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Most property owners in Cape Town have already received their new property valuation from the City of Cape Town. On 31 January 2019 the Municipal Valuer

Perhaps you are an employee, dreaming of starting up your own business. Or an entrepreneur looking to leverage your practical experience into another successful start-up. Or

“…it can hardly be in the best interests of all concerned for this family to remain at the School” (Extract from judgment below) With the new

“A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy” (Publilius Syrus, Roman writer) You are owed money by a debtor, whose “insolvent estate” is

Note: If you earn over R22k p.m. (the subsidy threshold) or aren’t personally in the market for a house in the “affordable housing” bracket, please think

“Time is of the essence” (legal phrase meaning ‘speed is essential, there’s a deadline, this is an emergency, hurry up, do it now’ – The Phrase

“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business” (Richard Branson) A recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment has confirmed

Employers and employees need to know about four new Acts which will usher in important changes to our labour laws. The summary below is a short

Here’s yet another warning from our courts to take seriously the building deadlines commonly imposed on buyers of plots in residential estates. Failure to comply with

Media reports suggest that loadshedding is likely to be with us for some time yet, and whether you happen to be at work or at home