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The Land Court has ruled that landowners who wish to apply to the courts for an eviction order must first go through a mediation process. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landowners must go through mediation before applying for an eviction, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 days

Land & Property Law

Eviction notices issued to occupants of hijacked State properties

1 Sep 2025

Residential Property

What South Africa can learn from failed rent control policies worldwide

18 Aug 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Law Practice

Supreme court ruling: lapsed contracts can't be revived without written reinstatement

Jaco van der Westhuizen 15 Apr 2025

The Gauteng High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg to pay out a property company because of a delay in providing alternative accommodation for families living in the company’s “hijacked” building. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landmark judgment on evictions in Johannesburg

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 11 Apr 2025

The Western Cape High Court has set aside an eviction order for occupiers of a City of Cape Town property in Observatory. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Court sets aside eviction of circus occupiers

Tania Broughton 2 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

South Africa's housing crisis: Why 2.2 million homes are needed immediately

12 Mar 2025

The Supreme Court of Appeal has slammed former judge president John Hlophe for meddling in a straightforward eviction case. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Land & Property Law

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

Tania Broughton 13 Nov 2024

Land & Property Law

Illegal business occupants given 14 days to comply with the law

27 Sep 2024

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

Land & Property Law

Court criticises Prasa for illegal evictions

Sandiso Phaliso and Tori Newby 30 Aug 2024

Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project

Agriculture

Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project

Bernard Chiguvare 29 Jul 2024

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

Affordable & Social Housing

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

Construction & Engineering

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

Carien du Plessis 4 Sep 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

What homeowners should note before taking advantage of Airbnb Rooms

Residential Property

What homeowners should note before taking advantage of Airbnb Rooms

24 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

Media

John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist critical of government has died

23 Jan 2023

Collaboration in spite of isolation

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Collaboration in spite of isolation

Leona Pienaar, CEO Mould Empower Serve, Issued by MES (Mould Empower Serve) 2 Jun 2020

Image source: Syda Productions –

Consumer Law

Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

4 Aug 2022

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Affordable & Social Housing

City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists

Liezl Human 26 May 2022

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

Viticulture & Oenology

Farm women demand Distell act against suppliers that violate workers' rights

24 Mar 2022

People hold Hamas flags as Palestinians gather after performing the last Friday of Ramadan to protest over the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 7, 2021. Reuters/Ammar Awad

Media

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts

Maya Gebeily 11 May 2021

Minister engages farmers on evictions

Agriculture

Minister engages farmers on evictions

12 Apr 2021

Tenant payment performance recovering but requires tough administration

Facilities & Property Management

Tenant payment performance recovering but requires tough administration

30 Mar 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Property

Property

#BestofBiz 2020: Property

14 Dec 2020

Judges in shack demolition case fail to reach agreement

Law Practice

Judges in shack demolition case fail to reach agreement

James Stent 4 Dec 2020

Court grants eviction order against housing hijackers

Affordable & Social Housing

Court grants eviction order against housing hijackers

Marecia Damons 13 Nov 2020

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

No evictions or demolitions without a court order, judges rule

Land & Property Law

No evictions or demolitions without a court order, judges rule

James Stent 27 Aug 2020

Nelson Mandela Foundation hosts discussion on making universal healthcare universal

Health & Social Welfare

Nelson Mandela Foundation hosts discussion on making universal healthcare universal

21 Aug 2020

Evictions set to rise as tenants feel the pinch

Residential Property

Evictions set to rise as tenants feel the pinch

Grant Smee 6 Aug 2020

How to respond to Cape Town's surge in land occupations

Affordable & Social Housing

How to respond to Cape Town's surge in land occupations

Adi Kumar 28 Jul 2020

CT High Court rules on illegal evictions

Land & Property Law

CT High Court rules on illegal evictions

16 Jul 2020

#BizUnity: Pro bono behind the scenes on the National Ventilator Project

Corporate & Commercial Law

#BizUnity: Pro bono behind the scenes on the National Ventilator Project

Shan Radcliffe 14 Jul 2020

Non-compliance with lockdown regulations could result in a criminal record

Criminal Law

Non-compliance with lockdown regulations could result in a criminal record

14 Jul 2020

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

Jens Horber 7 Jul 2020

Level 3 lockdown: Eviction process protects tenants, but landlords still have rights

Residential Property

Level 3 lockdown: Eviction process protects tenants, but landlords still have rights

1 Jul 2020

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Human Rights Law

'Irrational' lockdown regulations invalid - High Court ruling

Shan Radcliffe 3 Jun 2020

Covid-19: Evictions during and after lockdown

Retail & Hospitality Property

Covid-19: Evictions during and after lockdown

Galia Bloch 30 Apr 2020

Property Industry Group updates relief guidelines

Retail & Hospitality Property

Property Industry Group updates relief guidelines

28 Apr 2020

Property group launches relief package for retail tenants

Retail & Hospitality Property

Property group launches relief package for retail tenants

8 Apr 2020

While the courts are open, you can only access them if you meet certain criteria. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Covid-19: How the courts work during lockdown

Alison Tilley 2 Apr 2020

Covid-19 regulations for retail landlords

Retail & Hospitality Property

Covid-19 regulations for retail landlords

William Fullard 1 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Lockdown plans for tenants and landlords

Rental

Covid-19: Lockdown plans for tenants and landlords

Andrew Schaefer 25 Mar 2020

Covid-19: Housing activists call for halt to evictions

Affordable & Social Housing

Covid-19: Housing activists call for halt to evictions

Zoë Postman 23 Mar 2020