President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the 2026 State of the Nation Address at Cape Town City Hall on 12 February 2026, choosing to open not with policy detail but with national memory and moral emphasis. The address deliberately anchored itself in…
Below are 10 hypothetical scenarios involving landlords, and (bad) tenants, and the relevant sections in the Rental Housing Act that may be applicable. No other Acts like the PIE Act were used for these scenarios. A landlord, Smith,…
Below are 10 hypothetical scenarios involving (bad) landlords, and tenants, and the relevant sections in the Rental Housing Act that may be applicable. No other Acts like the PIE Act were used for these scenarios. A and B, a young…
Many of the information may equally be applicable to owners of units in a sectional title scheme, and other persons, but this blog post focusses more on factors that trustees, the executives of a sectional title scheme, must keep in…
SECOND-HAND GOODS ACT 6 OF 2009 Records by dealers (Section 21) Q: What is the core record-keeping duty imposed on a dealer by Chapter 4? A: Unless the Act provides otherwise, a dealer must keep a register in the prescribed form…
Cannabis rules are never “just technical”: a CLS critique of South Africa’s Draft Cannabis Regulations (2025) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has invited public comment on the Draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Regulations, 2025, issued under the Cannabis…
Why You Can’t “Add to Cart”: What South African Law Says About Online Tobacco Sales and Delivery Apps If you have ever searched a major delivery app for cigarettes, rolling tobacco, or even basic smoking-related items and come up empty,…
Executive Overview of Recognition Architectures The Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act 3 of 2019 (TKLA) establishes statutory mechanisms for the recognition and withdrawal of recognition of certain traditional and Khoi-San communities, leadership positions and leaders, and for the establishment and…
Raw boerewors vs raw braaiwors (South African regulations) This comparison is based on the Regulations Regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of Certain Raw Processed Meat Products Intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa, published under the Agricultural…
Possession and Cultivation Limits Q: How much cannabis am I allowed to possess in a private place? A: An adult person may possess a maximum of 750 grams of cannabis for private purpose in a private place at any given time during the…
DRAFT CANNABIS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES REGULATIONS, 2025 A short summary of the numerical limits and conduct rules for possession, cultivation, and transport. References relate to the Draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Regulations. Possession Cultivation Transport Driver Passenger Prohibition Possession (Private…
Rental Housing Act “Lease Checklist” Flowchart (Section 5(6)–(9)) A concise summary to checking whether a written lease (as contemplated in section 5(2)) includes the complete information required by section 5(6)–(9) of the Act. 📝 Step 1 Start with a…