Legal Articles and Guides
Mansion ‘sold’ to dormant firm after exposé
Mega-contractor and pastor Witness Mazanga allegedly sold his golf estate mansion to a dormant company owned by his alleged wife shortly after News24’s exposé of his R500m City Power contracts, some of which were allegedly ‘fraudulent’ and ‘irregular’.
Evicted families allowed to return to informal settlement
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has ordered the City of Ekurhuleni to allow around 570 people and their families to return to the N12 informal settlement in Benoni, and that temporary structures be built for them, pending any court appeals.
DA challenges Expropriation Act in High Court
The Western Cape High Court will today begin to hear three separate constitutional challenges to the Expropriation Act, which is one of the main points of contention in the diplomatic standoff between SA and the US, reports News24.
R135m Good Hope Centre bidder seeks answers
The company behind the controversial R135m bid for Cape Town’s Good Hope Centre has challenged Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis over the suggestion that it lacks the financial means to complete the purchase and says it has received no official communication that the sale has collapsed.
Claimants still await homes 26 years later
Twenty-six years after their land claim was settled, about 2 000 beneficiaries of the West Bank Restitution Project in KuGompo City are still waiting for homes.
Catholic church wins interdict against invaders
The KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) has ordered individuals allegedly occupying property belonging to the Diocese of Marianhill of the Roman Catholic Church in Port Shepstone to vacate the land within 48 hours, reports The Mercury.
Comment period for PIE Amendment Bill extended
The Department of Human Settlements has extended the comment period for the new Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Amendment Bill by a month.
Development of Stellenbosch luxury estate cleared
Developers of a high-end residential estate on the Helshoogte Pass outside Stellenbosch can restart work after the Western Cape High Court dismissed a case brought by a local interest group.
Outrage over botched utility bill
A Johannesburg businessman says that after trying every avenue to get the city to fix a potentially erroneous water bill – emails, court orders, and a warrant for the arrest of the city manager – he is still unable to get a bill corrected.
R6m property linked to judge's case preserved
The NPA, through its Asset Forfeiture Unit, has secured an order preserving a property at Hartbeespoort valued at about R6m, reports TimesLIVE.
Residents oppose luxury Beachwood development
The battle between the developer of the multi-billion-rand Beachwood estate and local residents shows no signs of abating, with ratepayers pushing back against the project and describing it as a ‘slow eviction notice’ for the less wealthy, reports The Mercury.
Court dismisses lease dispute
A Gordon’s Bay perfume retailer which claimed to have spent hundreds of thousands of rands expanding its business has been left with legal uncertainty after a court battle over its tenancy ended without the determination of whether it has the right to remain in its shop.
Court orders transfer of property back to father
The Western Cape High Court has ordered a woman to hand back her father’s house after finding she never paid the agreed R650 000 purchase price and failed to prove claims he suffered from dementia, reports TimesLive.
Judge orders probe into ‘captured’ body corporate
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has sent an independent watchdog into one of the city’s most iconic inner-city precincts, after allegations a nightclub operator pulled strings behind the scenes of a residents’ board, leaving tenants fleeing, debts unpaid and two clubs pumping music in what may be an illegal operation.
Zimbali residents in legal battle over pets rule
A Zimbali resident’s request to keep a small dog has triggered a governance war and two High Court battles involving a ‘rogue’ chairperson, ‘not uncontroversial’ actions by a board member, and an ‘irregular’ homeowner’s investigation into the KZN estate’s no-pets policy.
