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Bunker Hill Monument - Charlestown, MA, USA
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The 221-foot tall Bunker Hill Monument was erected to commemorate the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Bunker Hill. Located in Charlestown, Massachusetts, it is part of the Boston National Historical Park.
posted by: Chasing Blue Sky
location: Massachusetts
date approved: 7/18/2013
last visited: 2/22/2015
Alpenblick, Ulrichsberg , Austria
Wooden look-out tower with a view of the Upper Austria.
posted by: Arne1
location: Oberösterreich, Austria
date approved: 7/17/2013
last visited: never
Moldaublick, Ulrichsberg , Austria
Metal look-out tower with a view of the Lipno Lake and surroundings on Czech territory.
Rozhledna Klet, Czech Republic
Klet is a mountain with an altitude of 1083 m above sea level in southern Bohemia. / Klet je hora s nadmorskou výškou 1083 m n. m. v jižních Cechách.
location: Jihocesky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 7/16/2013
last visited: 8/15/2014
Franz Josefs Warte - Linz, Austria
Historic Look-out tower an Freinberg (405m) in Linz
last visited: 11/19/2014
Hermann Monument Lookout
This Lookout is at the base of the statue of Hermann on top of the monument at 10 Monument Street in New Ulm, Minnesota.
posted by: brwhiz
location: Minnesota
Masarykova vyhlídka
Vyhlídka T. G. Masaryka nad Trebící / T. G. Masaryk Look-out place above town center of Trebíc
posted by: DrakMrak
location: Kraj Vysocina, Czech Republic
date approved: 7/7/2013
last visited: 8/10/2013
Aussichtsplattform Festungspark - Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, D
Die zur BUGA 2011 errichtete Aussichtsplattform im Festungspark Ehrenbreitstein.
posted by: Tharandter
location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
date approved: 7/3/2013
last visited: 1/21/2015
Church Of Our Saviour Spire - Copenhagen, Denmark
The church of Our Saviour has a tower and spire that is open to the public and can be climbed to a height of 90 metres.
posted by: dtrebilc
location: Denmark
date approved: 7/1/2013
last visited: 4/28/2014
Uitkijktoren Aekingerzand
Look-Out Tower at the heart of the Aekingerzand.
posted by: DosHermanas
location: Netherlands
date approved: 6/25/2013
last visited: 11/8/2009
Uitkijktoren Kootwijkerzand
Look-Out Tower at the edge of the Kootwijkerzand.
location: Gelderland, Netherlands
last visited: 2/16/2014
Aussichtsturm Salzbüchsle (Schlossberg Look-out Tower) - Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
35 meters (115 ft) high look-out tower built in 2002 on Schlossberg hill above city Freiburg in Breagau offers a unique panoramic view over the whole town and its vicinity.
posted by: vraatja
location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
last visited: 1/8/2015
Parry Sound Lookout Tower
Parry Sound's 96-foot Look-Out tower overlooking Beautiful Georgian Bay
posted by: simrebel
location: Ontario, Canada
last visited: 7/22/2010
Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos — Capelo (Horta), Portugal
Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos (Capelinhos Lighthouse)
posted by: prussel
location: Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal
date approved: 6/18/2013
Aussichtsturm Wildfreizeitpark - Oberreith, Lk. Mühldorf am Inn, Bayern, D
Der 40m hohe Aussichtsturm im Wildfreizeitpark Oberreith.
location: Bayern, Germany
date approved: 6/17/2013
Torre dei Lamberti - Verona, Italy
At the heart of Verona is the Piazza delle Erbe and at the heart of this piazza is the Torre dei Lamberti.
posted by: RakeInTheCache
location: Veneto, Italy
date approved: 6/13/2013
The Shard - London Bridge, London, UK
This lookout post is The Shard which is currently Western Europe's tallest building. This view is from the 72nd floor that is the highest that the general public can go.
posted by: Master Mariner
location: London, United Kingdom
date approved: 6/6/2013
last visited: 12/11/2013
Zamecek Look-out, Frantiskovy Lazne, Czech Republic
Zamecek Look-out
posted by: ToRo61
location: Czech Republic
date approved: 6/5/2013
last visited: 4/9/2014
U Strejcu Look-out, Luby, Czech Republic
U Strejcu Look-out
last visited: 6/5/2014
Fachwerkturm "Zum Possen" Thüringen/ Deutschland
The highest and oldest half-timbered look out Tower in Germany! Der höchste und älteste Fachwerkturm in Deutschland!
posted by: Bianka11
location: Thüringen, Germany
last visited: 8/1/2013
Salingburg Look-out, Frantiskovy Lazne, Czech Republic
Salingburg Look-out
location: Karlovarsky kraj, Czech Republic
date approved: 6/4/2013
last visited: 6/1/2014
Tobiasuv vrch Look-out, Czech Republic
Tobiasuv vrch Look-out
date approved: 6/3/2013
Trasak Look-out, Utvina, Czech Republic
Trasak Look-out
last visited: 11/1/2013
Mackova hora Look-out, Nove Straseci, Czech Republic
Mackova hora Look-out
location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic
last visited: 3/1/2015
Old Mackinac - Lighthouse Tower - Mackinaw City - Michigan, USA.
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - Climb the tower to take in the spectacular view of the Straits of Mackinac and Mackinac Bridge. The 10-15 minute tower tours are guided by a costumed, historic interpreter.
posted by: veritas vita
location: Michigan
last visited: 10/9/2013


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Before our readers turned their attention away from the Canadiens for the summer, Habsworld conducted one last poll for the season to determine Montreal's 3 Stars for the 2011-2012 season. Though there weren't many positive things to take away from the season, HW's readers managed to find some reasons for optimism and voted accordingly. Without any further ado, here are the HW 3 Stars for the year, as chosen by you:
1 - Erik Cole (82 GP - 35 G - 26 A - 61 P - +11 Rating)
When Erik Cole recorded a solitary assist in his first 7 games as a Montreal Canadien, many fans were left wondering if Pierre Gauthier's prized off-season acquisition would end up being a bust. After all, Cole's performance had suffered in the past when separated from Eric Staal, and without any powerplay time, it seemed that the power forward would have difficulties justifying his $4.5M salary. Fortunately, a gutsy reporter saw fit to openly criticize Jacques Martin's powerplay usage of Cole, and when he found himself playing with the man-advantage and with linemates, David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty, his season took flight. Playing in all 82 games (a rarity in his career), Cole set a career high in goals (35) and matched his career high in points (61), which was made all that more impressive on a low-scoring squad such as the Canadiens. The veteran forward's performance, no doubt, sparked the breakout seasons of his young linemates, and his +11 rating was the highest of all Montreal forwards. Even when the playoffs were out of reach, Cole never took a shift off, and his relentless drive to the net was a sight Montreal fans had long been missing for many years. A leader off and on the ice, Erik Cole is the well-deserving recipient of the Habsworld #1 star.
58% of 1st Star votes, 19% of 2nd Star votes, 8% of 3rd Star Votes
2 - Max Pacioretty (79 GP - 33 G - 32 A - 65 P - +2 Rating)
When Max Pacioretty had his neck broken by a reckless play by Zdeno Chara, there were more than a few Montreal fans that feared that he would never play another NHL game. To the surprise of everyone save perhaps Max, he used the opportunity to recuperate, pack on some muscle, and face the new year with a renewed determination. Publically forgiving Chara, and putting the incident behind him, "Patches" broke out to lead the Canadiens in points, despite serving a 3-game suspension. In addition to being nominated for the Bill Masterton trophy, Pacioretty's 65 points (tied with Alex Ovechkin) were good for 38th in the league, and a 41-point improvement over last season's totals. Furthermore, his 286 shots led the Canadiens while finishing tied for 10th overall in the league in this category. Only 23, it is shocking that Max may very well still have a lot of room to grow, and improve on his impressive totals from a low-scoring team. A role model off the ice as well, Max created his own foundation to help the MGH raise funds for a FMRI machine for their Traumatic Brain Injury Centre to help those who have suffered similar injuries to his own.
18% of 1st Star votes, 40% of 2nd Star votes, 21% of 3rd Star votes
3 - Carey Price (65 GP - 26 W - 28 L - 11 OTL - 2.43 GAA - 0.916 SV% - 4 SO)
Carey Price isn't likely to be mistaken for a Vezina trophy candidate this year, nor will he be considered for the Hart Memorial trophy. After all, Price's numbers were average for him, and he ranked in the bottom half of the NHL in most goaltending categories except for games played. Nevertheless, anyone watching Price play this season should be able to recognize what great significance he is to the team, and how his absence would have likely made the Canadiens finish lower than the Columbus Blue Jackets in the standings. Sidelined by a concussion near the end of the season, Price still managed to play in a ridiculous amount of games (only 9 goalies played more) as he tried his best to keep Montreal in the playoff hunt. More impressive, Price gave the Canadiens a legitimate chance to win most of those games, and was very seldom the clear reason for a loss. Many criticized Price's performance in shootouts this year, but with the lack of goal support in most of those instances, Price would have had to have been perfect. Though it had little to no impact on the actual season, Price's performance at the All-Star weekend was a bright spot at the rather ho-hum skills competition, and his personable demeanour quickly made him a fan-favourite, even with non Habs fans. Although the year may not have gone as planned, Carey did manage to record his 100th career win, and one can only hope that the next 100 wins are achieved sooner rather than later.
19% of 1st Star votes, 11% of 2nd Star votes, 22% of 3rd Star votes.
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by Ansley Vaughan
Pascal Dumont is a highly successful politician. He?s a minister in the British government, and people are already thinking of him as a future prime minister. But Dumont has a secret. And when the handsome American intern, Todd Panopoulos, turns up to work in his office, it looks as if the secret may be in danger of spilling out. Dumont?s reckless affair with Todd threatens his career, his honour and his prospective marriage. And when an unscrupulous journalist starts digging into Dumont?s past, he finds a lot more dirt to entertain the readers of the country?s tabloid press. When Dumont is forced into a humiliating position, he has no choice but to make a Personal Statement to parliament. But what will his bitter enemy, the opposition shadow Jack Wickham, make of it all? The story ends with a revelation which will surprise even the most seasoned scandal-merchants.
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Babson Expands Signature Entrepreneurial Thought And Action (r) (B.E.T.A) Challenge To Include Students And Alumni Entrepreneurs
WELLESLEY, Mass., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Babson College has launched the 2013 B.E.T.A. Challenge, Babson's 'alternative' business plan competition, which this year gives alumni as well as student entrepreneurs their chance to win $20,000.
Winners in three categories -- alumni entrepreneurs, undergraduate entrepreneurs and graduate student entrepreneurs -- will each win a grand prize of $20,000 in cash and "services in kind" donations from corporate sponsors. In addition, $2,500 will be awarded to the two other finalist ventures in each of the three competitions.
The B.E.T.A. Challenge is Babson's 'alternative' business plan competition where entrepreneurs must demonstrate success in reaching major milestones achieved through action. It builds on Babson's branded teaching method -- Entrepreneurial Thought & Action or ETA(r) -- and on the idea that entrepreneurs are made, not born. B.E.T.A. challenges entrepreneurs to lead at all stages, levels and types of organizations, and to bring a range of skills to bear on Entrepreneurship of All Kinds(tm).
Alumni evaluators review and score submitted materials on-line. Several groups of 10-12 Babson College alumni evaluators will review each entrepreneur submission, and assign a numeric score to each. The numeric scores from all evaluators will then be tabulated and six semifinalists at the graduate, undergraduate and alumni levels will be selected based on the highest average score.
On April 3, 2013, during the Venture Expo (B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinals), semifinalists will be given an opportunity to interact with community members. Each semifinalist will get a "booth" to use at their own discretion. Community members will be able to vote which company they would like to see participate in the finalist round. Semifinalists will deliver a 60-second elevator pitch to a panel of judges. Judges will determine the 3 finalists at the graduate, undergraduate and alumni levels who will present at the finals on Thursday, April 11, 2013. On April 11, 2013, the B.E.T.A. Challenge Finals will take place featuring presentations by finalists to a panel of judges - judges who will determine the winner of the competitions. All finalists will present a 60-second pitch at the awards celebration where the winners will be announced. For more information visit http://bit.ly/YxWYBO Twitter #babsonbetaCheck Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Ted McKeever Archives - Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Comics You Should Own – Starman
Hey, I'm back! With one of my all-time favorite series!
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Committed: 8 of my favorite surrealist authors
Recently I've been revisiting the surrealist comic book authors who have successfully conveyed the kind of disruption of reality which I experience in dreams. I want to pinpoint the ways in which they have been able to successfully communicate and provoke a kind of emotional dissonance with their work.
Neil Gaiman (and by extension, artist Dave McKean) immediately comes to mind, specifically on his long-running and groundbreaking series; The Sandman, but also in works like Black Orchid and The Books of Magic. In many ways this is the most linear representation of truly surreal environments that I can think of. He provides us with entire universes of insane, nonsensical, mythical imagery and logic, but he presents each story in a very direct, linear manner. His way of telling a story in this context is very much like a fairytale, with one event leading inevitably to the next, it is deceptively comfortable, almost hiding the craziness inside. When he does move the storyline towards something more evocative of chaos (i.e. towards the end of the books) he still lays all of the elements out carefully so that by the end the reader can happily piece together a logical continuity (that is to say it is logical within the context of the universe he has created). Continue Reading »
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 348: Faith #5
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. As it's now December, I will be examining the LAST pages of random comics, so watch out for SPOILERS! Today's page is from Faith #5, which was published by DC/Vertigo and is cover dated March 2000. Enjoy!
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Committed: My Giant, Dorky, Wonderful 2012 Comic-Con
This was a banner year for me at Comic-Con International, a lot of really mellow, random meetings with all these nice people and great comic book creators, a large pile of nifty comic books I picked up, and so many fantastic things to see. Continue Reading »
Comic-Con 2011: I am described as "persnickety" and other anecdotes from San Diego
Yes, it's time for the Mother of All Con Reports! No panel coverage, no breaking news, no fascinating interviews – just stories from the convention trenches! See: Superheroes struggle to text! Read about: The man with no sunglasses! Behold: Your humble author's clothing! Nothing is sacred, not even the reputation of our newly-minted Eisner-award-winning Grand Poobah!
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Comics: The most versatile art form?
I was going to call this "Comics are awesome," but I guess Bill Reed has already cornered the market on that title! Oh, and SPOILERS below, in case spoilering things bothers you. And some minor NSFW work stuff, too. Man, I'm out of control!
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I spent two days walking the floor of Comic-Con (not unlike a nerd David Carradine) …
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AMERISAFE Announces Management Changes
DERIDDER, La., April 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMSF) a specialty provider of hazardous workers' compensation insurance, today announced that G. Janelle Frost, currently the Company's Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective May 15, 2013. Ms. Frost joined AMERISAFE in 1992, and has been CFO since November 2008.
The Company also announced that Michael Grasher will become Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Grasher is currently SVP, Capital Markets and Investor Relations of Fortegra Financial Corporation, a NYSE listed insurance services company. Mr. Grasher is expected to join the Company in May 2013.
In addition, the Company announced that Geoff Banta, currently AMERISAFE's President and COO, has advised the Company that he intends to retire in December 2014. Mr. Banta joined the Company in 2003, and served as CFO during the Company's initial public offering in 2005 as well as the Company's secondary offering in 2006.
C. Allen Bradley, AMERISAFE's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "First, I would like to thank Geoff Banta for his many contributions to the success of AMERISAFE, and his willingness to continue to serve as President as Janelle Frost transitions to the role of COO. Janelle has done a remarkable job leading our finance functions as CFO, as well as serving as a key member of our executive management team. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Janelle in her new role. Finally, I am very pleased that Mike Grasher has accepted our offer to join AMERISAFE as CFO. We have known Mike since 2006, when he was senior insurance research analyst with Piper Jaffray. On behalf of the Board, we welcome Mike to AMERISAFE." About AMERISAFE AMERISAFE, Inc. is a specialty provider of workers' compensation insurance focused on small to mid-sized employers engaged in hazardous industries, principally construction, trucking, manufacturing and agriculture. AMERISAFE actively markets workers' compensation insurance in 30 states and the District of Columbia.CONTACT: Kathryn Rowan, SVP, General Counsel and Secretary AMERISAFE, Inc. 337-463-9052
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In a race that could have gone many different ways, Illinois-based trainer Chris Block and rider Eddie Perez teamed up to win yet another stakes race – this time with Illinois-bred Leading Astray in the Grade 3 Pucker Up!
Morning line and post time favorite Angegreen, with Mike Smith aboard, finished last. Said Smith, "No real problems. It was just her first time out in this country and she just got a little lost."
(Chris Block and Eddie Perez in the post-race interview)
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Thank you Hexmurda, you panda loving, hateful motherfucker, for sending me the soundcloud link for Danny and Black's first single from the new album, Black and Brown! I feel special. But fuck all of that though. You need to listen. Like, right now. Then go listen to all their previous glory as well.
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Does This Look Like The Face of A CT Babysitter Banging The 14 Year Old She's Babysitting For?
Huffpo – Police in Connecticut have arrested a woman for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy she was hired to babysit. Loni Bouchard, 20, of Clinton, located about 20 miles southeast of New Haven, was arrested on July 12 after investigators learned that she was having sexual relations with a boy she was hired to watch. Bouchard had been babysitting the teen for about six months, police said. She allegedly served him alcohol and, according to police, the two became involved in a consensual sexual relationship. When the mother of the boy learned of the incident, she contacted police. Authorities arrested Bouchard following a three month investigation into the allegations. The boy is not being identified because of his age. On July 29, Bouchard was arrested again and charged with another count of second degree sexual assault for allegedly assaulting a teen boy in nearby Southington, according to The Hartford Courant. Police in Clinton and Southington did not immediately return calls for comment today, so it remains unclear if the charges in Southington involve the same 14-year-old boy.
I've never understood this shit. How can it be sexual assault when a teenage boy bangs an older chick? Maybe if this chick was huge and overpowered this kid, but she's hot. So obviously this was consensual. It just sends the wrong message to sluts everywhere. That somehow it's not okay to fuck whoever you want whenever you want. Is that what this country is about? IListen it's not rape. It's not assault. It's the American dream. Like what kid doesn't want to fuck their babysitter? Did she force him to fuck? No. Did she force him to drink? No. He spit some game at her and she fucking bought it. No need for Johnny Law to get involved. Just tip your cap and move on. Kid's a gangsta. That's it. End of story.


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Privatizing U.S. 36 Moves Closer To Final Contract
The 50-year long contract to expand U.S. 36 is one step closer to being finalized despite an outcry of public opposition.
Coalition Considers Toll Lanes For Busy Stretch Of C-470
If you have driven C-470 through the southern part of the Denver metro area there's a good chance you've come to a complete stop on it.
North Metro I-25 Relief May Come In The Form Of Toll Lanes
Drivers tired of the bottleneck along Interstate 25 in the northern metro area may find some relief in the form of toll lanes. It's a proposal currently under consideration.


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Case CCT 50/12
In the matter between:
MICHAEL HATTINGH .................................................................................First Applicant
EDWINA JUNITA HATTINGH ................................................................Second Applicant
PIETER HATTINGH ...................................................................................Third Applicant
LAURENCE EDWARD JUTA ............................................................................Respondent
Heard on : 6 November 2012
Decided on : 14 March 2013
ZONDO J (Mogoeng CJ, Moseneke DCJ, Cameron J, Froneman J, Jafta J, Nkabinde J, Skweyiya J, Van der Westhuizen J and Yacoob J concurring):
[1] The three applicants have brought an application for leave to appeal against a judgment and order of the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissing their appeal against a judgment and order of the Land Claims Court. The respondent opposes the application. Before I deal with the application, it is necessary to set out the background to the matter.
[2] Mr Laurence Edward Juta, the respondent, owns a smallholding called Fijnbosch in Stellenbosch. The smallholding consists of 1,4 hectares. It has a cottage which consists of three bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room or lounge. In the cottage live Mrs Magrieta Hattingh, her three grandchildren and the applicants. She is about 67 years old and is of poor health. The first and second applicants are, respectively, husband and wife and parents of the three minor grandchildren.
[3] The first and third applicants are Mrs Hattingh's adult children. The second applicant is Mrs Hattingh's daughter-in-law.1 Ricardo, who is not a party to these proceedings, is the youngest son of Mrs Hattingh. He also lives in the cottage.
[4] Some time prior to December 2002 Mrs Hattingh worked for Mr Juta as a housekeeper in his house in Stellenbosch. At that time Mrs Hattingh, her husband and the applicants lived together as a family on a farm owned by a Mr Mostert. In December 2002 Mrs Hattingh and her husband moved to Fijnbosch with Mr Juta's consent. It appears that the applicants also came to live in Fijnbosch at about the same time. Mrs Hattingh was going to continue in Mr Juta's employment. For some time, Ricardo lived in accommodation provided by his then employer in Stellenbosch. He joined the family in the cottage only when he no longer had that accommodation. The applicants and Mr Juta have different versions on the basis upon which the applicants came to live in the cottage. For the purpose of this judgment, it is not necessary to resolve this difference.
[5] The cottage originally consisted of two separate units with an interlinking wall. Initially, Mr and Mrs Hattingh were to use only one of the two units of the cottage but, when the applicants moved in as well, Mr Juta converted the two units into one house by putting a door in the interlinking wall, thereby joining the two units.
[6] After Mrs Hattingh had moved to Fijnbosch, she did not perform any work for Mr Juta from 3 December 2002 to 27 May 2003 but Mr Juta continued to pay her salary as if she was working. Between 28 May 2003 and December 2005 there was a time when the only work that Mrs Hattingh performed for Mr Juta was ironing and a time when she worked for him on a full-time basis as a domestic worker. After December 2005 Mrs Hattingh did not continue working for Mr Juta but continued to live in the cottage. There is some dispute between the applicants and Mr Juta about how Mrs Hattingh stopped working for him. Again, it is not necessary to resolve that dispute.
[7] Originally, the agreement between Mrs Hattingh and Mr Juta was that Mr and Mrs Hattingh could live in the cottage for as long as Mrs Hattingh was in Mr Juta's employ. Mr Hattingh passed away in 2006. Mr Juta took a decision at some stage that Mrs Hattingh could stay in the cottage for as long as she wanted.
[8] Mr Juta expected that the applicants would vacate the cottage at some stage. When they did not, he spoke to Mrs Hattingh enquiring as to why they had not tried to find alternative accommodation. It appears that Mrs Hattingh's response was that her children could not be expected to sleep in the bush.2 The applicants indicated to Mr Juta that they had been looking for alternative accommodation but had not been able to find it. Mr Juta indicated that he was willing to pay a sum of R22 000,00 to help the applicants towards finding alternative accommodation.
[9] In 2008 the applicants were in the employ of different employers around Stellenbosch. The first applicant was earning R2400,00 per month, the second applicant about R1200,00 per month for work that she performed three days a week and the third applicant R2000,00 per month.
[10] At some stage Mr Juta employed a Mr Willemse as a farm manager. He does not say when this was. Mr Juta says that Mr Willemse cycles 16 km per day. It seems that Mr Willemse must be cycling 8 km to work and back which makes the distance 16 km per day. He says that he needed the applicants to vacate the cottage because that would enable him to close off one of the units of the cottage and let Mr Willemse live in that unit so that he would not have to cycle 16 km per day.
In the Magistrate's Court
[11] Mr Juta insisted that the applicants should leave the cottage but they did not. They said that they had not found alternative accommodation. He then instituted proceedings in the Magistrate's Court, Stellenbosch (Magistrate's Court), for their ejectment from Fijnbosch. Mr Juta's case was that he and the applicants had agreed that the applicants would stay in the cottage only for three months which had long expired and that he needed one of the two units of the cottage to accommodate Mr Willemse.
[12] The applicants opposed Mr Juta's application in the Magistrate's Court. They denied Mr Juta's version that there was an oral agreement between him and them that they were to stay in the cottage for three months only and should have left after the expiry of that period. Their case was that Mrs Hattingh was an occupier as defined in section 1 of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act3 (ESTA), that she had a right to family life in terms of section 6(2)(d) of ESTA4 and this right entailed that she could live with them in the cottage. In response to this Mr Juta adopted the position that he was not denying Mrs Hattingh her right to family life provided for in section 6(2)(d). He said that the applicants could visit Mrs Hattingh but had no right to live on the farm.
[13] The Magistrate's Court found in favour of the applicants on the point that their mother's right to family life meant that they could live with her in the cottage. It dismissed Mr Juta's application but made no order as to costs.
Appeal to the Land Claims Court
[14] Mr Juta appealed to the Land Claims Court against the judgment and order of the Magistrate's Court.5 It was at the time of those proceedings that the legal representatives of the applicants and Mr Juta reached an agreement that, notwithstanding the disputes of fact, all the requirements for the eviction of the present applicants as occupiers in their own right under ESTA had been complied with.6 The parties agreed at that stage that what remained to be determined was whether the present applicants could remain in occupation of the cottage because of Mrs Hattingh's right to family life provided for in section 6(2)(d) of ESTA.7
[15] Meer J wrote the judgment and Gildenhuys J concurred.8 The Land Claims Court dealt with the appeal on the basis that the issue before it was whether or not Mrs Hattingh's right to family life entitled her to live on Mr Juta's land with her adult children who were not dependent upon her. It concluded that, in so far as the right to family life provided for in section 6(2)(d) entailed that the occupier could live with family members, it was limited to the occupier living with a spouse and dependants.
[16] This conclusion was based on section 8(4) and (5) of ESTA.9 The Land Claims Court said that, in specifically referring to a spouse or dependant, section 8(5) provided a justification for an inference that those are the members of an occupier's family with whom an occupier is entitled to live pursuant to his or her right to family life in section 6(2)(d).10 That Court pointed out that in the balancing of rights of a landowner and an occupier required by section 6(2) of ESTA, restricting family members to a spouse and dependants struck an equitable balance.11 It said that, were it otherwise, landowners would have the onerous and intolerable burden of housing adult members of occupiers' extended families indefinitely. It said that this could not have been intended by the Legislature.12
[17] The Court also stated that it could well be that in a specific situation a wider interpretation could be accorded to the right to family life permitting other family members to reside with an occupier.13 It said that "[i]n such a case, evidence in support of a wider interpretation will be required."14 It pointed out that in this case there was no such evidence.15
[18] The Court upheld the appeal, set aside the order of the Magistrate's Court and replaced it with an order for the eviction of the present applicants by 12 May 2011. In the event that the applicants did not vacate Fijnbosch by that date, the Court authorised and directed the sheriff of the area to secure their eviction on or after 13 May 2011. Just as no order as to costs had been made by the Magistrate's Court, the Land Claims Court also made no order as to costs.16 Subsequently, with the leave of the Land Claims Court, the applicants appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal.17
In the Supreme Court of Appeal
[19] The Supreme Court of Appeal viewed the issue before it as requiring the determination of the meaning of the phrase "family life in accordance with the culture of that family" in section 6(2)(d).18 It pointed out that the applicants did not impugn "the approach that it was incumbent upon them to prove the cultural basis under section 6(2)(d), upon which they rely to avoid eviction from the respondent's farm".19 The Supreme Court of Appeal said that, as a result of this, it was unnecessary to decide whether the Land Claims Court's approach in this regard was correct.20 It also said that "it would hardly require evidence to prove that a wife and minor dependants were family of an occupier, and a nuclear family of that nature would surely be regarded as a 'family' as envisaged by section 6(2)(d)".21 However, the Supreme Court of Appeal expressed the view that the question before it was "whether the extended Hattingh family reside together in accordance with its culture".22
[20] The Supreme Court of Appeal first considered the concept of a family and, later, that of culture. With regard to the concept of "family", the Supreme Court of Appeal referred to certain international conventions,23 to the case of Huang v Secretary of State for the Home Department,24 the Certification case25 and concluded that the word "family" was "incapable of having a precise legal connotation or definition."26 Nevertheless, the Court expressed the view that a right to family life is inherent in the fundamental right to human dignity enshrined in the Constitution.27
[21] In considering the meaning of the term "culture" in section 6(2)(d), the Supreme Court of Appeal referred to the decision of this Court in MEC for Education, KwaZulu-Natal and Others v Pillay28 and observed that in that case this Court was unanimous that the concept of "culture" resisted any precise definition.29 It noted that in both the majority judgment by Langa CJ, and the minority judgment by O'Regan J, it was concluded that culture is an inherently associative practice and that cultural practices are often influenced by religious practices.30 It also noted various statements from the judgments in Pillay about culture.31
[22] The Supreme Court of Appeal concluded that a person's culture as envisaged by the Constitution is not a matter of individual practice but of association and practices pursued by a number of persons as part of a community. It then held that the right to family life in accordance with the family's "culture" in section 6(2)(d) is "clearly a reflection of the fundamental rights set out in sections 3032 and 3133 of the Constitution".34 These sections provide that every person has the right "to participate in the cultural life of their choice" and to "enjoy their culture" with other members of a cultural, religious or linguistic community.35
[23] The Supreme Court of Appeal also held that this Court's finding in Pillay that cultural rights are clearly associative in nature was fatal to the applicants' contention that culture as envisaged in section 6(2)(d) was non-associative and fell to be determined solely by the manner in which Mrs Hattingh and her extended family lived their lives.36 It pointed out that the applicants had not sought to establish a cultural practice of association to show that they and Mrs Hattingh were enjoying family life in accordance with the culture of their family. The Court observed that the applicants' counsel had conceded that in the event of that Court finding that culture was a matter of association shared by at least a portion of the community, the appeal had to fail. Accordingly, the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal but amended the eviction order granted by the Land Claims Court concerning the date by which the applicants had to vacate Fijnbosch and the date by when the sheriff was authorised and directed to evict them if they had not vacated the smallholding by the given date. It made the following order:
"1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The dates 12 May 2011 and 13 May 2011 in paras 1 and 2 of the order of the court a quo are amended to read 31 August 2012 and 1 September 2012, respectively.
3. There will be no order as to the costs of this appeal."37
Constitutional matter or issue
[24] This Court's jurisdiction is restricted to deciding constitutional matters and issues connected with constitutional matters. ESTA falls within the ambit of legislation passed to give effect to the constitutional right provided for in section 25(6) of the Constitution.38 The parties were agreed that this Court is called upon to interpret and apply the provisions of section 6(2)(d). This is clearly a constitutional matter.
Interests of justice
[25] The test for the determination of an application for leave to appeal to this Court is whether or not it is in the interests of justice for this Court to grant leave. The matter raises the interpretation of section 6(2)(d) which relates to a right that is important and affects a vulnerable and yet significant section of our society, namely, people who live on other people's land. This is also the first opportunity that this Court is called upon to consider and interpret the provisions of section 6(2)(d). Its pronouncement in this case may bring about certainty on the meaning and scope of the right to family life provided for in section 6(2)(d). I consider that the matter has reasonable prospects of success. It is in the interests of justice that this Court grant leave to appeal.
Rule 31 application
[26] The applicants have brought an application for the admission of certain new evidence in this Court in terms of Rule 31.39 This evidence was not placed before any of the other courts which have dealt with this matter.
[27] The new evidence that the applicants seek to adduce in their Rule 31 application is contained in the affidavits of Dr Budlender and Dr Amoateng and annexures thereto. The evidence in Dr Budlender's affidavit and annexure thereto was extracted from the General Household Survey, 2010 conducted by Statistics South Africa. The evidence to which Dr Amoateng's affidavit refers is contained in an annexure to his affidavit. The annexure is a chapter from a book co-authored by Dr Amoateng on the living patterns of families in post-apartheid South Africa. The evidence of Dr Budlender is said to deal with the phenomenon of adult children residing with one or both of their parents.
[28] One of the requirements that must be met in order for a Rule 31 application to succeed is that the material canvassed in the documents lodged with the Registrar must be relevant to the determination of the issues before the Court. Already at the time when this matter was before the Land Claims Court, the parties agreed that the only remaining issue between them was whether Mrs Hattingh's right to family life in section 6(2)(d) entailed that she could live with the applicants in the cottage. This remains the only issue before us as well. Given the conclusion I reach in this matter, the new evidence relating to the living patterns of families in post-apartheid South Africa and relating to the phenomenon of adult children living with their parents is irrelevant and should not be admitted.40
[29] The applicants also seek the admission of statistical material showing the extent of the housing backlog in the Western Cape. This matter has been dealt with on an acceptance by all concerned that there is a huge accommodation problem in and around Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. This acceptance is based, in part, on the statements made in the papers that the applicants have been on the waiting list for accommodation for a long time. This is a reference to government housing. There is therefore no need to admit this statistical evidence. This common cause fact will be taken into account in the balancing exercise required by section 6(2). The application for the admission of the statistical evidence also falls to be dismissed.
[30] The question for determination is whether or not the Supreme Court of Appeal was correct in dismissing the applicants' appeal against the judgment and order of the Land Claims Court. The answer to that question depends upon whether Mrs Hattingh's right to family life provided for in section 6(2)(d) will be infringed if the applicants are evicted from Fijnbosch. This requires a proper construction of section 6(2)(d). Mrs Hattingh's right to family life as provided for in section 6(2)(d) is a right that she has by virtue of her status as an occupier as defined in ESTA.41 It is common cause that Mrs Hattingh is an occupier in terms of the definition of "occupier" in ESTA.
[31] The critical provision in the determination of this appeal is section 6(2)(d). However, I need to refer to sections 5 and 6(1) because section 6(2) makes a reference to both sections 5 and 6(1). Section 5 reads as follows:
"Subject to limitations which are reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom, an occupier, an owner and a person in charge shall have the right to—
human dignity;
freedom and security of the person;
freedom of religion, belief and opinion and of expression;
freedom of association; and
freedom of movement,
with due regard to the objects of the Constitution and this Act."
Section 6 governs the rights and duties of an occupier. Section 6(1) reads:
"Subject to the provisions of this Act, an occupier shall have the right to reside on and use the land on which he or she resided and which he or she used on or after 4 February 1997, and to have access to such services as had been agreed upon with the owner or person in charge, whether expressly or tacitly."
It is now necessary to quote section 6(2)(d). It reads as follows:
"Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of section 5 and subsection (1), and balanced with the rights of the owner or person in charge, an occupier shall have the right—
to family life in accordance with the culture of that family: Provided that this right shall not apply in respect of single sex accommodation provided in hostels erected before 4 February 1997". (Emphasis added.)
The phrase "balanced with the rights of the owner or person in charge" in section 6(2)
[32] In my view the part of section 6(2) that says: "balanced with the rights of the owner or person in charge" calls for the striking of a balance between the rights of the occupier, on the one side, and those of the owner of the land, on the other. This part enjoins that a just and equitable balance be struck between the rights of the occupier and those of the owner. The effect of this is to infuse justice and equity in the inquiry required by section 6(2)(d). Section 6(2)(d) is not the only provision in which ESTA seeks to infuse justice and equity or fairness. In this regard I draw attention to the requirement in section 6(4)42 that the landowner's right to impose conditions for the exercise of the right by any person to visit and maintain his or her family graves must be exercised reasonably and the requirement in section 8(1) that the termination of an occupier's right of residence must not only be based on a lawful ground but also that it must be "just and equitable, having regard to all relevant factors". The factors set out in section 8(1) make it clear that fairness plays a very important role. They are:
"(a) the fairness of any agreement, provision in an agreement, or provision of law on which the owner or person in charge relies;
(b) the conduct of the parties giving rise to the termination;
(c) the interests of the parties, including the comparative hardship to the owner or person in charge, the occupier concerned, and any other occupier if the right of residence is or is not terminated;
(d) the existence of a reasonable expectation of the renewal of the agreement from which the right of residence arises, after the effluxion of its time; and
(e) the fairness of the procedure followed by the owner or person in charge, including whether or not the occupier had or should have been granted an effective opportunity to make representations before the decision was made to terminate the right of residence."43
[33] That the requirement in section 6(2) that the occupier's rights be balanced with the rights of the owner or person in charge has the effect of infusing justice and equity in section 6(2) is not surprising, because, for some time now, there has been movement by Parliament towards infusing justice and equity or fairness into certain legal relationships. A few examples in support of this proposition should suffice. In the employment relationship this was already the case prior to the advent of democracy.44 The Constitution took this a step further when it entrenched in the Bill of Rights the right to fair labour practices.45 The relationship of landowner and unlawful occupier has also been infused with an element of justice and equity. This has been done by the passing of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act46 (PIE) in terms of which it is now a condition for the eviction of an unlawful occupier that such eviction be just and equitable.47 The result is that a court will not issue an eviction order against an unlawful occupier of land if it is unable to find that the eviction will be just and equitable. The relationship of landlord and tenant has also been infused with justice and equity. In terms of the Rental Housing Act48 (RHA) a landlord to whom the RHA applies may not terminate a lease if the termination would constitute an unfair practice as defined in that Act even if at common law the landlord would have been within his or her rights to terminate the lease.49
The term "family" in section 6(2)(d)
[34] The reference to "family life" in section 6(2)(d) of ESTA raises the question of what constitutes a "family" for purposes of that section. The applicants contended for the inclusion of an extended family in the term "family" whereas the respondent contended for its restriction to the occupier's spouse and dependent children. The Land Claims Court held that the "family" contemplated in section 6(2)(d) is constituted by the occupier's spouse or partner and dependent children.50 That means the nuclear family. In my view there is no statutory justification for limiting the term "family" in section 6(2)(d) to the nuclear family. The Land Claims Court based its conclusion in this regard on section 8(4) and (5). It said that those provisions gave an indication that even in section 6(2)(d) the family contemplated was the spouse of the occupier and his or her dependent children. Section 8(4) gives no such indication. Section 8(5) makes a reference to a spouse and a dependant but I do not think that the mere mention of those words in the provision is sufficient to serve as a proper basis for the conclusion that the reference to "family" in section 6(2)(d) is a reference to a nuclear family. As it was said by this Court in Dawood,51 families come in different shapes and sizes. There is no need to attempt to define the term "family" with any precision other than to say that it cannot be limited to the nuclear family. The first and third applicants are two of Mrs Hattingh's sons. The second applicant is Mrs Hattingh's daughter-in-law. In my view, whatever notion of family is contemplated in section 6(2)(d) will include the children of the occupier. I do not think that the attainment of the age of majority or being independent of parents takes a person out of the ambit of his or her parents' family. I now turn to a discussion of the term "family life".
The term: "family life"
[35] It would be difficult to define with any degree of certainty the occupier's "right to family life in accordance with the culture of that family" for which provision is made in section 6(2)(d). However, it seems to me that the reference to "family life" in section 6(2)(d) suggests that the purpose of the conferment of this right on occupiers was to ensure that, despite living on other people's land, persons falling within this vulnerable section of our society would be able to live a life that is as close as possible to the kind of life that they would lead if they lived on their own land. This means as normal a family life as possible, having regard to the landowner's rights. Most people who fall into this section of our society are people who, under apartheid, were denied certain rights by landowners including the right to live a normal family life with their family. In this regard, I note that the preamble to ESTA does suggest that ESTA seeks to deal with a situation that "is in part the result of past discriminatory laws and practices". The object was to give this section of our society human dignity which they were denied under apartheid.
[36] Although I have said that the purpose of section 6(2)(d) was to ensure that, as far as possible, an occupier could enjoy a life that is as much of family life as is possible, the extent of that family life in any specific set of facts will depend upon striking a fair balance between enabling the occupier to enjoy family life and enabling the owner of the land to also enjoy his rights as owner of the land. In this regard I also note that the preamble to ESTA includes a statement that it is desirable that "the law should extend the rights of occupiers, while giving due recognition to the rights, duties and legitimate interests of owners".
[37] Living a family life may mean the occupier living with his or her spouse or partner only or living with one or more of his or her children or with one or more members of his or her extended family, depending upon what the result is when one balances the occupier's living with any one or more of those persons with what the owner of the land is also entitled to. If, in a particular case, the balancing produces a result that is unjust and inequitable to the owner of the land, the occupier's right to family life may be appropriately limited. If, however, the occupier were to live with his or her spouse or partner and with one, two or more of his children or other members of the extended family and this would not result in any injustice or unfairness and inequity to the owner of the land, the occupier would be entitled to live with those members of his or her family. The purpose of section 6(2)(d) is to enable occupiers to live as full a family life as possible including engaging in cultural activities or practices, as long as that does not offend the equitable balance of the occupier's rights with the rights of the landowner as required by section 6(2)(d).
[38] Counsel for Mr Juta contended that, if "family life" were interpreted broadly, a landowner would never know what he or she had taken on when granting a single occupier consent to reside on the property. He pointed out that, on the basis of the right to family life under section 6(2)(d), a single occupier could later claim to be entitled to live with a large number of family members on the landowner's property. Counsel called this "family life by ambush".
[39] The answer to the concern expressed on behalf of Mr Juta is that ESTA ensures proper respect for the rights of the landowner. It does so by requiring that the occupier's right to family life be balanced against the rights of the landowner. Although the scenario mentioned by counsel for Mr Juta is conceivable, as this judgment holds, the position is that the occupier may not reside on the landowner's property with more family members than is justified by considerations of justice and equity when the occupier's right to family life is balanced with the rights of the landowner.
[40] The right to family life in section 6(2)(d) is not restricted to the occupier being able to live with his or her spouse or partner or children only. He or she may also live with other members of his or her family provided that doing so will not be unjust and inequitable to the landowner when the rights of the owner of the land are balanced against the occupier's right to family life. In such a case whether the children are adults or self-reliant is neither here nor there. What matters is what is just and equitable when the rights of the occupier are balanced with those of the landowner.
The phrase: "in accordance with the culture of that family"
[41] Ordinarily, the next phrase for discussion in section 6(2)(d) would be the phrase "in accordance with the culture of that family". However, in the view I take of this matter, a discussion of that phrase is not necessary. This is so because the decisive question in this case is whether or not it can be said that, when Mrs Hattingh's right to live with the applicants in terms of her right to family life as provided for in section 6(2)(d) is balanced against Mr Juta's rights as landowner, it would be just and equitable that Mrs Hattingh continues to live with the applicants on Mr Juta's property. That calls for the striking of a fair balance between the rights of the two parties. That is the exercise to which I turn.
Would it be just and equitable that Mrs Hattingh lives with the applicants in the cottage?
[42] In seeking to determine whether it would be just and equitable that Mrs Hattingh lives with the applicants in the cottage, many factors require to be taken into account. These include the following—
(a) Mr Juta does not seek Mrs Hattingh's eviction from the cottage and she will continue to live in the cottage;
(b) Ricardo will not be evicted and Mr Juta is happy that Ricardo may continue to live in the cottage; this means that he will be able to assist Mrs Hattingh whenever she needs assistance;
(c) at some stage Mr Juta was prepared to pay an amount of R22 000,00 to the applicants to assist them in finding alternative accommodation;
(d) the applicants' eviction will enable Mr Juta to use part of the cottage to provide accommodation to Mr Willemse who, otherwise, has to cycle 16 km per day because he cannot presently be accommodated in the cottage;
(e) it can be accepted that neither the first applicant nor the third applicant has ever worked for Mr Juta in any serious way; the second applicant did work for him for a limited period in the past;
(f) Mr Juta and his wife have committed themselves to transporting Mrs Hattingh whenever she needs to be taken to a doctor or hospital;
(g) the fact that Mr Juta owns the cottage and the applicants have no right of their own to live in the cottage but only depend upon Mrs Hattingh's right to family life to do so;
(h) the fact that the applicants, by their own admission, wish to find alternative accommodation and would leave for such accommodation if they were to find it;
(i) the applicants are adults and independent of Mrs Hattingh;
(j) the applicants will, after eviction, be free to visit Mrs Hattingh at the cottage from time to time;
(k) the applicants have stayed in the cottage for a long time during which Mr Juta could not use it for any of his purposes;
(l) Mr Juta has had to incur a lot of legal costs relating to the applicants' eviction in circumstances where he is unlikely to be able to recover any of those costs from the applicants whereas the applicants have received free legal representation from the Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Stellenbosch;
(m) at the time of the institution of the proceedings in the Magistrate's Court, the first and third applicants were working and earning about R2000,00 per month each, whereas the second applicant was earning R1200,00;
(n) the applicants have been on a housing waiting list for a number of years in the area; and
(o) there is an acute shortage of housing in the area.
The factors listed in (a) to (m) above count in Mr Juta's favour in the balancing of the competing rights whereas the factors in (n) and (o) count in favour of the applicants. In this exercise all the relevant factors must be taken into account and a value judgment be made whether it would be just and equitable that Mrs Hattingh lives with the applicants in the cottage. Having considered all these above factors, in my view it would be just and equitable that Mrs Hattingh does not live with the applicants. This means that the exclusion or eviction of the applicants from Fijnbosch will not infringe Mrs Hattingh's right to family life because, even though it limits that right, the limitation is just and equitable. Accordingly, it would be just and equitable that the applicants be evicted.
[43] With regard to the date of eviction, which must also be just and equitable, it seems to me that the applicants should be given a period of about three months from the date of this judgment to vacate Fijnbosch.
[44] It is necessary to fix new dates for the applicants' eviction and for the intervention of the sheriff should they not vacate Fijnbosch on or before the deadline to be given in the order of this Court. For this purpose it will be necessary to vary paragraph 2 of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal and replace it with a new order and new dates.
[45] The following order is made:
Leave to appeal is granted.
The application for the admission of new evidence is dismissed.
The appeal is dismissed.
The order of the Supreme Court of Appeal is varied to read as follows:
"1. The appeal is dismissed.
2. The dates 12 May 2011 and 13 May 2011 in paras 1 and 2 of the order of the court a quo are amended to read 13 June 2013 and 14 June 2013, respectively.
3. There will be no order as to costs in this appeal."
There is no order as to costs.
For the Applicants: Advocate A Dodson SC and Advocate S Cowen instructed by University of Stellenbosch Law Clinic.
For the Respondent: Advocate L Wilkin instructed by Bouwer Potgieter Inc.
1See [2] above.
2That this was Mrs Hattingh's attitude appears from Mr Juta's founding affidavit. Mr Juta said in Afrikaans in this regard: "Ek het vir Magrieta genader en haar gevra waarom haar kinders, kleinkinders en skoondogter . . . nie alternatiewe akkommodasie gesoek het nie. Magrieta se antwoord was bloot 'dat haar kinders tog nie in die bos kan slaap nie'."
362 of 1997. An "occupier" is defined in section 1 of ESTA as meaning:
"a person residing on land which belongs to another person, and who has or on 4 February 1997 or thereafter had consent or another right in law to do so, but excluding—
. . .
a person using or intending to use the land in question mainly for industrial, mining, commercial or commercial farming purposes, but including a person who works the land himself or herself and does not employ any person who is not a member of his or her family; and
a person who has an income in excess of the prescribed amount".
It is clear from the definition of "occupier" that a person cannot be an occupier as defined in ESTA if his or her residence on someone else's land is not based on consent or on another right in law. This means that a person who resides on another person's land illegally cannot be an occupier as defined in ESTA. It is also clear from the definition that, if a person had consent or had a right in law prior to 4 February 1997 but not after that date, he or she can also not be an occupier as defined in ESTA.
4Section 6(2)(d) of ESTA reads:
"Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of section 5 and subsection (1), and balanced with the rights of the owner or person in charge, an occupier shall have the right—
(d) to family life in accordance with the culture of that family: Provided that this right shall not apply in respect of single sex accommodation provided in hostels erected before 4 February 1997".
5Section 19(2) of ESTA provides for an appeal from the Magistrate's Court to the Land Claims Court.
6In particular they agreed that the requirements of sections 8 and 11 of ESTA had been complied with.
7In the Land Claims Court the Minister for Land Affairs, the Minister for Housing and the Municipality of Stellenbosch were joined in the proceedings but they took no part in the proceedings in that Court, in the Supreme Court of Appeal or in this Court.
8Laurence Edward Juta v Michael Hattingh and Others, Case No LC 145/2010, 30 March 2011, unreported (Land Claims Court judgment).
9Section 8(4) and (5) of ESTA reads as follows:
"(4) The right of residence of an occupier who has resided on the land in question or any other land belonging to the owner for 10 years and—
(a) has reached the age of 60 years; or
(b) is an employee or former employee of the owner or person in charge, and as a result of ill health, injury or disability is unable to supply labour to the owner or person in charge,
may not be terminated unless that occupier has committed a breach contemplated in section 10(1)(a), (b) or (c): Provided that for the purposes of this subsection, the mere refusal or failure to provide labour shall not constitute such a breach.
(5) On the death of an occupier contemplated in subsection (4), the right of residence of an occupier who was his or her spouse or dependant may be terminated only on 12 calendar months' written notice to leave the land, unless such a spouse or dependant has committed a breach contemplated in section 10(1)."
10Land Claims Court judgment above n 8 at para 15.
11Id. Section 6(2) reads as follows in relevant part:
"Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of section 5 and subsection (1), and balanced with the rights of the owner or person in charge, an occupier shall have the right . . .".
12Land Claims Court judgment above n 8 at para 15.
13Id at para 16.
16The full order made by the Land Claims Court read as follows:
"The appeal is upheld. The order of the Court a quo is set aside and substituted as follows.
The Respondents are ordered to vacate the premises they occupy on the farm Fijnbosch by 12 May 2011.
In the event of the Respondents not vacating the premises they occupy by 12 May 2011, the Sheriff for the area is authorised and directed to secure their eviction on or after 13 May 2011.
There is no order as to costs."
17Hattingh and Others v Juta 2012 (5) SA 237 (SCA) (Supreme Court of Appeal judgment).
18Id at para 10. Section 6(2)(d) is quoted in full above in n 4.
19Supreme Court of Appeal judgment above n 17 at para 11.
23These are the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
25Ex parte Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly: In re Certification of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 [1996] ZACC 26; 1996 (4) SA 744 (CC); 1996 (10) BCLR 1253 (CC) (Certification case).
26Supreme Court of Appeal judgment above n 17 at para 17.
29Supreme Court of Appeal judgment above n 17 at para 18.
31Id at paras 18-9.
32Section 30 of the Constitution reads as follows:
"Everyone has the right to use the language and to participate in the cultural life of their choice, but no one exercising these rights may do so in a manner inconsistent with any provision of the Bill of Rights."
33Section 31 of the Constitution reads as follows:
"(1) Persons belonging to a cultural, religious or linguistic community may not be denied the right, with other members of that community—
to enjoy their culture, practise their religion and use their language; and
to form, join and maintain cultural, religious and linguistic associations and other organs of civil society.
(2) The rights in subsection (1) may not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with any provision of the Bill of Rights."
34Supreme Court of Appeal judgment above n 17 at para 21.
37The full order of the Land Claims Court appears above in n 16.
38Section 25(6) of the Constitution reads as follows:
"A person or community whose tenure of land is legally insecure as a result of past racially discriminatory laws or practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an Act of Parliament, either to tenure which is legally secure or to comparable redress."
39Rule 31 reads as follows:
"Documents lodged to canvass factual material
Any party to any proceedings before the Court and an amicus curiae properly admitted by the Court in any proceedings shall be entitled, in documents lodged with the Registrar in terms of these rules, to canvass factual material that is relevant to the determination of the issues before the Court and that does not specifically appear on the record: Provided that such facts—
are common cause or otherwise incontrovertible; or
are of an official, scientific, technical or statistical nature capable of easy verification.
All other parties shall be entitled, within the time allowed by these rules for responding to such document, to admit, deny, controvert or elaborate upon such facts to the extent necessary and appropriate for a proper decision by the Court."
40See [42] below.
41See above n 3.
42Section 6(4) reads as follows:
"Any person shall have the right to visit and maintain his or her family graves on land which belongs to another person, subject to any reasonable condition imposed by the owner or person in charge of such land in order to safeguard life or property or to prevent the undue disruption of work on the land."
43Reference may also be made to section 8(7)(b), section 11(2) and (3)(a)-(e), section 12(2)(a)-(c) and section 12(4). Section 8(7)(b) of ESTA reads as follows:
"If an occupier's right to residence has been terminated in terms of this section, or the occupier is a person who has a right of residence in terms of section 8(5)—
(b) the owner or person in charge may institute proceedings in a court for a determination of reasonable terms and conditions of further residence, having regard to the income of all the occupiers in the household."
Section 11(2) of ESTA reads as follows:
"In circumstances other than those contemplated in subsection (1), a court may grant an order for eviction in respect of any person who became an occupier after 4 February 1997 if it is of the opinion that it is just and equitable to do so."
Section 11(3)(a)-(e) of ESTA reads as follows:
"In deciding whether it is just and equitable to grant an order for eviction in terms of this section, the court shall have regard to—
(a) the period that the occupier has resided on the land in question;
(b) the fairness of the terms of any agreement between the parties;
(c) whether suitable alternative accommodation is available to the occupier;
(d) the reason for the proposed eviction;
(e) the balance of the interests of the owner or person in charge, the occupier and the remaining occupiers on the land."
Section 12(2)(a)-(c) of ESTA reads as follows:
"In determining a just and equitable date the court shall have regard to all relevant factors, including—
(a) the fairness of the terms of any agreement between the parties;
(b) the balance of the interests of the owner or person in charge, the occupier and the remaining occupiers on the land; and
(c) the period that the occupier has resided on the land in question."
Section 12(4) of ESTA reads as follows:
"Any order for the eviction of an occupier in terms of section 10 or 11 shall be subject to reasonable terms and conditions for further residence which may be determined by the court, having regard to the income of all of the occupiers in the household."
44The introduction of the unfair labour practice jurisdiction in our employment law in the early 1980s meant that an employer who had lawfully dismissed an employee could still be ordered to reinstate such employee if the court found that the dismissal was unfair or constituted an unfair labour practice. This continues to be our law.
45Section 23(1) of the Constitution reads: "Everyone has the right to fair labour practices."
4619 of 1998.
47See section 4(6), (7), (8)(a) and (9) of PIE.
4850 of 1999.
49Section 1 of the RHA defines an "unfair practice" as meaning—
"(a) any act or omission by a landlord or tenant in contravention of this Act; or
(b) a practice prescribed as a practice unreasonably prejudicing the rights or interests of a tenant or a landlord."
In terms of section 13(1) of the RHA a tenant or landlord may lodge a complaint with the Rental Housing Tribunal concerning an unfair practice.
Section 13(4)-(6) of the RHA reads as follows:
"(4) Where a Tribunal, at the conclusion of a hearing in terms of paragraph (d) of subsection (2) is of the view that an unfair practice exists, it may—
(a) rule that any person must comply with a provision of this Act;
(b) where it would appear that the provisions of any law have been or are being contravened, refer such matter for an investigation to the relevant competent body or local authority;
(c) make any other ruling that is just and fair to terminate any unfair practice, including, without detracting from the generality of the aforegoing, a ruling to discontinue—
(i) overcrowding;
(ii) unacceptable living conditions;
(iii) exploitative rentals; or
(iv) lack of maintenance.
(5) A ruling contemplated in subsection (4) may include a determination regarding the amount of rental payable by a tenant, but such determination must be made in a manner that is just and equitable to both tenant and landlord . . .
(6) When acting in terms of subsection (4), the Tribunal must have regard to—
(a) the regulations in respect of unfair practices;
(b) the common law to the extent that any particular matter is not specifically addressed in the regulations or a lease;
(c) the provisions of any lease to the extent that it does not constitute an unfair practice;
(d) national housing policy and national housing programmes; and
(e) the need to resolve matters in a practicable and equitable manner." (Emphasis added.)
The movement towards the infusion of justice and equity or fairness in certain legal relationships is also taken further in the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (see the inclusion of a prohibition of "certain unfair credit and credit-marketing practices" in its preamble and the reference to equity in section 3(d) thereof) and in the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (see in part G the reference to the "right to fair, just and reasonable terms and conditions" and section 48).
50Land Claims Court judgment above n 8 at para 15.
51Dawood and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; Shalabi and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; Thomas and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2000] ZACC 8; 2000 (3) SA 936 (CC); 2000 (8) BCLR 837 (CC) (Dawood) at para 31.


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TUCSON - Monsoon 2014 is awakening from its recent slumber and storm chances are dramatically rising through the rest of the week and especially into the weekend.
The Rincon and Catalina Mountains were seeing very heavy rain today and so was portions of Cochise County near Douglas. Storms will continue to fire up late this afternoon and into the evening hours mainly near the mountains.
More abundant moisture rolls into the region Friday through Sunday providing more widespread storm coverage for everyone.
Some of the biggest threats will be blowing dust, near and along I-10, damaging winds in the strongest storms, and very heavy rain.
More moisture means cooler temperatures, so highs will only top-off into the 90s through Sunday.
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Herman Van Den Broeck's Angelica Zapata increased her distance Saturday morning in her final workout in preparation for the $75,000 U Can Do It Handicap at Calder Casino & Race Course, to be run as part of the Summit Preview next Saturday.
With jockey Juan Leyva aboard, Angelica Zapata worked six furlongs in 1:14.40. The six furlong distance is the same as the U Can Do It, and her longest since hitting the work tab for the stake. She worked a four furlong bullet in :48.60 on May 11, the fastest time of 78 workers at that distance, and went five furlongs in 1:03 flat on May 4.
While making her 2013 season debut in the U Can Do It, the 5-year-old mare will also be looking for her fifth-straight stakes win. She won four stakes races in a row at Calder last year that were held at one mile and longer. Angelica
Zapata's first career stakes victory came in January 2011 at Turfway Park in the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at 6 ½-furlongs. She returns to sprinting for the first time in more than two years for the 6-furlong U Can Do It, with the ultimate goal of reaching Grade 1-winning status one month later.
The U Can Do It Handicap is the major prep race for the Grade 1 Princess Rooney Handicap that is held on July 6 during the Summit of Speed – Calder's biggest day of stakes races in the summer. With a successful run in the U Can Do It, Pellegrini plans on running Angelica Zapata in the Princess Rooney, also at 6 furlongs, with the hopes that the mare will receive Grade 1 winner status.
Although she has solely run in races held at one mile or more since the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes, trainer Ronald Pellegrini is not concerned about a return to a sprint distance.
"I think she's pretty versatile," Pellegrini said. "She also won a stake as a 2-year-old sprinting, so that's why we feel she can sprint."
In each of her victories, Angelica Zapata was close to or off the pace each time, but never far from the lead before taking over and winning impressively. In her Calder winning streak in the 1-mile Sara's Success Stakes, 1 mile-70 yards Emergency Nurse Stakes, 1 1/16-mile Nancy's Glitter Handicap, and the 1 1/16-mile Stage Door Betty Handicap she scored by approximately 18 lengths. Angelica Zapata has not raced since her victory in the Stage Door Betty Handicap last September.
"This is the second time we've given her some time but she seemed to reward us well last time and we're hoping for the same results again," he said.
Pellegrini moved his string to Florida from Kentucky for the 2012 racing season, and with it came a change in fortune for Angelica Zapata, who last ran in October 2011 before coming back from a layoff for the 2012 season. She just could not get to the winner's circle in eight starts after the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes in 2011.
"In 2011 she had a good year but a lot of bad racing luck," Pellegrini said. "She probably could have won three or four of the races she was in that year and just one bad accident after another would happen. But she could always run.
We weren't surprised last year like 'Oh, wow, we have a horse that can run.' She just didn't have any luck the year before."
Angelica Zapata has proven that she can be wild before her races, acting up in the paddock so much that Pellegrini had to design a special pre-race routine for her in order to even get her saddled to be in line with the rest of the field.
"She can't go to the paddock anymore. We always saddle her up the horse path where the ponies stay in between races – we saddle her up there and then bring her into the paddock. Once she's got the saddle on she's fine. But putting a saddle on is that's the problem. The First time we ran her she lost both hind shoes rearing up in the paddock. If you take her in the paddock she can be a real handful. She likes to rear up and wave at you with her front legs."
Once the saddle's on, then Angelica Zapata becomes serious.
Pellegrini said that "Once she gets on the racetrack she's all business."
Sr. Quisqueyano Returns to Shorter Distance for Unbridled Stakes
Rosa Stephany Taveras' Sr. Quisqueyano has run yet to see a sprint race as a 3-year-old, but that will soon change next Saturday in the $75,000 Unbridled Stakes, to be held at 6 furlongs, at Calder Casino & Race Course as part of the Summit Preview.
The 6-furlong distance will be a change of pace for Sr. Quisqueyano, who last ran at 6 furlongs in the Birdonthewire Stakes at Calder last September, where he finished second to the Edward Plesa, Jr.-trained Brave Dave.
"I think he's a better horse going long," Olivares said. "It's more comfortable for him to run long than short because he has his own speed and he can lay close to the pace or in front going long."
Sr. Quisqueyano won the $250,000 Calder Derby at the distance of 1 1/16 miles on Calder's opening day card, running away with the victory by 7 ½-lengths over the Plesa-trained stakes winner Speak Logistics. The Calder Derby was the first win for Sr. Quisqueyano since the Seacliff Stakes at Calder last August, where he earned his first career stakes victory following a 6-furlong allowance win at Calder and a maiden special weight victory in his racing debut.
Prior to the Calder Derby, Sr. Quisqueyano suffered six-straight losses that included four second-place finishes to Plesa's Itsmyluckyday and Brave Dave. Itsmyluckyday, who most recently finished second in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, has defeated Sr. Quisqueyano every time they have met at one mile and longer. Brave Dave, Sr. Quisqueyano's sprint nemesis, was nominated for the Unbridled but is not expected to run.
Olivares said that Sr. Quisqueyano has grown since then, having gained a lot of experience by running against tough competition, and that "he's a horse that matures a little longer and he's coming along like he's maturing right now and he's doing very well."
On Saturday morning, Sr. Quisqueyano had his final workout in preparation for the Unbridled, going an easy four furlongs in :48.60 with jockey Carlos Olivero aboard. Sr. Quisqueyano has been very impressive in his morning training, flying through all of his workouts. He had three-straight bullet works prior to Saturday, working four furlongs in :47.80 while dominating 81 workers at that distance on May 4, going 1:01 flat at five furlongs on May 18, and topping 70 workers at four furlongs with a time of :47 flat on May 25.
"He likes to run. He likes to perform - a lot. Even in the morning he likes to go on all the time," Olivares said. "He wants to do things right."


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Department of Justice
United States Attorney William C. Killian Eastern District of Tennessee
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Tommy E. Blair, Samuel Thomas Clark, and Christina Rogers were arrested and arraigned today in Greeneville by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges involving bank fraud.
Blair, Clark, and Rogers were indicted by a federal grand jury on January 12, 2011, on charges of bank fraud, conspiring to commit bank fraud, and submitting materially false information to a federally-insured financial institution in support of a loan. Rogers was indicted on additional charges of being an accessory after the commission of bank fraud and submitting a materially false statement to an agent of the FBI. All of the charges relate to a loan made by Tru-Point Bank to Clark during 2006. Tru-Point Bank is a financial institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
If found guilty, Blair, Clark, and Rogers face maximum sentences of 30 years in prison, five years on supervised release, forfeiture of the fruits and instrumentalities of the offenses, and $100 special mandatory assessments on each count. Trial is scheduled for March 16, 2011, in U.S. District Court, Greeneville. Blair, Clark, and Rogers were released from custody after their arraignment.
Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and that every person is presumed innocent until their guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.