Legal Articles and Guides
Developer succeeds in appeal bid
The Western Cape High Court has awarded developer Cape Estates Properties its appeal in a long-running zoning dispute with the George Municipality over an old sawmill site on the eastern outskirts of the city.
SCA dismisses River Club development appeal application
The multibillion-rand River Club development in Cape Town is a step closer to finality after a ruling by the SCA, reports DispatchLIVE.
R22m set aside to remove asbestos roofs
Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has revealed a total of R220m has been set aside for the removal of asbestos roofs in government-built houses, The Herald notes asbestos roofing was banned by the government in 2008 because of the material’s links to cancer and chronic lung disease.
Property owner ordered to demolish boundary wall
A property owner whose boundary wall was found to have encroached on a neighbour’s property has been given until 16 May to demolish the wall voluntarily, or be forced to pay for its demolition by the affected neighbour.
End of the road for real estate blockchain firm
A Stellenbosch company offering 'tokenised real estate on the blockchain' has been placed into provisional liquidation.
R65bn to settle remaining claims
Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza said the Land Claims Commission would require R65bn to settle outstanding claims that were lodged by December 1998.
Zikalala takes aim at ‘construction mafia’
Public Works Minister Sihle Zikalala yesterday said he has no time for dodgy service providers and those who attempt to disrupt construction projects.
Widow’s home sold despite her settling arrears
Durban widow Valerie Naidoo faces eviction from her house in Chatsworth, after SA Home Loans (SAHL) repossessed and sold her property in 2021 using a ‘non-existent’ judgment claiming she had fallen into arrears, reports Moneyweb.
Disaster no reason to withhold rent
The Butcher Shop and Grill in Mouille Point has lost its SCA bid to overturn a High Court order that mandated it to pay withheld rent of more than R2m owed to the landlord, the Bymyam Trust.
Bid to have eviction order nullified fails
Mohammed Moosa – who refused to move from a property in Constantia that was sold after a creditor obtained a default judgment against him – has had his application to appeal against an eviction order nullified.
Legal action averted over deeds office closure
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development has back-tracked on the planned indefinite closure of the Pretoria Deeds Office, which resulted in potential legal action to compel the office to resume its services.
Victory for KZN property owners
A group of commercial property owners in Pietermaritzburg have won a significant legal victory with a court ruling setting aside the values placed on the property by the Msunduzi municipality and directing the Appeal Board to properly and fairly consider their appeals.
DA welcomes EFF land invasion ruling
The DA has welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Court to uphold an interdict preventing Julius Malema and the EFF from encouraging people to invade and occupy private land.
Malema loses long battle over land invasion interdict
Julius Malema and the EFF have suffered a significant legal blow in the Constitutional Court which this week dismissed their leave to appeal against an interdict barring them from inciting people to trespass private property and invade unoccupied land.
Bitter dispute over planned luxury hotel
A battle looms over one of Cape Town’s famed tourist beachfronts where a proposed 101-room hotel has prompted legal action from local ratepayers, reports Sunday Times.
