Two weeks ago, the FM reported (https://www.businesslive.co.za/fm/fm-fox/2020-04-02-lease-agreements-we-wont-pay-say-tenants/) how landlords and tenants of shopping malls affected by the Covid-19 lockdown were set for a face-off.

You can understand the tension. Mall owners still expect to be paid rent while the tenants – including restaurants, mom-and-pop stores and even the large JSE-listed retailers – were holding out for a rent holiday...

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