Legal Articles and Guides
Compensation ordered over boundary wall dispute
A boundary wall built more than 22 years ago – which was erected on the incorrect boundary line, resulting in a portion of one neighbour’s property being encroached upon – has been the subject of a legal tussle between the neighbours.
Church stands firm over land rift
The rural town of Goedverwacht, 145km west of Cape Town is one of 11 Moravian mission stations in the Western Cape. And residents are in a legal battle with the church over land, and the meaning of ‘ownership’ in the context of a history of slavery and apartheid.
90 people paying rent at Houghton 'slum house'
A rent collector is under arrest while law enforcement officials investigate the slumlord who let out sections of rooms in a house in the affluent area of Houghton, Johannesburg, says a TimesLIVE report.
Ruling on hijacked building heads to SCA
The City of Johannesburg is heading to the SCA to challenge a High Court ruling ordering it to pay almost R12.4m for failing to accommodate occupiers of a hijacked building.
Sea Point hotel owner wins water battle
Western Cape High Court Acting Judge Nomfundo Sipunzi has ruled in favour of boutique hotel owner Allen Tavakoli, whose water supply was disconnected by the City of Cape Town over allegations of tampering and unpaid municipal bills.
Bank under fire for auctioning home for R200
The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has overturned a 1994 judgment in favour of Standard Bank resulting in a three-decade battle between the bank and Soweto homeowner Mogudi Mosai.
R200m KwaDukuza award plagued by infighting
Prime land worth about R200m that was handed over to community members in a land claim in KwaDukuza is now the subject of infighting among the beneficiaries.
AfriForum launches challenge to Expropriation Act
Civil rights organisation AfriForum yesterday filed an application in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) to challenge the constitutionality of the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024, reports Polity.
SCA rules in favour of farm worker’s land rights
The SCA has found that retired gardener Jacob Pieters and his wife can continue living on a smallholding in Stellenbosch because their land rights are protected under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act (Esta).
Concerns over jailed suspect’s apartment purchase
Nicole Johnson, the wife of alleged organised crime boss Ralph Stanfield, who are accused of racketeering and helping run a violent criminal enterprise, bought an unbonded R5bn flat on the Atlantic Seaboard from a renowned Cape Town property developer.
Judge slams ‘court sanctioned’ land grab attempt
Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) Judge Denise Fisher has slammed a group of people who occupied land in Muldersdrift, saying they were trying to secure a ‘court sanctioned’ land grab.
Government spends over R200m on settlements
The government has spent R217 164 192 on land claims in the 2024/2025 financial year, reports The Citizen.
Darling Street eviction case drags on…
The Department of Public Works & Infrastructure – currently in a legal battle seeking the eviction of residents at 104-106 Darling Street in Cape Town – has defended itself against criticism that it is not following the proper legal process.
Judge demands oral evidence in horse dispute
A showjumping gelding called Evening Storm is in the centre of a legal tussle between his owner and a veterinarian, with the latter refusing to give the horse back to his owner, as she claimed the horse was a gift to her.
Luxury mountain estate development interdicted
A Western Cape High Court judge has granted an urgent interim interdict preventing further development of a luxury residential estate on the scenic Botmaskop mountain slopes above Helshoogte at Stellenbosch.
