“In Africa there is a concept known as ‘ubuntu’ – the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others.” (Nelson Mandela) International Nelson Mandela Day is celebrated worldwide on 18 July every year, but in South Africa the whole of July is Mandela Month.
Budget 3.0 was tabled on the same afternoon as the SA/US meeting in the White House. Both events have been widely covered; this note assesses where we are now on both.
A nolle prosequi (Latin for “do not want to pursue”) is a formal certificate issued by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) when it decides not to pursue criminal charges against a person accused of a crime.
It’s tempting to think of rules in sectional title schemes as straightforward instruments of control—clear, written provisions that owners and occupiers must obey. After all, they’re adopted by majority vote, approved by the Community Schemes Ombud, and binding on all residents, whether they’re aware of them or not. But in practice, interpreting and enforcing these rules is anything but straightforward.
Trying to collect arrear levies is undoubtedly one of the most frustrating elements of managing a body corporate. It therefore comes as no surprise that one of the questions I get asked most frequently by students and clients alike is whether they can disconnect a member’s electricity when their levies are in arrears. The intent in posing this question is that those managing the scheme’s finances quite understandably want to motivate the defaulting owner to pay up without delays, but is this legal?
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