Press Releases

PUBLIC NOTICE- Ransomware Incident Affecting Hosted Servers
April 18, 2025
The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (“PPRA”, “we”, “our” or “us”) wishes to inform all stakeholders that on the evening of 17 April 2025, a ransomware attack was detected affecting servers hosted by our service provider.  

PRESS RELEASE: WARNING TO CONSUMERS, ENSURE YOUR PROPERTY PRACTITIONER IS REGISTERED
February 14, 2025
Consumers are warned to only use the services of property practitioners (estate agents) who are registered with the PPRA and are in possession of a valid fidelity fund certificate. When doing business with a property practitioner firm (estate agency firm), consumers must make sure that the firm is registered with the PPRA and has been issued with...

COMMUNICATION ON THE MODULES OF THE REAL ESTATE PRACTICAL TRAINING COURSE IN TERMS OF THE PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS, 2022
June 27, 2024
In June 2024, the PPRA issued Guidelines on the implementation of practical training modules. Therein, we highlighted the titles of 6 practical training modules necessary for completion by eligible candidate property practitioners which are in alignment with the modules of the Workplace Experience Module of the new NQF Level 4 Occupational...

COMMUNIQUE PERTAINING TO DISQUALIFICATION NOTICES ISSUED BY THE PPRA
August 1, 2023
This serves to notify all affected property practitioners who received disqualification notices of the following important steps:

URGENT MEDIA STATEMENT- DURBAN ROADSHOW CANCELLED
June 14, 2023
The PPRA regrets to advise that the Roadshow to be held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on 21st June 2023, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and will be rescheduled at a later date.

MEDIA STATEMENT REGARDING PPRA ROADSHOWS -CALLING All SERVICE PROVIDERS
June 13, 2023
The PPRA is embarking on a Nationwide Roadshow, which commenced in Cape Town in May 2023 and is being rolled out to all (9) Provinces over the next few months. The calendar is on the PPRA website; venues will be confirmed closer to the time.  

HOW TO AVOID HEFTY PENALTIES AS A PROPERTY PRACTITIONER
May 5, 2023
If you are a property practitioner, who has left or is about to leave the industry or planning on closing your property practitioner firm, you MUST notify the PPRA of your intention to do so!    

NOTICE ON THE RESCHEDULE 2023 CPD PROGRAMME COMMENCEMENT DATE
May 5, 2023
The PPRA would like to inform all eligible property practitioners that the mandatory CPD programme for 2023 will be available on our PPRA portal from 01 July 2023 as opposed to the previously communicated date of 15 May 2023

CPD MATERIAL FOR 2023
March 28, 2023
The PPRA would like to inform all eligible property practitioners that the mandatory CPD programme for 2023 will be available on our PPRA portal from 15 May 2023.  

THE PPRA APPOINTS A NEW ACTING CEO
February 2, 2023
It is with great pleasure to announce that the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has appointed Ms. Thato Ramaili as the new Acting Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Ramaili is taking over the reigns from previous Acting CEO Deli Nkambule effective 1st February 2023.  

PPRA SECOND COMMUNICATION TO NOVEMBER 2022 PDE
January 26, 2023
Communication to all affected exam candidates who could not write the exam on the 17th and 30th November 2022 and wish to write on 09 February 2023.

PRESS STATEMENT: THE FINAL FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS’ REGULATORY AUTHORITY SUSPENDED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
September 7, 2022
Full Press Statement Regarding The Final Forensic Investigtion Report On Allegations Against The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority suspended  CEO.  

PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS PROGRAMME END DATE
July 7, 2022
The PDI transformation initiative program which was introduced in January 2019 under section 27 of the Estate Agency Affairs Act (EAAA) has not been retained under the Property Practitioners Act (PP Act). This program was meant to assist PDI’s who would otherwise have been non-complaint with the provisions of the previous EAAA to be issued...

CLARITY OF WHETHER OR NOT THE STANDARD OF TRAINING OF ESTATE AGENTS REGULATIONS OF 2008 ARE STILL APPLICABLE FOLLOWING THE COMING INTO EFFECT OF THE PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS ACT, No.22 OF 2019
June 30, 2022
Following the coming into operation and effect of the Property Practitioners Act, No.22 of 2019 (the PPA) on 1 February 2022, some industry bodies were of the view that the Standard of Training of Estate Agents Regulations of 2008 (the Education Regulations), are no longer applicable as we now have new PPA Regulations. The Property Practitioners...

LAST PHASE-INVITATION TO ATTEND PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING RACISM PRACTICES WITHIN THE PROPERTY SECTOR
June 20, 2022
The hearings were prompted by receipt of written comments pertaining to alleged racism practices within the property sector as well as an investigation undertaken by the PPRA as a result of the complaint report received against a Property Practitioner (EstateAgent) in the Western Cape province. The PPRA is hosting a series of hearings and...

PRESS STATEMENT: PPRA ON THE COURT ORDER ON THE MATTER BETWEEN MAMODUPI MOHLALA- MULAUDZI AGAINST THE MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND THE PPRA
April 16, 2022
The Board of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority ( PPRA ) welcomes the decision of the court handed down on the 14th of April 2022, putting to rest with certainty the unwarranted assertion that the PPRA Board was unlawfully and illegally appointed. In the same token, the court’s decision dismisses the assertion that the...

PPRA CEO PLACED UNDER PRECAUTIONARY SUSPENSION
March 28, 2022
The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority Board has placed the Chief Executive, Mamodupi Mohlala on precautionary suspension with full pay pending an investigation into allegations against here, received from the Public Service Commission. Her suspension is by no means suggesting a guilty verdict on the part of the CEO.

PRESS RELEASE: PROPERTYY PRACTITIONERS WARNED AGAINST LATEST SCAM
February 7, 2022
The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has noted several complaints and enquirers from industry players who received email correspondence from a source purporting to be Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) demanding them to pay outstanding debt in terms of the Estate Agency Affairs Act of 112/76.

Consumers warned to be vigilant in conducting property transactions
January 17, 2018
The Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) urges consumers to be vigilant when doing property transactions and to always check if the estate agent they are dealing with has a valid Fidelity Fund Certificate that is issued by the Board.

RACISM HAS NO PLACE IN THE PROPERTY SECTOR
January 6, 2016

MEDIA RELEASE: ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD RESPONDS TO THE ORDER GRANTED IN PHILIP vs ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD (39922/12) (2013) ZAGPPHC 276
March 25, 2014
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 MARCH 2014 ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD RESPONDS TO THE ORDER GRANTED IN PHILIP vs ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD (39922/12) [2013] ZAGPPHC 276

03 MARCH 2014 IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE - AUCTION ALLIANCE
March 7, 2014
On 27 February 2014 the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down judgement in the dispute between the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) on the one side and Auction Alliance and Rael Levitt on the other. The Constitutional Court has confirmed that the provisions of S32A of the Estate Agency Affairs Act and S45B of the Financial...

ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD APPOINTS A NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
October 4, 2013
It gives me great pleasure to announce on behalf of the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB), that, after the conclusion of a comprehensive and rigorous selection process, Mr. Bryan Chaplog has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the EAAB with effect from 1 October 2013.

PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS PROGRAMME END DATE
November 30, -0001
The PDI transformation initiative program which was introduced in January 2019 under section 27 of the Estate Agency Affairs Act (EAAA) has not been retained under the Property Practitioners Act (PP Act). This program was meant to assist PDI’s who would otherwise have been non-complaint with the provisions of the previous EAAA to be issued...



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