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Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken.

Affordable & Social Housing

Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg

Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 17 Jun 2026

Housing activists protesting at the Cape Town Civic Centre in 2021. Archive photo: Liezl Human/GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk

Lee-Anne Gaertner, Thuto Gabaphethe, Lulama Madyaka and Robert Krause 10 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

1,000+ retirement schemes on notice after shock widower-eviction defeat

4 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Affordable & Social Housing

Eviction law reform sparks debate over housing rights and market access

Renier Kriek 14 May 2026

Source: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp. Five District Six families, who withstood apartheid’s forced removals, have been ordered to vacate these Victorian cottages.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

District Six families ordered to vacate Searle Street cottages

Tania Broughton 15 Jan 2026

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

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

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

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

How the law affects your rental property, in a nutshell

Rental

How the law affects your rental property, in a nutshell

Natalie Muller 11 Jul 2019

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 Apr 2019

7 common mistakes to avoid when cancelling a lease agreement

Land & Property Law

7 common mistakes to avoid when cancelling a lease agreement

Anja van Wijk and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood 4 Feb 2019

When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants to renovate?

Rental

When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants to renovate?

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 Dec 2018

Landlords or tenants - who has more rights?

Rental

Landlords or tenants - who has more rights?

22 Jan 2018

Understanding the importance of the tenant screening process

Rental

Understanding the importance of the tenant screening process

18 Sep 2017

Access free legal support system through Rental Housing Tribunal

Retail & Hospitality Property

Access free legal support system through Rental Housing Tribunal

26 Oct 2016

How to handle a defaulting tenant

Rental

How to handle a defaulting tenant

Adrian Goslett 18 Aug 2016

Beware the recalcitrant tenant

Rental

Beware the recalcitrant tenant

9 Jun 2016

Eviction not as easy as Pie

Rental

Eviction not as easy as Pie

5 Dec 2014