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You can contact the Ebenhaeser outsider descendents project manager for assistance.
They must make representations under Section 8(1)E of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA).
She could ask the municipality if they could endorse the project and give her official approval for it.
There is no agreed price for a PTO.
It is possible if the municipality does not need the land, but it is a long, complex procedure.
Unless your property constitutes a "new erf" or land development, you won't need a SPLUMA certificate.
You have a land right in terms of IPILRA of 1996. Development depends on the zoning rules of your area.
You are protected by the Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act and cannot be removed without your informed permission.
No one can be evicted without a court order, but it will be very difficult to prove that your father is legally occupying the land.
Your municipal manager ought to know, otherwise ask the MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development.