Legal Articles and Guides
Cape Town issues 160 eviction notices
The City of Cape Town has issued 160 eviction notices and is in the process of obtaining an eviction order against the residents who illegally occupied incomplete houses in the Mau-Mau housing project in Nyanga, notes a Cape Argus report.
Amazon issues warning over River Club delays
Global e-commerce giant Amazon will not tolerate more construction delays at its planned headquarters in Cape Town due to a court standoff, says a Sunday Times report.
Developer puts 'construction mafia' on payroll
A Durban property developer has been forced to put 'construction mafia' groups on his payroll as he rebuilds two malls, says a Sunday Times report.
Ruling boosts R60bn class action suit against NCR
An attempt by the National Credit Regulator (NCR) to suppress disclosure of a key piece of evidence showing how banks were repossessing homes and then selling them at auction – sometimes for less than 10% of their market value – was defeated in court last week.
Another ‘estate capture’ battle looms
Another legal showdown is looming between the developers and homeowner trustees of Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate after last year's bruising ‘estate capture’ battle.
Judges rebuke city over pandemic evictions
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the City of Cape Town wrongly applied the remedy of ‘counter spoliation’ when it demolished shacks and evicted families from several informal settlements during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Cape Town under pressure to develop land parcels
Pressure is mounting on the City of Cape Town to develop 11 parcels of land for affordable housing, reports News24. Housing activists are accusing the city of delaying the delivery of affordable housing.
PIE Act unable to 'keep up' with property hijackers
The hijacking of residential properties in SA is on the increase. Organised syndicates have mobilised in the face of state inaction and outdated and impractical legislation.
Judge slams unlawful demolition of shacks
The Stellenbosch Municipality has been ordered to return building materials to the owners of an informal structure after the Western Cape High Court found the demolition of the structure, in Lanquedoc, unlawful.
Legal threat against housing agency
Residents of Chatsworth outside Cape Town say they plan to take the Housing Development Agency (HDA) to court for failing to keep a promise to build them houses, reports GroundUp.
Liesbeek project contempt hearing postponed
Civic groups opposed to a R4.6bn office development in Cape Town’s Observatory, with tenants including Amazon, said the developers’ presence on the site is in contempt of a court order and have approached the Western Cape High Court to stop maintenance work.
R3.7m cost for Mkhwebane's home-from-home
Taxpayers paid R3.7m for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to live alongside Ministers in the government's Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria, while she owned her own house in the city.
River Club development case back in court today
Members of the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council and the Observatory Civic Association are headed back to court today, reports GroundUp.
Sixteen-month wait for eviction judgment
Sixteen months since Acting Judge Bernard Martin reserved judgment in the matter over emergency housing for many destitute families facing evictions in the Drakenstein Municipality, the ruling is yet to be delivered.
Nearly 7 000 old claims outstanding
The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights is saddled with nearly 7 000 outstanding land claims that are yet to be finalised, dating back to the 1998 deadline for the submission of claims.
