest genuinely black-owned and black-managed auctioneering company.<\/p>\n<p>The premier\u2019s residence is located on\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/119115\/here-are-the-22-most-exclusive-streets-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eccleston Crescent<\/a>, Bryanston, which according to Propstats &amp; Lightstone, is among the top 22 wealthiest streets in the country &#8211; where homes sell for an average R20 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Sunday Times, the property was purchased in 2004 for R11.4 million\u201a but further renovations costing an additional R4 million were subsequently made.<\/p>\n<p>David Makhura elected not to reside at the property upon his appointment as premier. The Democratic Alliance (DA) then questioned the R1.5 million annual running cost of the Gauteng State House, which subsequently led the department to put the property up for auction so as to make better use of the money elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tirhani Auctioneers, the property will have a starting bid of R9 million.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-145789\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-00-640x424.jpg\" alt=\"prem-00\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-00-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-00-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-00-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-00.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-145763 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/145763\/inside-the-gauteng-premiers-house-set-to-go-on-auction-for-a-starting-price-of-r9-million\/attachment\/prem-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-08-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/145763\/inside-the-gauteng-premiers-house-set-to-go-on-auction-for-a-starting-price-of-r9-million\/attachment\/prem-09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-09-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-09-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Prem-09-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>According to the auctioneer, the house includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 bedrooms with views, all en-suite<\/li>\n<li>Professional cold room<\/li>\n<li>Boardroom<\/li>\n<li>4 living areas<\/li>\n<li>Two wine sellers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The property also contains a duplex with a separate entrance &#8211; offering 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Conference &amp; other buildings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two garages that can accommodate 6 vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Conference Centre<\/li>\n<li>Boardroom Storage and staff quarters<\/li>\n<li>Swimming pool and 2 entertainment areas<\/li>\n<li>Guard House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Images courtesy of Tirhani Auctioneers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/116678\/gauteng-premiers-house-costs-tax-payers-r1-5-million-annually-and-he-doesnt-even-live-there\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gauteng premier house costs taxpayers R1.5 million annually \u2013 and he doesn\u2019t even live there<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of Gauteng Government properties are set to go under the hammer &#8211; including the much talked about official residence of the premier, located on of the South Africa&#8217;s richest 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