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How to take your home or business off the municipal electricity grid
With president Cyril Ramaphosa recently admitting that load shedding is ‘inevitable’ for years to come, more and more South African homeowners and business leaders are...
January 29th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice
Economy Performance: Our economy has stabilised and is set for a 1.5 -7% GDP growth this year (the World Bank had said 2.1%). With a...
Home-buying secrets you should know about
Buying a home is usually the largest purchase a person will make in their lifetime, and along with that can come a lot of stress,...
Oh Dam! Fines For Not Having A Water Use License
The National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 (NWA) identifies eleven different water uses in Section 21 for which the Department of Water & Sanitation (DWS)...
December 5th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice
Gentle Reader This will be the last edition of Snippets this year. I will resume publication on 23 January. Do have a happy and...
November 28th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice
Economy Been there done that: our roiling markets reflect the uncertainty that another lockdown will do to those sectors of our economy affected most by...
November 14, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice
Economics There is some good news to report on and for this the Prez should be lauded even though much of this is not directly...
SAIV offers advice to property owners affected by the July 2021 unrest: You may be eligible for legislated economic relief
The civil unrest seen in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng in July had a devastating impact. The needless destruction of property will be a burden...
Zoning regulations – understanding the nitty gritty for maximum returns
Most people are familiar with the basic concept of zoning; that it determines the purpose for which a property can be used. However, many aren’t...
November 6, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice
Economy There are two tenuously related topics in our economic development, which are topical today: The world has been galvanised by the COP26 summit and...