Execution against a primary residence: Judicial oversight and proportionality
A creditor’s right to enforce a judgment may extend to the sale of a debtor’s primary residence, but a home is not treated as an ordinary commercial asset.
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A creditor’s right to enforce a judgment may extend to the sale of a debtor’s primary residence, but a home is not treated as an ordinary commercial asset.
COSATU has notified NEDLAC of its intention to embark on a nationwide protest, on 7 October 2026, from 9h00 to 16h30.
Problems at the Durban Gateway Terminal – formerly Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 – at the South African east coast port of Durban are causing significant berthing and operational delays.
Taxpayers routinely allow accountants, employees and other advisers access to their tax affairs. What happens, however, when a fraudulent return is submitted using the taxpayer's own eFiling credentials and the taxpayer tries to say: “I didn't do it”?
Notice 4168 of 2026
OFF THE RECORD: Episode 15 - From TikTok to the Trial: When Social Media Investigates
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