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Zsa-Zsa Temmers Boggenpoel

Zsa-Zsa Temmers Boggenpoel

Academic, Stellenbosch University
Professor Zsa-Zsa Boggenpoel has lectured both property law and advanced property law at Stellenbosch University (SU) since 2011. Her area of research interest includes a range of topics in the field of property law. She currently specialises in property law, constitutional property law and property theory.

She has published numerous journal articles, book chapters and chapters in leading property law textbooks and produced one single-authored book publication since commencing her academic career in 2011.

Land seizure and South Africa’s new expropriation bill: scholar weighs up the new act

Jan 31, 2025 02:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for public purposes or in the public interest. The passing of the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 followed a...

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