"Unbelievable": Former Home Affairs Building in Benoni Sells at Live Auction

• A former Home Affairs building in Benoni went under the hammer at a live property auction on 7 October 2026
• The property at 45 Bedford Avenue attracted fierce bidding from the floor, with the price climbing well past the reserve
• South Africans were stunned by the sale, with many calling it the bargain of the decade

A former Home Affairs building in Benoni sold at a live property auction on 7 October 2026. The footage left South Africans curious.

A TikTok account captured the moment Lot 19, located at 45 Bedford Avenue in Benoni, went to auction with no reserve. The room was packed, and the bidding climbed steadily from R800,000 before crossing the R1 million mark.

The auctioneer in the video by @kopanomat.property kept the pace relentless, calling out bids as competing offers came in from across the floor. What appeared to be a contest between at least two determined bidders pushed the price to R1.1 million, then R1.2 million, before the hammer finally came down. The winning bid was confirmed at R1.2 million, with the auctioneer congratulating the buyer as the crowd reacted with visible excitement. A caption overlaid on the clip throughout read: "Ex Home Affairs Building Sold!" Watch the auction unfold in the TikTok clip below:

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The video sparked a lively debate in the comments, with many South Africans weighing in on what the sale means:

@Caslyn Unispace said:

"This whole building was sold for a mere R12 million. Unbelievable."

@S I S E K O🇿🇦 asked:

"Why is public works disposing of such properties?"

@Molaodi suggested:

"And then rent it to Home Affairs for R600,000 per month."

@DonnyWalker declared:

"That's the bargain of a decade."

@Zola Gumede added:

"That's a bargain for such a huge property."

@Jonasi put it in perspective:

"While we busy moaning about petrol price, over there they're doing 1 million going up."

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• An in-calf Ankole heifer named Queen Arusha set a national record after selling for a jaw-dropping R6.4 million at the Ntaba Nyoni & Friends auction in Bela-Bela, Limpopo.
• A Facebook video posted from a live animal auction showed a competitive racing greyhound fetching a final bid of R400,000, causing a buzz among onlookers and online viewers.
• A viral TikTok video captured the exciting moment an investor successfully bid R5.4 million to buy an established KFC franchise outlet in Themba City, Hammanskraal, during a blind public auction.

Source: Briefly News