The Ryts Journal

What changed, and what it means for you.

Property, consumer, traffic, labour, municipal and debt — the law as it lands on ordinary South Africans, written so you can actually use it.

Property transactions: the four things you really need to know

For most of us, buying a house is one of the biggest things we ever do — and we do it through someone whose duties we've never read. Here are the four provisions that matter most, and what each one means when you are the one signing.

Property

Jul 28, 2026

I demand my water

We have progressed from load-shedding to water-shedding, and the oracles say it gets worse. So what does the Constitution actually promise — and what can you hold your municipality to when the taps run dry?

Municipal

Jul 14, 2026

Boom! Do I have to sign in?

You cannot drive far in Johannesburg without meeting a boom gate. Everyone wants to protect their security — but what happens to your rights as a motorist when a public road gets a barrier across it?

Municipal

Jun 30, 2026

Before you pay a debt collector, ask for one thing

A member came to us having paid roughly R40,000 under a garnishee order — then discovered the account had been settled before the judgments were even taken. Four of them. Here is what that situation actually looks like in law.

Debt

Jun 16, 2026

They extended my probation — a month after it had already ended

A three-month probation ends on 31 July. On 30 August the owners announce it is being extended for another three months, and produce a fresh contract to sign. What actually happened in that gap — and what does signing under pressure mean?

Employment

Jun 2, 2026

The National Health Insurance Act: is it time to worry?

After many years of piecing it together, we finally have the NHI — or do we? Opposition parties and civil society say it is unconstitutional. Others ask where the money comes from. Ryts' view: not yet.

Policy & Parliament

May 19, 2026

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