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Investment act may clash with SADC treaty
Investment act may clash with SADC treaty
[Mark Allix] The country's Protection of Investment Act may not be in line with SA's commitments under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Finance and Investment... read


Commercial Law
Prasa files lawsuit to recoup money spent on locomotives
Prasa files lawsuit to recoup money spent on locomotives

Ernest Mabuza

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), which runs the MetroRail and Shosholoza Meyl services, has filed a lawsuit to recoup the money it has paid so far for 70 new locomotives meant to replace its part of its ageing fleet, the Mail & Guardian reported on Friday, 17 June 2016... read
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Casino industry body queries additional casino licence
On Friday 10 June 2016, in Government Gazette No 40058, the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies increased the maximum number of casino licences that may be granted in the country... read
Competition Law
SA introduces tough new anti-collusion measures
SA introduces tough new anti-collusion measures
Provisions in new laws that will see people found guilty of cartel conduct being fined up to R500,000 or imprisoned for up to 10 years came into effect on 9 June... read
Land & Property Law
Prescription for municipal charges explained
Prescription for municipal charges explained

Chantelle Gladwin & Rogan Heale

In light of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality's decision to unilaterally assess accounts and write off prescribed charges in relation to those accounts, we have been inundated with requests... read
Law Practice
Digital to transform court filing system
Digital to transform court filing system
To increase efficiencies, reduce costs and mitigate against the lost and stolen court documents in the South African legal system, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng called for the introduction of an electronic court filing system... read
Mediation: the art of crossing two bridges at the same time
Mediation: the art of crossing two bridges at the same time

Jonathan Sahli

Mediation is a facilitated negotiation in which a mutually acceptable third party attempts to facilitate the settlement of a dispute. It is a non-adversarial process, aimed at achieving consensus... read
Media & Entertainment Law
ZACR/DotAfrica - US court grants motion to dismiss
ZACR/DotAfrica - US court grants motion to dismiss
In the ongoing US court battle between the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) and DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA), a California court granted the ZACR's motion to dismiss all claims against it by DCA, in relation to DCA's ongoing attempts to stall the public availability of the .africa (dotAfrica) generic Top Level Domain (gTLD)... read
Ex-CEO Sedibe sues Safa for R5m
Ex-CEO Sedibe sues Safa for R5m
Former SA Football Association CEO Lesley Sedibe is suing the association for R5-million for defamation. The summons is said to have been served on Friday... read
Business
The magic of Virtual Reality (VR) and how it's going to impact our lives real soon...
The magic of Virtual Reality (VR) and how it's going to impact our lives real soon...

John Sanei

I was inspired by Elon Musk in his recent interview at the Code Conference, where he was saying that games in the next five years will be pretty much exactly like real life... read
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