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| Competition Law |
 | The Competition Commission has signed a consent agreement with Pick n Pay to eliminate exclusive leases in shopping malls... Read |
| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | Fronting - the misrepresentation of black economic empowerment status and the falsification of certificates - will come to the fore at the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission webinar today... Read |
 | JOHN BELL, RUI LOPES AND BRITTANY DODDS Arbitration is often viewed as a better suited forum than litigation to make use of when a dispute arises. However, not all parties are swayed by this appeal, as was the case in the recent decision of Delta (Pty) Ltd v Blakey Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others... Read |
| Criminal Law |
 | Labour and Employment Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says 11 people have been arrested as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) intensified its probe to nab those accused of benefiting from illegal UIF Covid-19 TERS payments... Read |
 | MARY-ANNE GONTSANA At least 92 cases were struck off the court roll due to inefficiencies by the South African Police Service (SAPS) between July and September this year. With 66 of the 92 cases related to domestic violence, femicide or gender-based violence (GBV)... Read |
| Land & Property Law |
 | The economic impact of Covid-19 has seen many small business owners around the world terminating their leases at shopping centres and office buildings and seeking more affordable options, including working from their homes... Read |
 | Not much time is left for community housing schemes to comply with the POPI Act. Andrew Schaefer, MD of Trafalgar, explains how the newly-introduced sections of the Act affect sectional title schemes... Read |
| Law of Succession |
 | BRANDON GARBUTT, ISSUED BY CAPITAL LEGACY One of the first steps to planning your legacy is pausing your busyness to draft your Last Will and Testament... Read |
| Legislation |
 | Covid-19 and the ensuing national lockdown has had a dramatic effect on all spheres of South African society, but small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - especially those in the service sector - have been particularly hard hit... Read |
 | The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed the Social Assistance Amendment Bill during its plenary sitting on Thursday... Read |
| Media & Entertainment Law |
 | PETER GREALY, NOZIPHO MNGOMEZULU, KARL BLOM AND WENDY TEMBEDZA The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) released a White Paper containing a framework for the provision of audio and audio-visual content services on 9 October 2020. The DCDT invites interested parties to comment on the proposals outlined in the White Paper by 30 November 2020... Read |
| Public Liability |
 | Each year, defective everyday products such as smart phones, household appliances, cars, baby cribs and toys cause disease, injury and death... Read |
| Tax Law |
 | ANDREW GILDER The very first period for filing of carbon tax returns opened on 1 October 2020, and will close on 29 October, at 3pm, after which penalties for late submissions will apply. During that limited timeframe, carbon taxpayers are required to file their initial environmental levy (carbon tax) accounts and pay carbon tax on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 1 June and 31 December 2019... Read |
 | GRAEME PALMER The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is empowered by section 40 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011 (TAA) to select a taxpayer for audit... Read |
 | DR ALBERTUS MARAIS A number of actions may lead to taxpayers being held criminally liable, with recent proposed tax changes raising the stakes significantly for taxpayers who may now get caught in the criminal net... Read |
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 | RACHEL NDIRANGU & ROSEMARIE MUGANDA-ONYANDO Since the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed on the continent in February 2020, the response, led by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been commendable. Governments moved quickly to institute public health measures to curb its spread... Read |
 | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced plans to hold its sixth Annual Conference and Awards from 2-3 December 2020... Read |
 | MISHECK MUTIZE A number of African countries have recently been decisions by credit rating agencies. Some have raised objections that the rating agencies lack understanding of their economic environment... Read |
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 | These are the highlights of Michael Heyink's talk at the SingularityU South Africa 2020 Summit... Read |
 | LISE KORSTEN Concern has been growing about safety issues related to hand sanitisers, and South Africa has been behind the curve in putting in place measures to ensure products are safe... Read |
 | Conventional wisdom holds that you should never do business with family and friends... Read |
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