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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

Court criticises Prasa for illegal evictionsSandiso Phaliso and Tori Newby

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Uproar at UCT has only been good for it

Anthony Butler 30 Mar 2015

Impact of proposed Bill on foreign land ownership

Impact of proposed Bill on foreign land ownership

Ronel Straughan 19 Mar 2015

How the CPA applies to commercial property rentals

How the CPA applies to commercial property rentals

17 Mar 2015

Transfer duty and the 2015 budget

Transfer duty and the 2015 budget

David Warmback 26 Feb 2015

PwC tax comment on the 2015 Budget Review

PwC tax comment on the 2015 Budget Review

26 Feb 2015

Agbiz to engage with gov't to alleviate consequences of proposed measures

Agbiz to engage with gov't to alleviate consequences of proposed measures

18 Feb 2015

Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March

Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March

6 Feb 2015

Land offensive

Kingdom Mabuza, TJ Strydom and Penwell Dlamini 29 Jan 2015

BEE: Business to bite the (silver) bullet?

BEE: Business to bite the (silver) bullet?

Derick van der Walt 29 Jan 2015

Farming income vs lease income

Farming income vs lease income

Peter O' Halloran 23 Jan 2015

Ruined by city council

Ruined by city council

Sipho Masombuka and Penwell Dlamini 23 Dec 2014

Ed-U-College to know fate on Monday

Ed-U-College to know fate on Monday

Lee-Anne Butler 19 Dec 2014

Eviction not as easy as Pie

Eviction not as easy as Pie

5 Dec 2014

Norton Rose Fulbright wins 18-year-old land claim

Norton Rose Fulbright wins 18-year-old land claim

1 Dec 2014

Specialist sectional title attorney advises trustees, managing agents on POPI Act

Specialist sectional title attorney advises trustees, managing agents on POPI Act

26 Nov 2014

CPA not applicable to majority of residential property sales

CPA not applicable to majority of residential property sales

Chantelle Gladwin 20 Nov 2014

Reversal of rates as a result of a categorisation change

Reversal of rates as a result of a categorisation change

Chantelle Gladwin and Ramon Pereira 7 Nov 2014

Commission of Inquiry Chairman, Denzil Potgieter has recommended some changes to existing legislation on evictions after the Lwandle inquiry concluded its hearings. Image:

Report on Lwandle evictions will be studied

9 Oct 2014

Schindlers sheds light on City of Johannesburg's deposits

Schindlers sheds light on City of Johannesburg's deposits

David Hepburn and Ramon Pereira 7 Oct 2014

UDZ tax incentive extended for six years

UDZ tax incentive extended for six years

Graeme Palmer 26 Sep 2014

Liability cover essential for shopkeepers, property owners

Liability cover essential for shopkeepers, property owners

Simon Colman 12 Sep 2014

Proper planning important when buying a farm

Proper planning important when buying a farm

Pierre le Roux 10 Sep 2014

Summit was really all about land ceilings, says Grobler

Summit was really all about land ceilings, says Grobler

8 Sep 2014

Managing agent must comply to EAAB's requirements

Managing agent must comply to EAAB's requirements

5 Sep 2014

Land tenure reforms under the spotlight at summit

Land tenure reforms under the spotlight at summit

Nthambeleni Gabara 29 Aug 2014

Legal Journalist of the Year Award 2014 - enter now

Legal Journalist of the Year Award 2014 - enter now

28 Aug 2014

Exclusive use areas should not attract municipal charges

Exclusive use areas should not attract municipal charges

Chantelle Gladwin and Gabriel da Matta 27 Aug 2014

New bill to fast-track property registration welcomed

Mark Brickles 22 Aug 2014

Johannesburg's new by-laws cause problems

Johannesburg's new by-laws cause problems

David Hepburn and Chantelle Gladwin 18 Aug 2014

Protecting rooibos trademark, promoting economic growth

Protecting rooibos trademark, promoting economic growth

5 Aug 2014

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Image credit: The Times

Uproar at UCT has only been good for it

Anthony Butler 30 Mar 2015

Impact of proposed Bill on foreign land ownership

Impact of proposed Bill on foreign land ownership

Ronel Straughan 19 Mar 2015

How the CPA applies to commercial property rentals

How the CPA applies to commercial property rentals

17 Mar 2015

Transfer duty and the 2015 budget

Transfer duty and the 2015 budget

David Warmback 26 Feb 2015

PwC tax comment on the 2015 Budget Review

PwC tax comment on the 2015 Budget Review

26 Feb 2015

Agbiz to engage with gov't to alleviate consequences of proposed measures

Agbiz to engage with gov't to alleviate consequences of proposed measures

18 Feb 2015

Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March

Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March

6 Feb 2015

Land offensive

Kingdom Mabuza, TJ Strydom and Penwell Dlamini 29 Jan 2015

BEE: Business to bite the (silver) bullet?

BEE: Business to bite the (silver) bullet?

Derick van der Walt 29 Jan 2015

Farming income vs lease income

Farming income vs lease income

Peter O' Halloran 23 Jan 2015

Ruined by city council

Ruined by city council

Sipho Masombuka and Penwell Dlamini 23 Dec 2014

Ed-U-College to know fate on Monday

Ed-U-College to know fate on Monday

Lee-Anne Butler 19 Dec 2014

Eviction not as easy as Pie

Eviction not as easy as Pie

5 Dec 2014

Norton Rose Fulbright wins 18-year-old land claim

Norton Rose Fulbright wins 18-year-old land claim

1 Dec 2014

Specialist sectional title attorney advises trustees, managing agents on POPI Act

Specialist sectional title attorney advises trustees, managing agents on POPI Act

26 Nov 2014

CPA not applicable to majority of residential property sales

CPA not applicable to majority of residential property sales

Chantelle Gladwin 20 Nov 2014

Reversal of rates as a result of a categorisation change

Reversal of rates as a result of a categorisation change

Chantelle Gladwin and Ramon Pereira 7 Nov 2014

Commission of Inquiry Chairman, Denzil Potgieter has recommended some changes to existing legislation on evictions after the Lwandle inquiry concluded its hearings. Image:

Report on Lwandle evictions will be studied

9 Oct 2014

Schindlers sheds light on City of Johannesburg's deposits

Schindlers sheds light on City of Johannesburg's deposits

David Hepburn and Ramon Pereira 7 Oct 2014

UDZ tax incentive extended for six years

UDZ tax incentive extended for six years

Graeme Palmer 26 Sep 2014

Liability cover essential for shopkeepers, property owners

Liability cover essential for shopkeepers, property owners

Simon Colman 12 Sep 2014

Proper planning important when buying a farm

Proper planning important when buying a farm

Pierre le Roux 10 Sep 2014

Summit was really all about land ceilings, says Grobler

Summit was really all about land ceilings, says Grobler

8 Sep 2014

Managing agent must comply to EAAB's requirements

Managing agent must comply to EAAB's requirements

5 Sep 2014

Land tenure reforms under the spotlight at summit

Land tenure reforms under the spotlight at summit

Nthambeleni Gabara 29 Aug 2014

Legal Journalist of the Year Award 2014 - enter now

Legal Journalist of the Year Award 2014 - enter now

28 Aug 2014

Exclusive use areas should not attract municipal charges

Exclusive use areas should not attract municipal charges

Chantelle Gladwin and Gabriel da Matta 27 Aug 2014

New bill to fast-track property registration welcomed

Mark Brickles 22 Aug 2014

Johannesburg's new by-laws cause problems

Johannesburg's new by-laws cause problems

David Hepburn and Chantelle Gladwin 18 Aug 2014

Protecting rooibos trademark, promoting economic growth

Protecting rooibos trademark, promoting economic growth

5 Aug 2014

Lwandle inquiry term extended

4 Aug 2014

Nearly 5,000 land claims processed in two weeks

Nearly 5,000 land claims processed in two weeks

1 Aug 2014

Landlords need to protect themselves against the Credit Amnesty Act

Landlords need to protect themselves against the Credit Amnesty Act

Martin Goodman 30 Jul 2014

Court confirms auction of Kyalami

Court confirms auction of Kyalami

18 Jul 2014

City of Johannesburg's Supplementary Roll 11 is unauthorised

City of Johannesburg's Supplementary Roll 11 is unauthorised

Chantelle Gladwin 14 Jul 2014

Section 44 of LUPO declared unconstitutional

Section 44 of LUPO declared unconstitutional

Jyoti Narshi 11 Jul 2014

City of Johannesburg's Supplementary Roll 11 published

City of Johannesburg's Supplementary Roll 11 published

Chantelle Gladwin 11 Jul 2014

Tourism boycott of Botswana called for after government ignores court ruling

Tourism boycott of Botswana called for after government ignores court ruling

8 Jul 2014

Temporary VAT relief for property developers

Temporary VAT relief for property developers

Graeme Palmer 3 Jul 2014

Zuma approves amended land Acts

Zuma approves amended land Acts

2 Jul 2014