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Should minors be identified after turning 18?
Should minors be identified after turning 18?
[Joan van Niekerk] The Northern Gauteng High Court recently ruled that all child offenders, victims and witnesses may be identified once they have turned 18... read
Legal
Disruption brings transformation to legal services
Disruption brings transformation to legal services
The progressively borderless business world and how it requires creative ways to manage global mega-trends, the impact of these trends and the resulting disruption to legal business models were under discussion this week... read
Hair incident a human rights issue at schools
Hair incident a human rights issue at schools
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the hair issue at Windsor House Academy is a human rights issue and the department takes allegations of racism very seriously... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Issued by Topco Media

What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference... read
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Competition Law
Tribunal confirms DStv division's settlement for collusion
Tribunal confirms DStv division's settlement for collusion

Pericles Anetos

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed a R180m settlement that a division of DStv will have to pay after admitting to colluding with media groups on pricing, discounts and payment terms for advertising space... read
Icasa looks to ease number porting rules
Icasa looks to ease number porting rules
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) plans to review the number portability regulations to make it easier for consumers to switch networks... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
Three steps to defending yourself against white collar crime charges
Three steps to defending yourself against white collar crime charges

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

Because the motivation behind this kind of crime is financial - money laundering, fraud, tax evasion and the likes - getting charged with a white collar crime is pretty serious... read
M&A deals in Africa drop this quarter with South African political uncertainty
M&A deals in Africa drop this quarter with South African political uncertainty
The latest quarterly Cross-border M&A Index shows that there were 17 inbound M&A deals in Africa in Q2 of 2017. The 17 inbound deals reflect a 48% drop from 33 deals in Q2 2016... read
Criminal Law
Improved safety for border-lying communities
Improved safety for border-lying communities
The police's Operation Vala Madi is making headway in preventing cross-border crimes in Limpopo, with two smuggling suspects recently arrested... read
Environmental Law
Woman held at SA airport for rhino horn smuggling
Woman held at SA airport for rhino horn smuggling
South African police on Wednesday, 26 July, arrested a 24-year-old woman with 20kg of rhino horn before boarding a flight bound for Hong Kong, a spokesman said... read
Labour Law
Teacher fired for racism
Teacher fired for racism
An educator found guilty of three serious charges including racism has been fired from his position at St John's College in Johannesburg... read
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Anglo sets aside $101m for silicosis claims
Anglo American has set aside $101m to cover potential damages for former South African staff who contracted the fatal lung disease silicosis at work... read
SANParks employees take to the streets
SANParks employees take to the streets
SANParks management confirmed that a number of employees, who are members of the Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of South Africa, have abandoned their work stations in different divisions in the Parks... read
NHLS proposes revised salary offer
NHLS proposes revised salary offer
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) says its board has proposed a revised salary offer to unions... read
Land & Property Law
Amended legislation could see landlords liable for VAT on leasehold improvements affected by tenants
Amended legislation could see landlords liable for VAT on leasehold improvements affected by tenants
The 2017 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and Draft Tax Administration Amendment Bill were recently released for comment... read
Pexels
Land expropriation without compensation: Possible impact on the South African agricultural economy

Hamlet Hlomendlini and Pusho Makgolane

Land expropriation without compensation may fast-track land transfer to previously disadvantaged people, but it will also seriously damage the agricultural sector and lead to economic collapse... read
Picture: Eden Project/Tamsyn William
Mining closures are all about planning
Coupled with the global movement of protecting the environment and leaving communities better off, mine closure is a complex process rather than a single event... read
Land reform remains a divisive subject 23 years after democracy in South Africa. Filckr
A 10-point plan to accelerate orderly land reform in South Africa

Professor Quinton Johnson

A more than 365-year history of colonialism and apartheid have indelibly affected land, heritage and human rights in South Africa... read
Law Practice
Ethiopian law firm partners with BonelliErede
Ethiopian law firm partners with BonelliErede
International law firm BonelliErede has signed an exclusive partnership with leading Ethiopian law firm Tameru Wondm Agegnehu to encourage inward investment by Italian and international business looking for commercial opportunities in Ethiopia... read
Acting Judge of Constitutional Court appointed
Acting Judge of Constitutional Court appointed
President Jacob Zuma has appointed Justice Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane as Acting Judge of the Constitutional Court until 30 December 2017... read
Minister Brown backs Eskom investigation
Minister Brown backs Eskom investigation
A thorough investigation is the only way to lift the cloud shrouding State-owned enterprises stemming from allegations of State capture, says Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown... read
Legislation
Government looks at amending law to accommodate e-hailing services
Government looks at amending law to accommodate e-hailing services
The government has taken an initiative to amend the National Land Transport Act in an effort to accommodate e-hailing services which include Uber, Zebra, and Taxify... read
SAPS appeals court judgment on firearm renewals
SAPS appeals court judgment on firearm renewals
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has filed a notice of appeal with the Constitutional Court in relation to the judgment on firearm renewals... read
Mining Charter: Where to from here?
Mining Charter: Where to from here?
The new Mining Charter is on ice until the outcome of an urgent application for an interdict by the Chamber of Mines... read
ConCourt rules Diamond Act constitutional
ConCourt rules Diamond Act constitutional
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has welcomed a ruling which states that section 20A of the Diamonds Act, 1986 (as amended) is not unconstitutional... read
Media & Entertainment Law
South African Copyright Alliance voices concerns over proposed Copyright Amendment Bill
South African Copyright Alliance voices concerns over proposed Copyright Amendment Bill
The South African Copyright Alliance has written to the parliamentary portfolio committee on trade and industry on the provisions in the proposed Copyright Amendment Bill that, they believe, undermine creators' copyright... read
Medical Law
Five years for careless doctor
Five years for careless doctor

SIBONGILE MASHABA

Emalahleni gynaecologist Danie van der Walt was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail for culpable homicide after one of his patients died after giving birth... read
Tax Law
Call for review of foreign trusts bill
Call for review of foreign trusts bill

Hanna Ziady

Proposals contained in a draft bill to change the tax treatment of foreign trusts held by South Africans are aggressive and should be reconsidered, says Andrew Wellsted, director at Norton Rose Fulbright... read
Business
Rene Miles, managing director at Novare Investments
#WomensMonth: Making your mark in financial services

Rene Miles

Certain stereotypes associated with the financial services industry remain true - it's still male dominated, men earn more than their female counterparts and women aren't adequately represented in senior leadership positions... read
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