Cape Town football team cries foul over Hartleyvale lease: Cape Town - Two popular city football clubs are at the centre of a tussle over of the use of fields after the City of Cape Town preferred one over the other in the awarding of a lease agreement. FC Kapstadt has a long-standing agreement to use fields at Hartleyvale. However the City of Cape Town entered into a lease … [Read more...] about Cape Town football team cries foul over Hartleyvale lease
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Barloworld Equipment unveils robot that gives bulldozers new lease on life
Barloworld Equipment unveils robot that gives bulldozers new lease on life: Robotics system on Caterpillar’s bulldozers Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa has unveiled a state-of-the-art robotic system that has modernised the way the refurbishment of track shoes for Caterpillar bulldozers is done. The robot has effectively replaced the manually driven and monotonous … [Read more...] about Barloworld Equipment unveils robot that gives bulldozers new lease on life
Written lease better than one’s word
This week, the Property Poser experts grapple with an interesting question from a tenant regarding the merits of a verbal lease contract over one in which the terms are reduced to writing. According to Grant Berndt from Abdo & Abdo Attorneys in East London, South African law recognises both written and oral agreements. "In order for an agreement to be concluded, all … [Read more...] about Written lease better than one’s word
New Landlord, New Lease, Angry Tenant
A reader has approached the Property Poser experts with a few problems, including the manner in which her landlord has dealt with her deposit. The tenant writes that she has been renting a residential property for the past two years. In terms of her original lease agreement, she had to pay a deposit of R3 700 along with a key deposit of R200 and would not receive interest … [Read more...] about New Landlord, New Lease, Angry Tenant
SAPS, Presidency studying Public Protector’s report
Pretoria - The South African Police Services (SAPS) and the Presidency are both studying the report by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, which found the R1.16 billion lease for police offices in Durban to be invalid. SAPS said it had taken note of the Public Protector's report and would respond soon. "Unfortunately a copy of the report was only provided to the SAPS less … [Read more...] about SAPS, Presidency studying Public Protector’s report