·10 May 2026
Estates and other gated communities in South Africa have been warned that parties are not restricted to the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) and may approach the High Court directly when necessary.
This was outlined in a recent judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that has clarified the important issue for estates, sectional title schemes, and other gated communities in South Africa.
According to law firm Wright Rose-Innes, the ruling has settled years…
Poverty Rates: South Africa faces significant challenges related to poverty and
inequality, with a high percentage of the population living below the poverty line.
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Fun South African Fact: South African Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant on 3 December 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The groundbreaking surgery was carried out on Louis Washkansky and Dr. Barnard was assisted by a large and exceptional team of surgeons, nurses and technicians. One of Dr. Barnard’s assistants was Hamilton Naki, a black laboratory assistant who had worked previously as a gardener and went on to work in the animal laboratory at the University of Cape Town. He had assisted Dr Barnard with research leading to the transplant. In the apartheid days, Naki had no access to higher education due to his race. Despite being unable to access formal training, he learned from and assisted university researchers and went on to do incredible work.
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Archeologists in South Africa have just discoved what they think is the oldest tampon ever found
They are trying to find out what period it came from.