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Businesses in South Africa should consider whether the coronavirus outbreak may affect their commercial contracts and if so, which steps they can take to minimise their risk and exposure...read
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BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES
An employee is entitled, at any time in an employment relationship, to resign and walk away from his employer...read
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AMINA YUDA
In February, the High Court confirmed that the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) applies to section 37C decisions on the distribution of death benefits made by the boards of retirement funds under the Pension Funds Act...read
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JOHAN OLIVIER, KATE COLLIER, LIZLE LOUW, AND SHANE JOHNSON
Following confirmation of SA's first case of the coronavirus (Covid-19), there is a strong likelihood that there will be other cases of Covid-19 across the country. Naturally, employers will need to bear in mind various employment and health and safety considerations to manage the risk of Covid-19 in the workplace... Read
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Competition Law
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The draft Right2Repair guidelines currently being finalised by the Competition Commission were always bound to provoke opposition from vested interests, citing issues varying from safety concerns to job losses... Read
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The Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) has dismissed an interim application by the African People Mover (APM), a bus company which sought interim relief from paying access costs at the Park Station bus facility... Read
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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While macroeconomic factors such as continued political turbulence and widespread fiscal uncertainty have undeniably impacted dealmaking across the globe, deal flow has by no means come to a halt. Rather, the challenging commercial environment has served as a catalyst for innovation, resulting in an evolution of dealmaking that requires greater agility and flexibility than ever before... Read
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Labour Law
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The Labour Court has ruled that the 24-hour shift agreement and standby allowance afforded to Cape Town firefighters is valid and binding until such time as a new collective agreement has been concluded by all parties involved... Read
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Law Practice
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Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, has appointed Patrick Setshedi as the Acting Executive Director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)... Read
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Legislation
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Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the passing of the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill by the National Assembly, in Parliament, on Monday... Read
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CLEA RAWLINS
The collection and use of personal information in private estates and gated communities in South Africa is common. Visitors are often required to provide personal information to security companies... Read
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Public Liability
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Parktown Boys High School educators, together with the Nyati Bush Camp, have been found liable in the death of Enock Mpianzi in what Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has described as a "damning report"... Read
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With a young and growing population, studies show that by 2075 the African continent will have some of the largest mega cities in the world... Read
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A newly launched report identifies African companies as market creating innovators... Read
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JØRGEN ARNESEN
During SONA 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced increased efforts to reduce the price of South Africa's pre-paid monthly data bundles... Read
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CAYLE SHARROCK
It's 2020, and we're still in hype overdrive about blockchain... Read
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SAMANTHA NAIDOO
African telco operators face a landmark five-year period as they strive to reimagine their business models and build new capabilities that will ensure their future success... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Adopting and adapting to digital is more important now than ever before... Read
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HOWARD FELDMAN
On first blush, there is ample reason to be miserable. The economic data recently released has once again confirmed that South Africa is in a recession... Read
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THOLO MAKHAOLA
Land must be released for property development in order to drive investment and transformation... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
While many parts of the developed world are fixated on speculative activity in the crypto-economy, people in Africa are teaching us about the true use cases of bitcoin... Read
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