Annetjie is a practising Attorney, Notary Public, and Conveyancer, operating from both the Cape Town and Helderberg branches of STBB. Her responsibilities include Director of STBB, branch head of STBB Helderberg, and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In addition, she is head of the Development Law Unit, which is a specialist forum addressing development requirements in the fields of planning law, environmental law, construction law, renewable energy law, and, importantly, local government law. As a practising Conveyancer, Annetjie deals with a conglomerate of property-related matters such as sectional titles, developments, bonds, transfers, and municipal work for local councils. Further, her expertise extends to all aspects of notarial work. She has worked on numerous large-scale developments in the Western Cape, particularly in Stellenbosch, Helderberg, and the Overberg area. Although she specialises in conveyancing, Annetjie is passionate about family law and has a special interest in the constitutional law aspects of children’s rights. She is actively involved in the firm’s marketing and brand development on a national level. Annetjie also oversees various compliance and reporting initiatives. She engages in substantial research activities related to the property market and property investment, communicating interesting and relevant facts to her clients and the media. In addition, Annetjie conducts Legal Updates for banks and estate agents. Her extensive knowledge and experience in the property market, along with her connections with key role-players in the property industry, make her an invaluable ally for any property investor. Demonstrating her commitment to professional growth, Annetjie is currently focused on becoming a specialist in the field of green energy law.

From the desk of Annetjie | On-Selling Of Water Use Rights Ruled Unlawful

The practice of re-selling water use rights in the agricultural sector has been declared unlawful by a full bench of the Gauteng High Court in a judgment handed down last month, 19 June 2020.

The Court held that: (i) Section 25 of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 does not make provision for such practice ; there is also no authority in the Act permitting the holders of water use entitlements to sell such entitlements; and (iii), the sale of water use entitlements amounts to the privatisation of water, which is not in line with the National Water Act.

The practice allows holders of water rights to ‘choose’ their successors and locks previously disadvantaged role-players out of the sector.

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