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Estate duty abatements need overhaul
Estate duty abatements need overhaul
[Graeme Palmer] In its second report on estate duty, the Davis Tax Committee makes recommendations regarding tax on estates and trusts, especially inter-spouse and primary abatements... read
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Court dismisses leave to appeal application by Lotto licence challenger Gidani
Court dismisses leave to appeal application by Lotto licence challenger Gidani
The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed Lotto licence challenger Gidani's leave to appeal application with costs, according to rival Ithuba... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
US insurer ordered to defend prescription drug lawsuit
US insurer ordered to defend prescription drug lawsuit

Sharon Snell

Lawsuits by US states to hold pharmaceutical companies liable for their costs of dealing with prescription drug abuse is on the rise... read
Judgment on poultry meat regulations welcomed
Judgment on poultry meat regulations welcomed
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has welcomed the judgment in the case brought by the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) against poultry meat regulations... read
Criminal Law
Eight arrested in NMMU fees protest
Eight arrested in NMMU fees protest

Amir Chetty

Eight Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) students were arrested in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, 21 September 2016... read
Environmental Law
#CITES: 'Disrupt wildlife trade'
#CITES: 'Disrupt wildlife trade'

Claire Keeton

Every person in the illegal wildlife trade in South Africa should be treated as an organised criminal... read
Tyre levy postponed to 2017
Tyre levy postponed to 2017
National Treasury has postponed to 2017 the implementation date of the environmental tyre levy that was meant to come into effect in October 2016... read
Labour Law
Union resists bid to give Motsoeneng new job
Union resists bid to give Motsoeneng new job

Bekezela Phakathi

The Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) has vowed to challenge any decision to keep Hlaudi Motsoeneng at the SABC as the board of the public broadcaster scrambles to keep him in his position. read
Mining houses granted leave to appeal in class action
Mining houses granted leave to appeal in class action
Occupational Lung Disease Working Group members have leave to appeal against all aspects of the silicosis class action judgement delivered earlier this year... read
Land & Property Law
Land Rights Act declared invalid by Constitutional Court
Land Rights Act declared invalid by Constitutional Court

Issued by Private Property

New land claims have been put on ice for now after the Constitutional Court declared the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act of 2014 invalid... read
Court ends Sanral toll plans in Cape
Court ends Sanral toll plans in Cape

Bekezela Phakathi

A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling which invalidated the Sanral's plans to toll the N1 and N2 in the Western Cape, has added to the agency's tolling woes... read
Tax Law
Treasury heeds public concern over tax laws
Treasury heeds public concern over tax laws

Linda Ensor

The Treasury has made far-reaching concessions on the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and the draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill after public hearings highlighted the concerns of tax experts and other stakeholders... read
Treasury considers squeezing taxes out of fruit juice
Treasury considers squeezing taxes out of fruit juice

Asha Speckman

The Treasury might include 100% fruit juices in a proposal to tax sugary drinks in South Africa, an official said on Monday, 19 September 2016. read
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