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A Johannesburg sectional title scheme will continue enforcing its no subletting policy while owners decide whether Airbnb and other short-term rentals should be permitted.
Magalies Water’s seven-year dispute with Madibeng Local Municipality will continue in Pretoria after the North West Division ruled it lacked territorial jurisdiction to hear the matter.
South Africa has introduced a new national framework assigning every magistrates’ district to a main or local High Court seat, replacing previous jurisdiction notices with a single system.
A High Court has ruled that a family may continue its medical negligence claim arising from the death of a woman following hospital treatment, finding they acted diligently by first pursuing an HPCSA investigation.
Gauteng faces the prospect of paying more than R600 million after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed its application to reinstate an appeal in a long running gambling levy dispute.
A failed attempt to sequestrate a luxury Midstream estate took an unexpected turn after the High Court in Pretoria found that a deputy sheriff falsely claimed to have visited the property when he had actually met the judgment debtor at a KFC. Acting Judge Mentz dismissed the application and ordered the matter to be referred to the South African Board for Sheriffs for investigation.
A properly drafted acknowledgement of debt can extend the prescription period from three years to six after a judge ruled that it qualified as a promissory note, allowing Cash Converters to continue pursuing a R696 002 debt claim.
Couples in unregistered customary marriages have until 31 August 2026 to register with Home Affairs and strengthen protection for their property, inheritance and legal rights.
Stellenbosch University will host a December conference exploring retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s Constitutional Court legacy, with legal scholars invited to examine the landmark judgments that shaped South African constitutional law.
The Labour Court has ruled that CCMA commissioners cannot exclude expert evidence simply because arbitration has already begun, sending an employee’s workplace alcohol dismissal dispute back for a fresh hearing before a different commissioner.