COULD AIRBNB’S BECOME A THING OF THE PAST IN SOUTH AFRICA?
Thursday, 30 January 2020
INTRODUCTION Why is the South African tourism industry up in arms about the latest craze to hit our shores since Uber? Well this article, seeks to explore and answer this question. Hospitality groups are placing pressure on government to implement laws legislating Airbnbs’ and enforce stricter rules on persons involved in running Airbnbs’. This has
- Published in 2019, Airbnb, Sectional Title Schemes
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THE LANDLORD’S HYPOTHEC
Tuesday, 07 January 2020
INTRODUCTION It is widely acknowledged that the landlord largely gets the short end of the stick when it comes to landlord-tenant law and that more often then not, the tenant’s rights are stronger than a landlord’s right. In trying to bring equilibrium to this issue, our law has a specific remedy for the landlord in
Moleko v Minister of Police and Another (32378/2016) [2019] ZAGPPHC 355 (5 August 2019)
Thursday, 10 October 2019
SUMMARY This case deals with an arrest made in terms of Section 40 (1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Act (“CPA”), namely an arrest made by a peace officer without a warrant where such an officer is under the reasonable suspicion that the accused may have committed an offence referred to in Schedule 1: Facts
- Published in 2019, Criminal Law
Mlenga v S (A08/2019) [2019] ZAFSHC 132 (1 August 2019)
Tuesday, 03 September 2019
SUMMARY This case deals with an application for leave to appeal a sentence handed down by the Welkom Regional Magistrates Court. The facts of the case are as follows: Facts On or about 25 January 2015, the Appellant (Mr. Mlenga) and his two co-accused were relaxing outside their rented premises in Welkom. They were
- Published in 2019, Criminal Law, News
LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO SOLAR PANELS/GEYSERS IN SECTIONAL TITLE SCHEMES
Friday, 26 April 2019
Introduction An article released by The Citizen on the 3rd of April 2019 shows the enormity of the magnitude of the problem we face in South Africa at present. According to The Citizen, Eskom is struggling with debt of R420 billion, with very little end in sight, and while government has attempted to alleviate some
- Published in 2019, News, sectional title
The CSOS Dispute Resolution Process in a Nutshell
Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Introduction Are you a living in a Sectional Title Scheme, Home Owners Association, Share Block or any other type of Community Living set up? Then you will understand the many advantages of living in a scheme of this nature. These so called ‘Community Schemes’ are believed to offer security benefits and are becoming the newest
- Published in 2019, News, Property Law
