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 | IAN JACOBSBERG SABC's licensing proposal involving Netflix, MultiChoice and DStv is the subject of some quite passionate debate and controversy. Measures are widely seen as a desperate attempt to address the SABC's dire financial plight without addressing the reasons that created it in the first place... Read |
| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | WENDY TEMBEDZA Many businesses are looking to conclude agreements by taking advantage of technology platforms that promise efficiency and cost-savings; including using smart contracts. Although the opportunities for smart contracts are vast - issues related to their legal validity and compatibility with growing data protection laws may create real stumbling blocks for their use... Read |
 | The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FCSA) has imposed a R161 million administrative penalty on former Steinhoff chief executive (CEO), Markus Johannes Jooste, for breaching sections of the Financial Markets Act... Read |
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 | A senior government official is among 11 suspects expected to appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court in connection with dubious land deals amounting to almost R124-million... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ABRAHAMS & GROSS The 2017/2018 South African Police Service Annual Crime statistics showed 86,160 instances of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs... Read |
| Intellectual Property Law |
 | JEANINE COETZER Let's say "Zoom" becomes a synonym for conducting online video meetings, regardless of the app used - or worse, it becomes a verb. In this way, Zoom will lose its distinctiveness. It will become a generic trade mark, and its owners won't be able to stop others from using "Zoom" to refer to online conferencing services... Read |
| Land & Property Law |
 | STEVE KRETZMANN In the latest battle over the planned mega-development at Observatory's River Club, the Heritage Western Cape Appeal Tribunal is being taken to court by the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works... Read |
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 | Chidi Nwaogu of Publiseer was named the "Big Winner" of the 2020 ITU Global Innovation Challenge by the International Telecommunications Union... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Matina Razafimahefa is the founder of SAYNA, an innovative edtech venture based in Madagascar, and a runner-up in the 2020 Anzisha Prize... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Katumba Jonathan Paul from Uganda is an entrepreneur, tech enthusiast and developer and CEO of Minute5. As a finalist in the 2020 Anzisha Prize, he shares more about the startup and what he would do if he wins... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE As a finalist in the 2020 Anzisha Prize, Agbor-Ebai Nenembou of Cameroon shares more about her startup, Supreme Sparkle, a multifaceted business that offers tailoring, salon and spa services... Read |
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 | There's good news for SA motorists as the Automobile Association says that the fuel price is set for a solid decrease in November. Here's what you need to know... Read |
 | HAYDN TOWNSEND Many consumers feel brands don't know them well enough to serve them in a way that makes them feel special. But when those brands know too much, can you trust them? Read |
 | Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, interviewed Lee Naik at the Alinea Innovation Master Class to find out South African businesses can use innovation to become more resilient and sustainable... Read |
 | The winners of this year's MTN Business App of the Year Awards have been announced. EasyEquities, an app for new and existing investors, took the top spot... Read |
 | AMIR SOHRABI Over the past few months, the entire globe has been through the largest proof-of-concept in working from home... Read |
 | Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) highlighted the many challenges South Africa faces in reigniting its economy beyond the Covid-19 crisis, but it was predictable in its promises, and light on detail... Read |
 | At the end of the 19th century, philanthropy was significantly transformed from being an ad hoc form of giving to meet a specific need for support or help, to a highly strategic, investment-based way of doing good, potentially in perpetuity... Read |
 | Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, interviewed Sylvester Chauke at the Alinea Innovation Master Class to find out South African businesses can use innovation to become more resilient and sustainable... Read |
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