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Water rights can now be transferred

29 May 2023

For many owners of water rights, the confusion over the last few years about whether you can or can’t transfer... these rights to another, has been quite frustrating. At last, the Constitutional Court has provided much-needed clarity and hopefully laid the issue finally to rest. In this article, we briefly review the position as it now stands.

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At long last, clarity on whether you can transfer your water rights

08 February 2022

Because of the ample rain that has fallen countrywide, many dams are full, leading to cases where people do not... have use for their water rights. So, it begs the question as to whether it is possible to sell your water rights to someone else?

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Can you sell your water use entitlement to a neighbour?

17 August 2020

With all attention being on Covid-19, people have forgotten that large parts of our country are still suffering from a... prolonged drought. The drought and our suffering economy has made me look into selling my water use to a neighbour who urgently needs it and is willing to buy such from me and which money I could really use. However, I’m not sure whether I can in fact sell my water use to him. Is this possible?

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How to stop the water abuse in your complex

06 April 2018

We are all aware of the water restrictions around the country and that we should all try and save water.... Yet in our sectional scheme, there are some of the owners that openly waste water, but receive the same water bill as I do from the body corporate. Surely our body corporate should be dealing more effectively with such wastage?

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Who must prove that the water meter is not working?

16 November 2017

I’ve really tried to cut down on my water consumption and over the last year it‘s been very low. However,... over the past 3 months my municipal water accounts suddenly more than tripled. Knowing this cannot be right I queried my accounts with the municipality. They said the consumption was correct according to my water meter and I must pay or my water would be cut off. The only explanation I have is that the water meter is not working correctly. But whose responsibility is it to verify this?

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