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New sectional title regulations leave owners, agents confused
New sectional title regulations leave owners, agents confused
The Sectional Title Schemes Management Act (STSMA), which came into operation on 7 October 2016, has left many sectional title owners and managing agents confused, according to SAICA... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
SASSA to approach ConCourt over social grants contract extension
SASSA to approach ConCourt over social grants contract extension
The South African Social Security Agency says it will approach the Constitutional Court to ask for permission to validate and extend the contract of a company it currently uses to pay grants to millions of South Africans... read
Criminal Law
Seven tips for combatting white-collar crime
Seven tips for combatting white-collar crime
White-collar crime costs the South African economy a huge amount every year. One expert puts the figure at R930 million a year, and poor conviction rates are estimated to be driving a 50% rise in this kind of crime... read
Human trafficking suspects to appear in court
Human trafficking suspects to appear in court
Five suspects arrested for human trafficking are set to appear before the Newcastle Magistrate's Court this morning... read
Environmental Law
Before and after: a field in Motherwell covered in rubbish a few weeks ago (left), and the same field (from a different position) on 2 February (right). Photos: Joseph Chirume
PE municipality clears hazardous rubbish dumps

Joseph Chirume

Garbage in Motherwell removed following GroundUp report... read
Wildlife in peril as poachers' net spreads
Wildlife in peril as poachers' net spreads
As the war rages against rhino poachers, experts are warning about the dangers faced by other animals to meet local and international demand for products... read
Immigration & Citizenship Law
Clearing up the confusion: What travellers between SA and New Zealand need to know
Clearing up the confusion: What travellers between SA and New Zealand need to know

Stefanie De Saude

New visa regulations have come into effect for travellers from New Zealand to South Africa and vice versa, causing confusion and concern. Immigration and citizenship law specialist Stefanie De Saude clarifies matters... read
Labour Law
Are automatic termination clauses valid or not?
Are automatic termination clauses valid or not?

Gillian Lumb and Anli Bezuidenhout

There are many instances in which an employee's continued employment is dependent upon the requirements of a client of the employer... read
More migrant worker checks
More migrant worker checks

Karl Gernetzky

The Department of Home Affairs is set to increase its inspection of the sectors that employ large numbers of migrants... read
Land & Property Law
Are companies in business rescue protected from eviction?
Are companies in business rescue protected from eviction?

Maike Gohl and Charlotte Clarke

This article examines the case of Kythera Court v Le Rendez-Vous Cafe CC and Another 2016, which deals with the eviction of a close corporation undergoing business rescue proceedings in terms of s129 of the Companies Act, 71 of 2008 (the Act). read
What are landlord vs. lessee rights during sale of tenanted property?
What are landlord vs. lessee rights during sale of tenanted property?
Tenant rights and obligations are not automatically forfeited when a landlord puts their property up for sale... read
Photo: Noah Schermbrucker
Building rules and regulations work against Cape Town's poor

Noah Schermbrucker

We must challenge planning and land use management if we want a more equal city... read
When is your rent due?
When is your rent due?

Chantelle Gladwin-Wood and Jan-Harm Swanepoel

Tenants have a particular responsibility when it comes to the payment of their rent, and failure to do so can be regarded as a breach of contract... read
By Ollem lins –
The ins and outs of a usufruct

Adrian Goslett

The definition of a usufruct is a legal right given by an owner to someone who is not the owner, to use the owner's property for a certain period, usually for the remainder of that person's life... read
Legislation
Photo credit: Roy Potterill
Patents and access to medicine

Nicci Botha

Rights activist group, Fix the patent laws, is taking a stand to get the South African law on medicine patents changed... read
International
Japan court rejects 'right to be forgotten' on Google
Japan court rejects 'right to be forgotten' on Google
Japan's Supreme Court has rejected a man's demand that news search results of his arrest on sex charges be deleted from Google, ruling that to do so would violate freedom of expression... read
EU Commission defends Apple tax ruling
EU Commission defends Apple tax ruling
The EU's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday defended a landmark decision that US tech giant Apple should pay billions in back-taxes to Ireland... read
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Business
How workspace design can affect the bottomline
How workspace design can affect the bottomline
According to Hassan Shaikh, founder of Revolve, a specialist corporate and retail interior design strategy agency, SA companies are getting workspace design wrong... read
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