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 | Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has assured Parliament that the department is conducting the requisite due diligence as it disburses Covid-19 TERS Benefits to avoid processing fraudulent claims. Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Terry Levin, creative director at Bizcommunity, shares her views of the current Covid-19 crisis and how the company is navigating these unusual times... Read |  | JORDAN RITTENBERRY As the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts lives and damages economies, society is looking to big business for leadership and solutions. So far, however, the private sector has not lived up to expectations, Edelman's most recent Trust Barometer data shows... Read |
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| Competition Law |
 | The Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal to conditionally approve the proposed transaction in which Gatsby SPV intends to acquire certain assets of the mobile network operator, Cell C... Read |
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 | NICOLE PAIGE, ASHFORD NYATSUMBA, MICHAEL DENENGA AND GITTE TRUTER News that Mauritius was added to the EU list of high-risk third countries on 7 May 2020 has understandably caused much consternation amongst fund managers who have fund structures and investment holding vehicles domiciled in Mauritius... Read |
 | JUANITA STEENEKAMP AND HAYLEY BARKER HOOGWERF, ISSUED BY SAICA This article serves as a reminder of the requirements contained in section 90 of the Companies Act that auditors should be cognisant of in accepting the appointment as an auditor of the business accounts of a legal practitioner... Read |
| Environmental Law |
 | NDUKUYAKHE NDLOVU Most developing countries face acute tensions between socio-economic development and environmental protection. Any opposition to proposed development, on environmental or heritage grounds, is seen as a threat to the creation of employment and the growth of the economy... Read |
| Land & Property Law |
 | Shack dwellers and homeless people who have erected a tent in Observatory, Cape Town, have obtained an urgent interim interdict that prevents the City from evicting them. The tent, home now to dozens of people, has been erected on the lawn in front of a vacated old age home, Arcadia House, owned by Cape Peninsula Organisation for the Aged (CPOA)... Read |
| Law Practice |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE Bruce Schubach, chief operating officer of Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, shares the his experience of the current Covid-19 crisis and how the law firm is navigating these unusual times... Read |
| Legislation |
 | EZRA PILLAY The Electronic Communication sector of South Africa has seen many changes to its legislative universe as well as important omissions. This includes the omission, likely as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, of the much-anticipated Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013, widely expected to be enacted on 1 April 2020... Read |
 | TANIA BROUGHTON In a victory for "invisible, undocumented children", unwed fathers will soon be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent... Read |
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 | KEYMANTHRI MOODLEY & ANITA KLEINSMIDT As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads around the world, there's been an outpouring of gratitude and support for healthcare professionals... Read |
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 | TANIA BROUGHTON The Free State High Court has ordered the provincial government to pay non-profit organisations caring for children, the frail and elderly, more than R120m in outstanding subsidies... Read |
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 | DR MAMPHELA RAMPHELE On this Africa Day 2020, we celebrate our resilience in the face of the disruptive Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | While some mining operations in the DRC have been able to continue production despite Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, experts agree that the country's mining industry faces a tough post-pandemic period... Read |
 | DONALD WAIGUMBULIZI Technology has the potential to fundamentally transform societies. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and broadband are becoming central to the societal developments around the world... Read |
 | ANTÓNIO GUTERRES As Covid-19 spreads across the continent, Africa has responded swiftly to the pandemic and, as of now, reported cases are lower than feared... Read |
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 | DOROS HADJIZENONOS Cyber threats do not rest and they continue to evolve and bad actors develop new attack techniques. Good cybersecurity hygiene requires more than a strong password to avoid compromise. Read |
 | In the face of severe socio-economic realities, what can organisations do to protect and empower our vulnerable communities? Read |
 | HOWARD FELDMAN It is somewhat disappointing that the government have not legislated behavior on "Zoom" calls... Read |
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