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The United States recently outlined its Africa strategy by reiterating its commitment to strong partnerships with key countries in Africa, specifically naming Kenya as a target for future US aid and investment... read
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As South Africa's business sector continues to expand across a myriad of digital platforms, cybercrime continues to threaten this burgeoning digital sphere...read
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Heading into 2019, corporate legal departments expect to spend less on outside counsel but more on legal IT systems and software...read
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On 18 September 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that acts outlawing the private use and possession of marijuana in South Africa were unconstitutional...read
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ATHI JARA AND MIHLALI SITEFANE
The year 2018 saw the gazetting of the of the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (the Mining Charter). Its chief end is to give effect to meaningful economic participation, integration into the mainstream economy and effective ownership of the country's mineral resources to historically disadvantaged persons. Read
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JOHAN BOTES
In this age of overflowing inboxes, diaries filled with meetings sandwiched between conference calls and yet another round of performance assessments, managing time and focus requires Herculean effort... Read
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CATHY TRUTER AND TAMMY BEIRA
The drive to do business faster, more efficiently and with less risk, enhancing client experience and improving service delivery, is not unique to law... Read
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THEMBELA NTONGANA AND GROUNDUP STAFF
Victory for Social Justice Coalition may result in poorer areas getting more officers... Read
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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ERNEST NORTH
South African business headlines were dominated by corporate disgrace in 2018... Read
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Criminal Law
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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has found Dondo Mogajane guilty of failure to disclose a criminal record on his Z83 application form when applying for the position of Director-General at National Treasury... Read
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The South African Revenue Services (Sars) has in the past two days intercepted drug trafficking valued at R90 million at the OR Tambo International Airport... Read
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The High Court in Johannesburg has found baby Daniel's stepfather guilty of murder and child abuse, while the baby's mother has been found guilty of child abuse and negligence... Read
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International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has called for a probe into the terror-related charges faced by South African citizen Andre Mayer Hanekom in Mozambique... Read
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Presidency Director-General Dr Cassius Lubisi has received a memorandum from #FeesMustFall activists demanding blanket amnesty for activists who have been convicted of crimes arising from the #FeesMustFall protest in 2017... Read
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Environmental Law
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KAREN KING
The discovery of minerals in South Africa in the late 19th century - including the discovery of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886 - played a fundamentally influential role in the first wave of industrial revolution of the country. Read
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Intellectual Property Law
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ISSUED BY ADAMS & ADAMS
Portia Mavhungu and her business partner, Darushna Chellan, developed an innovative new device - essentially a built-in wheelchair toilet - and dubbed it the "Para Tube"... Read
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Labour Law
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The Labour Court has issued an order with the consent of ex-Vodacom employees to enforce their restraints, thereby precluding them from working with MTN SA... Read
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Labour brokers are finding ways to sidestep the recent amendment to South Africa's labour law and judgement by the Constitutional Court that compels companies to provide permanent contracts to temporary employees after a three-month period... Read
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Legislation
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NATHAN CRITCHLOW AND DANIELLE MITCHELL
Bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, sponsorship and open display in shops in the UK encouraged tobacco companies to make the pack the hero. So they opposed plain packaging and claimed there was no evidence... Read
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Even with expert legal assistance, the process of securing compensation from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) is a time-consuming one... Read
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Government has encouraged the Khoisan community to participate in shaping legislation as Parliament considers the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill... Read
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PAULA ARMSTRONG
Policy certainty is necessary for sustainable investment in a sector. Currently, there is considerable policy uncertainty in the health sector in SA, mainly due to three parallel policy processes... Read
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Tax Law
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CHRISTOPHER RENWICK
In the wake of the state capture scandal still haunting the South African Revenue Service (Sars), taxpayers are looking for an alternative to paying tax to a government that appears to be mismanaging the funds... Read
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DION CHANG, KHUMO THEKO
The year 2020 is seen as a landmark for various global policy and technology developments, even as the world struggles to recalibrate from the political, economic and socio-cultural upheavals of 2018... Read
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NASREEN SAUNDERS
On 9th January, Bitcoin - that mystically cryptic medium of exchange of invisible money (cryptocurrency) directly to another person (peer-to-peer) - turns 10... Read
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CRAIG FREER
The addressable market opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) in South Africa is predicted to grow to R24.5bn by 2021... Read
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JUSTIN MCCARTHY
Since the advent of the decentralised blockchain in 2009, ingeniously invented by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, fintech has bloomed... Read
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Aon's Talent, Rewards and Performance white paper, Unlocking the power in your people, emphasises that the digital talent gap is not a challenge left for future chief human resource officers... Read
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