Maryna holds the BA, LLB, LLM degrees and is a Director at the Cape Town branch of STBB. She is an admitted Attorney, Notary Public, Conveyancer and Insolvency Practitioner with many years of experience in the fields of property law, conveyancing and the laws relating to corporate compliance (especially in respect of the FICA and POPIA laws). Up until 2018 she was also head of the firm’s national marketing portfolio. She is a seasoned public speaker and presenter, both in person and online. She prepares text for the majority of STBB’s internal and external publications and is editor and co-writer for two pivotal publications in the South African real estate industry – the ABC of Conveyancing (JUTA) and Delport’s South African Property Law and Practice (JUTA).

Property Law Update | Issue 25 – 2017

TELKOM INFRASTRUCTURE IN RESIDENTIAL ESTATES

Telkom SA SOC Ltd v Residential Estate Dennegeur (Pty) Ltd and Another (22032/2016) [2017] ZAWCHC 76 (26 July 2017)

This matter deals with an urgent application brought by Telkom against a Homeowners’ Association (HOA) and Vodacom, after the HOA permitted Vodacom onto the HOA’s premises to install a fibre optic network into Telkom’s existing telecommunications infrastructure. This was for the provision of fibre optic services to the owners in the estate as the HOA could not reach agreement with Telkom to provide such services. The question that arose here was whether Telkom was in “possession” of the underground ducts and cables so that it could successfully apply for “restoration of its possession”?

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The Judgment
Summary of the Judgment

 

STBB’S STSMA REFERENCE GUIDE

In this, the thirty-fourth set of notes for your STSMA Reference Guide, Prescribed Management Rule 13 is discussed.

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Prescribed Management Rule 13
(N.B. Print in landscape)

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