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President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the new - and up till now, much-criticised - National Minimum Wage Bill into law... read
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SONWABILE MNWANA
South Africa's Constitutional Court recently passed an important judgement that's fundamentally challenged the power imbalance between mining companies and local communities in rural parts of the country...read
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JOHAN BOTES
Protection of employment during business transfers is an integral piece in the employment law legal puzzle in many jurisdictions around the world...read
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has tabled the Carbon Tax Bill in Parliament, giving effect to the announcements made in the 2017 and 2018 Budget statements...read
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South African founded legal-tech company, Libryo has walked away with the runner-up position at the British Legal Technology Awards... Read
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Environmental Law
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Minister Senzeni Zokwana says he is aware of the challenges that the current determined Total Allowable Catch and Effort (TAC/E) cuts will have on the industry, specifically the fishing communities... Read
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HUBERT CHEUNG, DUAN BIGGS, AND YIFU WANG
The Chinese government will be reopening the nation's domestic rhino horn trade, overturning a ban that has stood since 1993... Read
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MARIEKE NORTON
South Africa faces the possible collapse of several inshore fisheries, particularly certain species of linefish, abalone and West Coast Rock Lobster... Read
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The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has called all international travellers, who will be visiting South Africa during the festive season, to comply with the country's import requirements for agricultural and related regulated products... Read
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Labour Law
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SHAN RADCLIFFE
As we head into the holiday season, any number of retail and hospitality employees will be expected to work overtime during this period. So what should they, as well as HR, know about their legal rights in this regard...? Read
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MOTHEO MFIKOE AND RUI LOPES
The Labour Court recently considered whether the dismissal of an employee on the grounds of misconduct, where the employee suffered from a medical condition which had been made known to the employer, constituted an automatically unfair dismissal and unfair discrimination... Read
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Land & Property Law
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ZOE POSTMAN
The DMR has to obtain "full and informed" consent from communities under customary law before granting mining rights to companies... Read
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Legislation
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The Standing Committee on the Auditor General has urged the Office of the Auditor General to accelerate the completion of the development of regulations to give effect to the Public Audit Amendment Bill... Read
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As irregular and fruitless expenditure continues to soar, Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu says the newly accented Public Audit Amendment Act will empower his office to take measures that will see accounting officers being held to account for material irregularities... Read
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The National Gambling Amendment Bill will go a long way in strengthening South Africa's regulatory environment of the gambling industry, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies... Read
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RUDIE VERMAAK
If data-driven businesses in the digital world are to be successful, they must have an effective information strategy... Read
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COLIN THORNTON
On the surface of our tech-dependent lives, all appears to be wonderfully beneficial and benign... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
You can now earn Pick n Pay Smart Shopper points at BP service stations across the country... Read
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JAYSON O'REILLY
The 2018 Data Threat Report from Thales and 451 Research found that only 13% of organisations will not be impacted by privacy regulations... Read
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To stay ahead in a competitive landscape, organisations are increasingly focused on investment into new technologies, emerging markets and business models... Read
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