# Renewal of 2021 Fidelity Fund Certificates [FFC’s]
No Fidelity Fund Certificate will be issued to: a Principal, Full Status Agent or Intern Estate Agent – unless the Real Estate Companies FFC has been renewed, first…
# STBB POPI SESSION 1 – 29 July 2020 … watch here:
STBB 6 MONTH GEARING UP PROGRAMME ON POPI
Training Session 1 Presented by: Melanie Coetzee STBB
# STBB POPI SESSION 2 – 19 August 2020 … watch here:
STBB 6 MONTH GEARING UP PROGRAMME ON POPI
Training Session 2 Presented by: Melanie Coetzee STBB
# STBB POPI SESSION 3 – 9 September 2020 … watch here:
STBB 6 MONTH GEARING UP PROGRAMME ON POPI
Training Session 3 Presented by: Melanie Coetzee STBB
# STBB POPI SESSION 4 – 29 October 2020 … watch here:
STBB 6 MONTH GEARING UP PROGRAMME ON POPI
Training Session 4 Presented by: Leani Steenkamp – STBB
#1 Professional Designation Exam (PDE) Dates – 2020/2021
EAAB – PDE to be written on line, FOR THE FIRST time, on: 19 November 2020
1. COMPLYING WITH POPIA IS A BIG BUSINESS WORRY ONLY – 3 November 2020
POPI in the most simple terms sets out ways in which businesses must deal with the personal information that they hold. This includes personal details of their employees, as well as the personal details of their customers, clients and service providers, whether the customers and clients are individuals or other businesses/entities…
2. AVOIDING THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM – 6 November 2020
It is indeed the large proverbial elephant that must be served and digested before 1 June 2021, but it is relatively easily achievable if the business management has the right mindset, a healthy POPI appetite…
3. STEP UP IT SECURITY TO COMPLY WITH POPI – 10 November 2020
Clients are sceptical when we advise them that there is a lot of work to be done. The observation is often that, because their IT systems are continuously updated and very secure, the compliance box has been ticked.
4. ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL STRATEGIES : A POPIA MISFIT – 17 November 2020
As a business owner, it is likely that you are receiving your fair share of invitations to utilise services of quick fix tools to facilitate and simplify your path to POPIA compliance. It ranges from online self-assessments to autogenerated policies…
CAN A MORTGAGE BOND EMBODY A SALE? – 19 November 2020
Elmo-York N.O v Van Dyk and Another (67219/2019) [2020] ZAGPPHC 570 (22 September 2020)
In this matter the court was asked to declare that a mortgage bond document, in addition to constituting the security for a loan, also embodies a sale agreement…
EAAB ‘Candidates’ Writing the ‘first’ on-line PDE today! : 19 NOVEMBER 2020
19 November 2020 – the EAAB – PDE being written ‘on-line’ for the first time!!
WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE WRITING THIS EXAM today…
EAAB ‘First’ Communique for Candidates that have been accepted to write the ‘on-line’ PDE on: 19 NOVEMBER 2020
On 13 November 2020 – the EAAB emailed the First of two Communiques that are being sent to Candidates that enrolled to write the ‘first’ EAAB on-line PDE due to take place on 19 November 2020…
EAAB ‘Second’ Communique for Candidates that have been accepted to write the ‘on-line’ PDE on: 18 NOVEMBER 2020
On 18 November 2020 – the EAAB emailed the Second Communique to Candidates that enrolled to write the ‘first’ EAAB on-line PDE due to take place on 19 November 2020…
EAAB on: Property Practitioner Act No. 22 of 2019 – April 2020
On 03 October 2019 the President promulgated the Property Practitioners Act No. 22 of 2019 which brings about a very important era in the history of the real estate sector in South Africa. The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) welcomes this opportunity, and although it may bring about some challenges for the real estate regulator due to the expansion of its statutory mandate, the EAAB embraces the opportunity that is brings…
EXPROPRIATION BILL 2020 SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENT – 12 October 2020
The bill, which is set to replace the Expropriation Act of 1975 consistent with the Constitution was gazetted on the 9th of October 2020. The bill forms part of the work that government is undertaking to ensure that a comprehensive land redistribution for agricultural purpose, human settlements and industrial development is implemented…
Government has updated South Africa’s land expropriation bill – here’s what you need to know – 12 October 2020
Government has published an updated draft of its land expropriation bill ahead of its official introduction to parliament. The bill is set to replace the current Expropriation Act of 1975, and spells out clearly how and when expropriation can take place in South Africa.
Here is the new 2021 school calendar for South Africa – 2 October 2020
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has published the updated 2021 calendar for South African public schools…
PDE ENROLMENT FORM [for 19 Nov 2020] – Closing Date for Enrolment is: 31 OCTOBER 2020
NO late Enrolment Forms and Payments will be Processed after the Closing Date…
POPI ACT AND COLD CALLING: A TRICKY MATTER – PROPERTY PROFESSIONAL – 4 September 2020
There exists warranted confusion about the full extent of the impact of POPIA (the Protection of Personal Information Act) on cold calling as a form of direct marketing…
POPI IS FOR BIG BUSINESSES TO WORRY ABOUT – 3 November 2020
Consulting with business owners who, when considering their compliance responsibilities, react thereto in love-hate terms. On the one hand, there is a positive response where compliance is constructively applied to the business’ own day-to-day running procedures and management. On the other hand, it appears less rosy where it is presented as a must-do red tape exercise, with a threat of financially damaging penalties for non-compliance imposed by government…
POPIA’s impact on the estate agent-property buyer relationship – 12 August 2020
Real estate players: As a responsible party you must also be POPIA compliant. You are also encouraged to include compliancy clauses in your service agreements with third-party vendors and should review all such existing contracts to ensure compliance…
Spectacular ‘tiny homes’ are popping up all over South Africa – 5 August 2020
As the “tiny house” movement sweeps across the world, the demand for luxurious, small homes is also growing in South Africa…
Unpacking the challenges of compliance and regulation within business security – 15 September 2020
In South Africa, 2021 marks the date when the long-suffering Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) will finally be enforced. Organisations that have not spent time focusing on how to become compliant are facing a run to the end…
URGENT NOTICE: FFC Renewals – 29 October 2020
Reasons why the EAAB might not issue Your 2021 FFC…
WARNING BELLS FOR HOME BUILDERS AND THEIR CLIENTS – 12 November 2020
Rabe Bouers CC v Chaya (2328/2015) [2020] ZALMPPHC 83 (30 October 2020)
The Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act has a double-edged sword. If the home builder is not registered with the NHBRC, has not paid the fees and enrolled the homes that he’s building for a housing consumer(his client), then the builder may not demand payment from him…
Why community housing schemes should be POPI Act compliant ASAP – 21 October 2020
Community housing schemes have until 30 June 2021 to make sure their record-keeping systems and those handling their agents are in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, which became effective on 1 July this year…
Why South Africa’s land expropriation won’t be like Zimbabwe – 13 October 2020
Government’s draft bill on land expropriation without compensation will not necessarily fast-track land reform in the country – and could lead to further litigation and contestation in the country…
WILL THE SURGE IN FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS ENTERING THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR LEAD THE RECOVERY IN THE PROPERTY MARKET? – 22 December 2020
The property market has seen vacancies rise and values drop, in some cases by up to 30% during 2020 with an unexpected surge in activity in ‘entry level’ residential properties…
YOUR IT MANAGER WILL EASE POPIA COMPLIANCE FOR YOU – 13 November 2020
The task to achieve compliance with POPIA is NOT and IT responsibility. IT just safeguards play in achieving compliance…