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 | LIZLE LOUW Once South Africa's Covid-19 vaccine rollout gets off the ground, mining companies will be important centres for distribution, but they will have to be circumspect in imposing vaccines on their employees... Read |
| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | In view of the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, parties who commission work (employers) may be faced with time and additional money... Read |
 | On 9 February 2021, the Western Cape High Court delivered an important judgement for all activists and NGOs who find themselves on the receiving end of powerful corporations trying to throw their weight around... Read |
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 | JAMES STENT In a decision that vindicates Martha Ngoye, an arbitrator has ordered SA Fence and Gate to pay back the money... Read |
 | RUI LOPES I am a firm believer that anti-corruption compliance and social justice are synonymous with one another. And when we address the crimes of bribery and corruption, we have to ask; do bribery and corruption speak to the collective welfare of the state and, in turn, make an impact on social justice? Read |
 | Steinhoff said former auditor Deloitte has agreed to pay $85mn to certain claimants as part of the retailer's proposed $1bn global lawsuit settlement... Read |
| Environmental Law |
 | PAULA-ANNE NOVOTNY, JONATHAN VEERAN, GILLIAN NIVEN & KATE COLLIER Environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance confirmed its entrenched position at Mining Indaba Virtual 2021... Read |
 | ODETTE GELDENHUYS A recent High Court judgment confirmed the importance of public dialogue and debate in a healthy democracy... Read |
| Labour Law |
 | JACQUES VAN WYK AND ANDRE VAN HEERDEN In the case of Trendy Greenies (Pty) Ltd t/a Sorbet George v De Bruyn and others [2020], the Labour Court had to determine the definition of "radius" when used as a method of measuring distance in a restraint of trade agreement... Read |
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 | BRANDON GARBUTT, ISSUED BY CAPITAL LEGACY This Valentine's Day, when you're running around last minute buying over-priced red roses and foil-wrapped, heart-shaped chocolates to show your loved ones you haven't forgotten about them, stop for a moment and consider what it means to really give your heart away to someone who is literally dying waiting for it... Read |
| Law Practice |
 | The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has congratulated Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza's on his appointment as a member of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights... Read |
| Legislation |
 | The Information Regulator is in support of key amendments to South Africa's Electoral Laws Amendment Bill, which will allow the voters' roll to continue to be accessed by the public... Read |
| Medical Law |
 | ANDY GRAY National medicines regulatory authorities are gatekeepers that protect the public from unnecessary harm from health products. They do so in the best tradition of the injunction to "do no harm"... Read |
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 | Mastercard Foundation and African Leadership Academy call on young African entrepreneurs to join the Anzisha Prize Fellowship program... Read |
 | MATTHEW LAROTONDA After a year in which coronavirus restrictions caused a slump in diamond exports, Botswana's president said on Thursday that the country needs to diversify its economy... Read |
 | TOLU OYEKAN The spread of Covid-19 in many African countries has been more contained and the death toll slightly reduced than some had expected in 2020. Experts have predicted that the economic fallout of the pandemic for Africans will be different... Read |
 | KEYMANTHRI MOODLEY & THERESA ROSSOUW Covid-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it's clear that distribution is not symmetrical... Read |
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 | JASON SZEP, JOSEPH TANFANI AND PETER EISLER Manhattan prosecutors probing Trump's real estate business for possible insurance and tax fraud have stepped up witness interviews... Read |
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 | Following a year of pandemic and lockdowns, South African employees and companies are looking ahead to the annual Budget Speech on 24 February with a sense of foreboding... Read |
 | DES MULLER The recent spate of anti-nuclear media coverage coincides with the Nersa's public consultation process on procuring 2,500MW of nuclear energy... Read |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the progress of the country's infrastructure plan to stimulate the economy and promote growth during his State of the Nation Address (Sona), which includes smart cities... Read |
 | SEAN SANDERS In the early 1990s, when the internet was still in its infancy, there was some hesitation in adopting this new and unfamiliar technology with limited use in our personal and work lives... Read |
 | Irrespective of potential economic risks to the country, the ANC's primary voter base - the approximately 25.6-million rural voters, many dependent on social grants - is the government's focus... Read |
 | According to the latest PwC Net Zero Economy Index, a decarbonisation rate of 11.7% per annum is now required to keep... Read |
 | PATRICIA WILLIAMS In the 2020 budget tax proposals, it was stated that "substantial tax increases are unlikely to be effective... New tax increases at this time could harm the economy's ability to recover"... Read |
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