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Durban · KwaZulu-Natal · Documented 28 September 2023

China Emporium / Xin Hua Block

564 Anton Lembede Street, Durban CBD

Extreme RiskEvacuated — No Redevelopment PlanHijacked Building

China Emporium / Xin Hua Block, at 564 Anton Lembede Street, Durban CBD in Durban, is documented in official city records and court papers as a hijacked building. Its current official status is recorded as: Evacuated — No Redevelopment Plan. The tracker classifies it as extreme risk. An estimated 0 people are reported to be living there. 2 fire incidents have been documented at this address.

Documented details

Official statusEvacuated — No Redevelopment Plan
Building typeHijacked Building
Risk classificationExtreme Risk
Address564 Anton Lembede Street, Durban CBD, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Estimated occupants0
Legal ownerZoloscore Investments Pty Ltd
Known syndicateNot available
Court order dateNot available
Documented fire incidents2
Date documented28 September 2023

Fire on 21 January 2022 injured 13 people. eThekwini obtained a court order after the owner failed to demolish it. Second fire on 15 September 2023 after which the city proceeded with demolition. Building demolished but no redevelopment plan in place.

Source — eThekwini Municipality council decision circular

Documented 28 September 2023

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Data integrity and legal notice

Data is sourced from City of Johannesburg GFIS audit records, court papers obtained through public reporting, official municipal revitalisation plans, and documented fire incidents. Properties are described according to their official legal or municipal status — for example, “subject to eviction proceedings” or “classified as derelict under municipal audit” — rather than asserted as fact by Odyssey Tools independently.

This data is aggregated solely from official municipal filings, public court documentation, and published journalistic sources. It does not constitute independent valuation, legal advice, or structural assessment by Odyssey AI Labs. This tracker covers a documented sample — the City of Johannesburg alone reports 188 active hijacked building cases citywide.