Importance of National Homebuilders Registration Council (NHBRC) Certificates
Only the owners of residential properties, built by registered homebuilders and enrolled with the council, are entitled to the remedies under the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act No. 95 of 1998. When a homebuilder is registered with the NHBRC and the home is...
Fixed Term Employment Contracts
The Effects of The Labour Relations Amendment Act. In January 2015, the Labour Relations Amendment Act (No. 6 of 2014) came into effect. Section 198(b) of the aforesaid act has provided fixed term employees to enjoy far greater protection that in the past. Employees...
Gas Installations Must Comply with Regulations
There has been a marked increase in gas installations in homes over the past five years, especially due to loadshedding and the rising costs of electricity. Home owners must take the necessary precautions, or face serious consequences if the installation is not...
Understanding Tax Debt Prescription
When may SARS initiate proceedings for the recovery of a tax debt? Before the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011 (the TAA) came into effect on 1 October 2012, section 11(a)(iii) of the Prescription Act,68 of 1969 provided that tax debts prescribe after 30 years. The...
Parental Contact with Children
At what age can the child legally decide for themselves whether they want to maintain contact with the other parent? There is no set age in South African Law where a child under 18 can make a decision. The Children's Act 38 of 2005 states that if a court is convinced...
Passing of Maintenance Amendment Bill
Parliament recently passed a law which provides that people who violate maintenance orders, must be listed with the various credit bureaus. If a person defaults on paying maintenance in terms of a maintenance order and is convicted of an offence in respect thereof,...