Terms of Use

Effective Date: May 2025 Issued by: APIRender.com Pty Ltd trading as Property News Africa

 

1. About Us

This website is operated by APIRender.com Pty Ltd, trading as Property News Africa (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We publish property market news, analysis, and commentary focused on the African real estate sector.

 

2. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing this site, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of legal majority in your jurisdiction) and that you accept these Terms in full. We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the site following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

 

3. Use of This Website

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. You must not:

  • Use the site in any way that violates applicable local, national, or international laws or regulations.
  • Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material (spam).
  • Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the site, its servers, or any connected systems.
  • Introduce viruses, trojans, worms, or other malicious or technologically harmful material.
  • Scrape, harvest, or extract data from the site by automated means without our written consent.
  • Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or resell any part of the site in contravention of these Terms.

 

4. Intellectual Property

All content published on this site — including articles, photographs, graphics, data, and other materials — is the property of APIRender.com Pty Ltd or its licensed contributors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

You may share or link to our content for personal, non-commercial purposes, provided you give clear attribution to Property News Africa and include a hyperlink to the original page. Any other reproduction, distribution, or commercial use requires our prior written permission.

 

5. User Comments and Contributions

Registered users may submit comments on articles. By submitting a comment, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish, display, and moderate that content on the site. You represent that your comment is your original work and does not infringe any third-party rights.

We reserve the right to review, edit, or remove any comment that we consider, in our sole discretion, to be unlawful, defamatory, offensive, misleading, or otherwise in breach of these Terms. All comments are subject to approval before publication. We use automated spam-detection tools to assist with moderation.

 

6. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

The content on this site is provided for general informational and journalistic purposes only. It does not constitute financial, investment, legal, or professional advice. You should seek independent professional advice before acting on any information found on this site.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, APIRender.com Pty Ltd shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage arising from your use of, or inability to use, this site or its content. We make no warranties that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

 

7. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content

The site may contain links to third-party websites and may embed content (such as videos, images, or articles) from external sources. We have no control over the content or practices of third-party sites and accept no responsibility for them. Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you have visited those sites directly, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.

 

8. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of South Africa.