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How did a relatively unknown businessman and soccer club owner from Limpopo gain an inside track with Africa’s largest pension fund administrator and its chief executive, Dan Matjila (pictured)?
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

ConCourt rules on new owners’ historical debt

"The high court application saw property owners take on Tshwane and Ekurhuleni for cutting municipal services to home owners who had inherited debt."

  • Lameez Omarjee
1 min read
The golden era of Hillbrow is long gone. The past 20 years have seen the area become synonymous with crime and thugs
HOUSING DEPARTMENT

Tribunal crushes landlord electrickery

The Gauteng Rental Housing ­Tribunal has ruled that landowners should not charge their tenants an electricity "service charge".

  • Manqoba Nxumalo
3 min read
The house of Ntombi Nqedlama’s neighbour was demolished
DEMOLITIONS

Housing: Families resist demolition

Lenasia Extension 13 residents say that they were duped into buying land by people claiming to be officials.

  • Thalia Holmes
6 min read
Over 100 illegally built homes are being demolished by police in Lenasia.
HOUSING DEPARTMENT

Gauteng housing department to respond to Lenasia interdict

The Gauteng housing department will argue against an urgent interdict preventing the demolition of illegally erected houses in Lenasia.

  • Sapa
1 min read
EASTERN

Fraud probe looks at thousands of govt officials

The special investigating unit (SIU) on Wednesday confirmed it is investigating thousands of government officials believed to have fraudulently received housing subsidies. In its…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read