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Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce
End in sight for silicosis case?
[Pete Lewis/GroundUp] Anglo American and Gold Fields may settle with miners and their families... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
North West to hold timeshare public hearings
North West to hold timeshare public hearings
The National Consumer Commission has begun public hearings into the timeshare industry in Mahikeng in the North West... read
SIU to probe Correctional Services, IDT
SIU to probe Correctional Services, IDT
President Jacob Zuma has authorised the Special Investigating Unit to investigate procurement matters at the Department of Correctional Services and the Independent Development Trust... read
Anti-bribery and corruption policies must comply with international requirements
Anti-bribery and corruption policies must comply with international requirements
Private companies are not immune to the risk of becoming involved in allegations of bribery and dishonest dealings, as can be seen from recent scandals and accusations. Therefore, they must adequately prevent such reputational damage... read
SA construction firms urged to join international debate on new engineering contract
SA construction firms urged to join international debate on new engineering contract
The first NEC contract, known as the ‘New Engineering Contract' - was published in 1993. The NEC3 suite of contracts was updated in 2013 and the London-based organisation has now released the consultation draft of the new NEC4 Alliance Contract... read
Cyber Law
Cleo Becker, regional counsel, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey and Israel for Hitachi Data Systems. Photo:
Navigating through data-focused legislation

Cleo Becker

Besides being able to unlock the value of their data, businesses also have to remain compliant with the multiple pieces of data-focused legislation... read
Environmental Law
Small law changes have huge impact on mining and oil & gas industries
Small law changes have huge impact on mining and oil & gas industries

Hillary Botha, Tamzyn Cooper, Garyn Rapson

Financial provisioning holds mining and petroleum companies responsible for the rehabilitation of the environment impacted by their operations... read
Labour Law
Economic downturn sparks more restraint cases
Economic downturn sparks more restraint cases

Nicholas Preston and Prinoleen Naidoo

During these tough economic times, employers cannot afford to have their star employees approached by fellow competitors... read
Land & Property Law
Dealing with tenants' abandoned belongings
Dealing with tenants' abandoned belongings

Anja van Wijk and Chantelle Gladwin-Wood

Until a tenant vacates the property voluntarily or the sheriff removes the tenant from the property in terms of an eviction order, the landlord is not entitled to access the property or ‘retake possession thereof' without the tenant's consent... read
Legislation
Credit life insurance regulations now in effect
Credit life insurance regulations now in effect
The final credit life insurance regulations came into effect on 9 August 2017... read
Law 'required over unclaimed pensions'
Law 'required over unclaimed pensions'
Legislation is needed to compel pension fund administrators to increase efforts to trace beneficiaries and pay out billions of rand in unclaimed funds... read
Minister Zwane: Chamber of Mines consulted on Mining Charter
Minister Zwane: Chamber of Mines consulted on Mining Charter
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane says the Chamber of Mines was consulted on the draft of the Mining Charter... read
Media & Entertainment Law
Copyright Amendment Bill discrepancies could lead to costly litigation
Copyright Amendment Bill discrepancies could lead to costly litigation
The public hearings on the proposed amendments to the South African Copyright Act of 1978 have indicted that considerable thought is needed before the proposed Bill can become workable and enforceable in a modern digital economy... read
Medical Law
Are the demarcation regulations unconstitutional?
Are the demarcation regulations unconstitutional?
A consequence of the demarcation regulations coming into force is that up to two million policyholders using insurance products to access healthcare are now uninsured... read
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