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Tutorial Letter 201/1/2018
Property Law
PVL3701
Semester 1
Department of Private Law
This tutorial letter contains important information about this
module.
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, CONTENTS
1. EXAMINATION INFORMATION
2. COMMENTARY ON ASSIGNMENT 01 FIRST SEMESTER 2018
3. COMMENTARY ON ASSIGNMENT 02 FIRST SEMESTER 2018
4. CORRECTIONS – NEW STUDY GUIDE
5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Dear Student
This tutorial letter contains information on the examination and commentary on Assignments
01 and 02 for the first semester.
We trust that this tutorial letter will assist you in your studies. Please contact us if you have any
queries or experience problems with this module.
Yours sincerely
PROF MITZI WIESE 012 429- 259 9450
DR BOITUMELO MMUSINYANE 012 429-8496
MR LEFA NTSOANE 012 429-4467
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, PVL3701/201
1 EXAMINATION INFORMATION
This is the last tutorial letter that you will receive this semester.
The examination paper consists of two sections:
o Section 1 (40 marks out of 100 marks) of your examination paper will consist of
multiple choice questions. Examples of multiple choice questions can be found in
your compulsory assignment 02.
o The questions in Section 2 (60 marks out of 100 marks) of the examination
paper will be similar to the activities in your Study Guide.
Make sure that you study ALL the work in the Study Guide, as well as the cases listed in
tutorial letter 101/3/2018 (p 7) namely:
o Ex parte Geldenhuys 1926 OPD 155
o MacDonald Ltd v Radin NO and the Potchefstroom Dairies and Industries Co Ltd
o Info Plus v Scheelke 1998 (3) SA 184 (SCA)1915 AD 454
o Nino Bonino v De Lange 1906 TS 120
o Telkom SA Ltd v Xsinet (Pty) Ltd 2003 (5) SA 309 (SCA)
o Willoughby’s Consolidated Co Ltd v Copthall Stores Ltd 1913 AD 267
o Grant v Stonestreet 1968 (4) SA 1 (A)
o Mapenduka v Ashington 1919 AD 33
o First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank v Commissioner, South African
Revenue Service: First National Bank of SA Ltd t/a Wesbank v Minister of Finance
2002 4 SA 768 (CC) (also reported at [2002] 7 BCLR 702 (CC))
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, Please remember that all other cases to which we refer in the Study Guide should be studied to
the extent that they are discussed in the Study Guide.
Take note of the mark allocation in Tutorial letter 101/3/2018 (p 9) inserted below for
ease of reference. This will be very helpful in your preparation for the examination.
Part 1 (study units 1-2): Introduction, things as legal objects and real rights and personal
rights (10%)
Part 2 (study units 3-7): Ownership: definition of, limitations on, original acquisition of,
derivative acquisition of, protection of, termination of and co-
ownership (40%)
Part 3 (study units 8-9): Possession and holdership: nature of, protection of and
termination of (15%)
Part 4 (study units 10-12): Limited real rights: introduction, servitudes, restrictive
conditions, pledge, security by means of claims, mortgage,
tacit mortgages, mineral rights, water rights and tenant’s
rights (25%)
Part 5 (study units 13-15): Constitutional property law, land reform and additional forms
of statutory land use (10%)
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