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Borehole Application for Registration at City of Joburg

The City of Johannesburg’s Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) has introduced a new borehole consent application process, set to take effect on 1 October 2025. The process aims to strengthen responsible groundwater management, protect the environment and public infrastructure, and ensure fair access to...

Electrical Compliance Certificates

The Electrical Installation Regulations 2009 repeals the Electrical Installation Regulations of 1992 The new regulations were promulgated in terms of section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act No 85 of 1993 The following changes were introduced by the 2009 Regulations: 3.1 The duties...

Purchaser wishes to renovate property before transfer is concluded

Should a purchaser wish to renovate / alter the property prior to registration of transfer, the contracting parties becomes vulnerable to certain risks they must consider: 1. Common law provides that the purchaser shall not be entitled to make any alterations to the property without...

Defects in My Home I Just Bought

It is quite common for buyers to discover defects in the property they purchased after they take occupation and then to complain of these defects which they were unaware of at the time of viewing the home and which was not disclosed to them by...

Alien and Invasive Plant Species in South Africa

On 1 October 2014 the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations (the Regulations) to the National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act (No 10 of 2004) came into effect. The Regulations aim to prevent the introduction and spread of alien and invasive species across South Africa. Invasive alien...