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Thought of the Week | Opknappings, alterasies, toevoegings en uitbreidings tot u huis – wat gebeur nadat u bouplanne goedgekeur is?

Sodra die bouplanne deur u plaaslike munisipaliteit goedgekeur is en u die opknappings, alterasies, toevoegings of uitbreidings aan u huis voltooi het in ooreenstemming met die planne binne en die verlangde tydsraamwerk, is dit noodsaaklik dat u of u projekbestuurder

Thought of the Week | Ndingalishiyela nabani na ilifa lam endithanda ukulishiya kuye okanya ndinyanzelekile ngokokonthetho ndilishiyele abantu abathile, umzekelo umntu enditshate naye nabantwana?

Ukuba umthetho waseMzantsi Afrika ulawula ulwabiwo lwelifa lakho, ukhululekile ukuba ushiyele nabani na izinto zakho njengangoko unqwenela. Nangona kunjalo, uMmiselo Wolondolozo Lomtshato Wokugqibela (the Maintenance of Surviving Spouse Act) lunika iqabane elingabelwanga ngokufanelekileyo kwintando yolwabiwo (“the Will”) yeqabane elandulele ihlabathi

Thought of the Week | Can I bequeath my estate to anyone?

Lees in Afrikaans | Inguqulelo ngesiXhosa May I bequeath my estate to whoever I choose, or am I obliged in law to benefit certain persons, for example, a spouse and children? If South African law applies to your estate, you

Thought of the Week | Kan ek my bates bemaak aan wie ookal ek sou wou?

As ons Suid-Afrikaanse reg op jou boedel van toepassing is, is jy vry om jou bates te bemaak nes jy goed dink, hoewel sekere persone (soos skuldeisers en SARS) wel na jou afterwe ‘n eis teen jou boedel kan hê.

Thought of the Week | Ukuthengisa indlu kube kukho isivumelwano sokuqeshisa esikhoyo

Amatyeli amaninzi umntu ukhe adibane nezivumelwano zokuthengiselana kwendlu ibe iqeshisiwe kumqashi. Umbuzo oye ubekhona uthi , athini na amalungelo omqeshi, umthengisi kunye nomthengi. Ngokomthetho oyi common law yaseMzantsi Afrika, isivumelwano sokuqeshisa asikwazi ukucinywa ngumnini mhlaba kuba eyithengisa lendlu iqeshiweyo. Esi

Thought of the Week | Verkoop van eiendom onderhewig aan ‘n bestaande huurooreenkoms

Dit gebeur dikwels dat ‘n eiendom wat verhuur word, deur die eienaar op die mark gesit word. Die vraag ontstaan dan wat die regte van die huurder, verkoper en koper onderskeidelik is. Ingevolge die Suid-Afrikaanse gemenereg mag ‘n bestaande huurooreenkoms

Thought of the Week | Selling property subject to an existing lease agreement

Lees in Afrikaans | Inguqulelo ngesiXhosa One often deals with transactions where a property that is leased to a tenant, is sold. The question then arises as to what the rights of the tenant, seller and purchaser are. In

Thought of the Week | Reduction of exempt foreign earned income and the ever widening tax net

As a general rule, South African tax residents are taxed in South Africa on their worldwide income. Relief is however provided through an exemption introduced in 2000 aimed at preventing double taxation by exempting foreign earned income provided that certain

Thought of the Week | Exemptions from donation tax for non-residents in South Africa

A donation is the gratuitous disposal of an asset or any gratuitous waiver or renunciation of a right. This implies that there is no gain in return for the donation. Ordinarily, donations are taxed at a rate of 20% (and

Thought of the Week | Distribution of sensitive details about others

Break-ups are never pleasant and more often than not bring out the worst in someone you once loved and trusted. If your former partner is in possession of content which could be harmful to your reputation and threaten to expose