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Mervyn King
Long live the King
[Nicci Botha] Despite the King code, many firms are having their ethics questioned as the Gupta email saga unfolds... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
SAA's procurement policy illegal - lawyers
SAA's procurement policy illegal - lawyers

Xolisa Phillip

SAA's procurement policy, which sets aside 30% to small businesses, is illegal and will expose the airline to legal action by suppliers according to a legal opinion obtained by the national carrier... read
Amendment to Liquor Products Act widely welcomed
Amendment to Liquor Products Act widely welcomed

Bekezela Phakathi

The Liquor Products Amendment Bill has been widely welcomed by alcohol industry players who say it will go a long way to curbing illicit trade... read
Environmental Law
Waste bosses appear over pong
Waste bosses appear over pong

Jeff Wicks

Four senior managers at embattled waste management firm EnviroServ have been charged in their personal capacity over the odour emanating from the Shongweni landfill site outside Durban... read
South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction
South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction
A South African court on Sunday, 20 August, gave the go-ahead for an online auction of rhino horns that has outraged conservationists... read
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Leopard killer faces charges for shooting predator on reserve

Gareth Wilson

The man who shot dead a leopard in what was claimed to be self-defence on a hunting farm outside Grahamstown will be criminally charged for allegedly hunting the animal... read
Labour Law
SA minister quits over women's assault claims
SA minister quits over women's assault claims
South Africa's deputy higher education minister Mduduzi Manana resigned on Saturday over accusations that he physically assaulted two women at a Johannesburg nightclub... read
More Eskom managers in firing line over R1.6bn deal
More Eskom managers in firing line over R1.6bn deal

Stephan Hofstatter and Sikonathi Mantshantsha

An investigation into irregularities costing Eskom billions of rand and triggering the suspension of chief financial officer Anoj Singh in July could lead to the suspension of five more senior managers... read
The importance of strategic policies when dealing with racism
The importance of strategic policies when dealing with racism
Strata-G Labour Solutions advises companies, including schools, to make sure they adopt appropriate strategies and implement relevant policies in order to identify and eliminate racism in the workplace... read
Johan Botes
Varying decisions on bargaining agreements and cancellations

Johan Botes

A curious statutory effect of collective agreements is that a collective bargaining agreement amends the contracts of employment of individual employees... read
Land & Property Law
Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa
Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa
Influential women from across Africa shared their findings on land policy initiatives, including women's rights to own land... read
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Developer fined R1.6m for non-compliance
The NHBRC Disciplinary Committee has imposed a fine of R1.6m on a developer after failing to enrol residential units which were under construction at Elarduspark in Gauteng... read
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Land audit still not completed
The land-reform programme has generally been tardy, which has created uncertainty in the agricultural sector. The biggest challenge for the land reform programme remained... read
Law Practice
Goodwood gets new Municipal Court
Goodwood gets new Municipal Court
The Goodwood Municipal Court, having been demolished last year as part of the precinct upgrade, was reopened officially on 18 August 2017... read
Boris Dzhingarov
Business mistakes too many law firms make

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

Being a really good attorney does not mean that you are a highly talented businessman or entrepreneur. This is something that is really important to understand since there is a pretty large number of law firms that end up bankrupt... read
Legislation
SA's laws protecting women in the workplace
SA's laws protecting women in the workplace

Samiksha Singh and Samantha Coetzer

In South Africa, there are several laws ensuring the protection of women in the workplace. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa confirms, “Everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law..." read
Media & Entertainment Law
Appeals panel rules Huffington Post blog post did not amount to hate speech
Appeals panel rules Huffington Post blog post did not amount to hate speech
Former The Huffington Post SA editor-in-chief Verashni Pillay has been successful in her appeal against a hate speech ruling by the press ombudsman... read
The millennial factor in corporate governance
The millennial factor in corporate governance

Issued by LexisNexis

When it comes to good corporate governance, “the power is no longer in the boardroom. It is in the smartphone.” This was the key takeaway from a recent compliance business breakfast, hosted by LexisNexis South Africa... read
Tax Law
Banks get more power to block accounts
Banks get more power to block accounts

Rudi Katzke

There has been an expansion of banks' power to hold funds on suspicion of a tax offence, as proposed in the 2017 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill... read
Business
Sars amnesty for hidden assets a flop
Sars amnesty for hidden assets a flop
The tax amnesty for undeclared foreign assets, which the government had hoped would yield billions of rand in additional revenue, has been a flop... read
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom has been quick to defend the reinstatement of two senior managers just a couple of days after their suspension... read
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Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line - 24 Aug 2017, Johannesburg
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Good news. The offending piece might have been stupid and childish, but it was not hate speech. https://t.co/pKaDVzk2IG
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North West police say they are investigating former minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi for attempted murder. https://t.co/VcoJYULwVw
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