The Office of the Registrar of Deeds, Cape Town has in its records a township called “Jamestown" situated in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape.
A second township also called “Jamestown" but situated in Stellenbosch, Western Cape has been approved by the Office of the Surveyor-General Cape Town.
The recording of two townships with the same name in the records of the Deeds Office presented practical difficulties.
The Deeds Office Cape Town will deal with the recording of the Stellenbosch townships in its database and ancillary matters relating thereto as set out below.