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RISHAL BIPRAJ
Amendments to the Competition Act were published in the Government Gazette in February 2019. These are, however, not yet in force pending the publication of a date to be proclaimed by the President. Some of the more prominent changes to the Act are as follows... read
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On 11 June 2019, the Botswana High Court ruled in favour of the case of LM vs the Attorney General of Botswana that challenged the constitutionality of the Botswana Penal Code, which criminalised same-sex sexual conduct between consenting adults...read
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CHRISTOPHER MURRER AND DEAN JOFFE
During a speech at Consenus 2019, Sigal Mandelker, the US Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, reiterated the projection that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will adopt international standards for cryptocurrency-based services in June 2019...read
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FIONA LEPPAN AND MAYSON PETLA
According to the International Labour Organisation, there is an estimated 1.1 million domestic employees in South Africa working in private households...read
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has received a notice from the Public Protector that he is being investigated for violating the Executive Ethics Code... Read
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Consumer Law
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The North West consumer court has ordered the closure of the Rock of Springs SA College in Mahikeng... Read
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission has referred its findings into the irregular awarding of a tender at an Eskom power station to the minister of public enterprises and director general of National Treasury. Read
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ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS
A new law and policy forecasting report takes a fascinating look at the potential legal implications of our rapidly evolving "reputation economy", in which social standing is increasingly managed in the manner of a commodity or tradable currency... Read
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ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS
The single biggest negative factor that could potentially arise from an organisation's relationship with its third-parties is risk... Read
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ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS
Sometimes procurement professionals can be caught with their hand in the cookie jar, mixing business with pleasure to the detriment of their employers... Read
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Land & Property Law
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ANDREW SCHAEFER
The Property Practitioners Act now just needs the president's signature to come into effect, and when it does it will bring about many significant changes in South Africa's property sector... Read
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Legislation
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has gazetted municipal cost containment regulations, which National Treasury says are aimed at ensuring that the resources of municipalities and municipal entities are used effectively, efficiently and economically... Read
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The Tourism Amendment Bill represents a legally and economically unjustifiable intervention in the private and commercial affairs of ordinary South Africans, the Rule of Law Project has said in a statement... Read
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Disruptors and innovative businesses are using technology, among other innovations, to expand into territories previously fraught with countless barriers to entry.... Read
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The African Development Bank Annual Meetings concluded with consensus on ways to fast-track regional integration... Read
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"To integrate Africa, bring down the walls," African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina urged at the 2019 AfDB Annual Meetings Open in Malabo... Read
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ANDREW SKIPPER
Africa can take advantage of the modern 'Scramble for Africa' as Brexit and the ratification of AfCFTA come into play... Read
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It is crucial for African organisations and governments to understand the dynamic and significant role that information and communication technologies play in enhancing competitiveness... Read
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An ongoing partnership between Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) and local non-profit organisation Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) has proved invaluable to the development and upliftment of youth... Read
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A new application round has opened for the R12.8-million CDI Growth Fund to boost SME growth and job creation... Read
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Opera has released its State of Mobile Web 2019, giving a detailed insight into the African digital landscape... Read
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