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Muddying the waters: COJ’s confusing “zoning driven rating policy”

Introduction City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (“COJ”) has taken the view that rating categorisations and tariffs are distinct legal concepts, and that this entitles it to change a consumer’s tariff without following the procedure prescribed in the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act (“the Act”), that applies to the change of a consumer’s rating categorisation.
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Powell v Powell (52917/07) [2008] ZAGPHC 44 (15 February 2008)

SUMMARY In this case, the Applicant and the Respondent were married and divorced and then remarried and are again divorcing. The Applicant therefore brought the Rule 43 Application in order to determine the parental responsibilities and rights of the couple’s two minor children as well as her maintenance and that of the two minor children.
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Conradie v S (CCT224/17) [2018] ZACC 12; 2018 (7) BCLR 757 (CC) (25 April 2018)

SUMMARY The Applicant was convicted on two counts of rape the Regional Magistrate’s Court and sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment. Subsequent to sentence being handed down in the Wynberg Regional Magistrate’s Court, the Applicant was granted leave to appeal to the High Court, Western Cape Division (“High Court”) where the appeal against the convictions was
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What to do when your Neighbour Builds right up to your Property

Introduction This articles explains your rights as a property owner when a neighbour violates a building line or encroaches on your land.   Determining Building Lines Every property has several imaginary lines that run along the inside of the property parallel to the borders, a few meters away from the actual borders.  These are known
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BUILDING PLANS AND VOETSTOOTS

Introduction If you have bought a property only to realize 6 months down the line that it does not have approved building plans, this constitutes a latent defect, and you may be able to claim damages as a result. Rights related to latent defects Where a latent defect is discovered after ownership has passed to
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