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 | MASI MTSHALI Counterfeiting is already a billion-dollar global problem, but the Covid-19 health crisis is making it worse. Specifically, opportunistic counterfeiters are taking advantage of the pandemic to market and distribute fake essential products - spurred on by increased demand and perceived shortages of essential goods... read |
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| |  | JOHAN BOTES Women are unable to escape disparate treatment in the workplace, with even the current global pandemic causing greater upheaval for them compared to their male counterparts... Read |  | |
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| Environmental Law |
 | The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has invited public comments on draft Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGs)... Read |
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| Intellectual Property Law |
 | NICOLE HAWORTH A geographical indication is defined in the TRIPS Agreement as an indicator that identifies a particular product as originating from a particular region or locality... Read |
| Labour Law |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa says Cabinet has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the Employment of Foreign Nationals... Read |
| Land & Property Law |
 | JAMES STENT The City of Cape Town's Anti-Land Invasion Unit (ALIU) will not be allowed to evict people or demolish their structures, whether occupied or unoccupied, without a court order while the country remains in a state of national disaster... Read |
 | JAMES STENT Judges Patrick Gamble and Monde Samela have ruled in favour of housing activists in the landmark Tafelberg case... Read |
| Legislation |
 | TIISETSO RABOLAO AND KIRSTY GIBSON On 20 August 2020, the Minister of Employment and Labour in South Africa published the Draft Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (Draft Code), for public comment... Read |
 | KELELLO NKADIMENG The Twin Peaks regulatory model (Twins Peaks) was implemented in April of 2018, fundamentally changing the South African financial regulatory system into two regulatory streams... Read |
| Tax Law |
 | JOON CHONG AND KAREN MILLER The unusual business conditions of the Covid-19 outbreak will require a more flexible approach from tax authorities when analysing transfer pricing in the 2020 year of assessment... Read |
 | The National Assembly has passed the Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill and the Disaster Management Tax Relief Administration Bill... Read |
 | VIRUSHA SUBBAN AND PRENISHA GOVENDER Due to the lockdown restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in South Africa, the National Treasury implemented a deferment of excise duties for excise compliant businesses... Read |
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 | Africa needs to do a better job of attracting exploration investment as the global competition increases... Read |
 | Letlhogonolo Thobejane travels across the continent overseeing restaurant operations and contributing to the success of the KFC brand in Africa... Read |
 | AMROTE ABDELLA Africa faces many challenges on its path to becoming a global economic competitor. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Africa's development can either be a massive barrier to advancement - or, the spark that lights the fire... Read |
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 | The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has resumed payments for the Covid-19 temporary employee/employer relief scheme (TERS) after it was suspended... Read |
 | CHRISTELLE MARAIS Since the Brundtland Commission coined the phrase "sustainable development" in the late eighties, sustainability has had a bad rap... Read |
 | It's officially happening. Telkom is discontinuing its copper line based ADSL services... Read |
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