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The Supreme Court of Appeal has slammed former judge president John Hlophe for meddling in a straightforward eviction case. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Land & Property Law

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

Tania Broughton 13 Nov 2024

Business leaders, small and big, can help end homelesssness by offering work experience, says the writer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

How business can help end homelessness

Leanne Porter and Jesse Laitinen 14 Oct 2024

Land & Property Law

Illegal business occupants given 14 days to comply with the law

27 Sep 2024

Outside the Western Cape High Court, Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney Jonty Cogger speaks to applicants urgently seeking an interdict preventing PRASA from evicting them from land they have occupied for years. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court criticises Prasa for illegal evictions

Sandiso Phaliso and Tori Newby 30 Aug 2024

City of Cape Town official Megan Pangeni and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis toured the City’s new 300-bed Safe Space in Green Point on Monday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point

Matthew Hirsch 30 Jul 2024

Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project

Agriculture

Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project

Bernard Chiguvare 29 Jul 2024

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land rights: New legal amendment places Minister squarely in the way of substantive land reform

Brian Benfield and Gary Moore 29 Jul 2024

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Property

Navigating the buy-to-let boom: Property investment 101

16 Jul 2024

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Human Rights Law

Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

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Land & Property Law

Remote workers: Can landlords legally limit the amount of days tenants work from home?

Tafadzwa Zhanda and Vinolia Mashego 27 Jun 2024

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Land & Property Law

Legal considerations when buying and selling property at auction

Lauren Theron 31 May 2024

Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

SMEs

Last 4 traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction

21 May 2024

Church blocks plan to build school in Philippi

Primary & Secondary Education

Church blocks plan to build school in Philippi

2 Nov 2023

Source: Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Property Group.

Property

Tenant eviction in South Africa - What are your rights as landlord?

13 Oct 2023

Affordable & Social Housing

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

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Office Property

Lawyer in River Club development controversy caught in qualification lie

30 Aug 2023

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Law Practice

What are your rights when dealing with the sheriff?

Naledi Motsiri 24 Aug 2023

Students fear being evicted again if NSFAS payment issues not resolved

Higher Education

Students fear being evicted again if NSFAS payment issues not resolved

21 Aug 2023

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Affordable & Social Housing

Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital

Matthew Hirsch 1 Aug 2023

First glimpse of plans for Cape Town's Salt River and Woodstock

Affordable & Social Housing

First glimpse of plans for Cape Town's Salt River and Woodstock

Matthew Hirsch 16 May 2023

Judge "unscrambles an egg": 20 years of property sales reversed

Residential Property

Judge "unscrambles an egg": 20 years of property sales reversed

Tania Broughton 24 Oct 2022

Property developer forced to rebuild homes it demolished

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Property developer forced to rebuild homes it demolished

Kimberly Mutandiro 3 Oct 2022

Court's message in Llandudno case: Don't take matters into your own hands

Residential Property

Court's message in Llandudno case: Don't take matters into your own hands

Tania Broughton 26 Aug 2022

6 obvious and not-so-obvious red flags to avoid when renting your property

Residential Property

6 obvious and not-so-obvious red flags to avoid when renting your property

30 Mar 2022

Waste reclaimers in trouble with Tshwane metro over recycling site

ESG & Sustainability

Waste reclaimers in trouble with Tshwane metro over recycling site

Kimberly Mutandiro 2 Feb 2022

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Mining

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Hereward Holland 11 Nov 2021

Thinking of buying a repossessed home? Here are the pros and cons

Residential Property

Thinking of buying a repossessed home? Here are the pros and cons

27 Oct 2021

Preparations for construction of houses in District Six in July 2020 revealed old streets and foundations. Archive photo: Jeffrey Abrahams / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court rules that District Six eviction was unlawful

Tania Broughton 11 Oct 2021

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town's emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court

Tania Broughton 8 Sep 2021

The City of Cape Town has defended its demolition of a tent camp on 23 August that had been set up by homeless people near the Green Point Tennis Club. Photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

City of Cape Town defends its demolition of Green Point tent camp in court

Marecia Damons 6 Sep 2021

Are one-year lease agreements a thing of the past?

Residential Property

Are one-year lease agreements a thing of the past?

Shanaaz Trethewey 3 Sep 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Health & Welfare

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Land & Property Law

Expropriation Bill aims to bring SA in line with global land ownership policies

Virusha Subban and Cameron Jeffrey 2 Jun 2021

People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Media

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts

Maya Gebeily 11 May 2021

Minister engages farmers on evictions

Agriculture

Minister engages farmers on evictions

12 Apr 2021

Primedia beats Prasa in decade-long court case

Corporate & Commercial Law

Primedia beats Prasa in decade-long court case

James Stent 1 Apr 2021

Tenant payment performance recovering but requires tough administration

Facilities & Property Management

Tenant payment performance recovering but requires tough administration

30 Mar 2021

Are landlords obligated to pay tenant utilities that are in arrears?

Residential Property

Are landlords obligated to pay tenant utilities that are in arrears?

22 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Property

Property

#BestofBiz 2020: Property

14 Dec 2020

What the rise of short-term rentals means for landlords and tenants

Facilities & Property Management

What the rise of short-term rentals means for landlords and tenants

9 Dec 2020

Judges in shack demolition case fail to reach agreement

Law Practice

Judges in shack demolition case fail to reach agreement

James Stent 4 Dec 2020

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Agribusiness

Mabuza calls for patience in land reform process

27 Nov 2020

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about 'spatial apartheid'

Affordable & Social Housing

Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about 'spatial apartheid'

James Stent 19 Nov 2020

Court grants eviction order against housing hijackers

Affordable & Social Housing

Court grants eviction order against housing hijackers

Marecia Damons 13 Nov 2020

Expropriation Bill will create a clear framework, says Didiza

Agriculture

Expropriation Bill will create a clear framework, says Didiza

11 Nov 2020

Is the PIE Act applicable in the case of homestay rentals?

Markets & Investment

Is the PIE Act applicable in the case of homestay rentals?

13 Oct 2020

What expenses are covered by the rental deposit?

Residential Property

What expenses are covered by the rental deposit?

Adrian Goslett 5 Oct 2020

No evictions or demolitions without a court order, judges rule

Land & Property Law

No evictions or demolitions without a court order, judges rule

James Stent 27 Aug 2020

8 African highlights to stream on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria

Streaming

8 African highlights to stream on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria

Issued by Showmax 27 Aug 2020