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Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too
Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too
[Willem Daniel Lubbe] Africa is known for its rich biodiversity. On a continent where people depend on this biodiversity for their daily livelihood, the question of how animals and plants that live on it will be protected, remains crucial... read
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Do you want to make justice accessible to everyone? With this course you will become equipped to meet the primary legal needs of individuals and communities, while training toward your possible future in LLB studies... read
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Insights into IFRS and insurance companies
Insights into IFRS and insurance companies

Denise Durand and Charl Williams

Insurance companies are required to comply with the applicable financial reporting standards... read
Intra-African trade critical for economic growth
Intra-African trade critical for economic growth

Deepa Vallabh

Participation of women in the economy is key to unlocking intra-African growth opportunities... read
Shoprite found guilty of reckless lending
Shoprite found guilty of reckless lending
The National Consumer Tribunal has handed down judgement that finds Shoprite guilty of reckless lending... read
Criminal Law
Police seize drugs, rhino horns at OR Tambo Airport
Police seize drugs, rhino horns at OR Tambo Airport
Two suspects were arrested and drugs and rhino horns worth over R6 million were intercepted in separate incidents at OR Tambo International over the weekend... read
Disgraced lawyer in bid to avoid jail
Disgraced lawyer in bid to avoid jail
Disgraced former attorney and education rights warrior Mike Randell made another bid yesterday to stay out of jail when he appealed against his effective four-year prison sentence for defrauding a Port Elizabeth school... read
ICC rules South Africa obliged to obey international law
ICC rules South Africa obliged to obey international law

Lionel Egypt and Sarah McGibbon

The International Criminal Court (ICC), in July, handed down its judgment in the case concerning South Africa's failure to arrest Omar al-Bashir, the current President of Sudan. The dispute has its genesis in President al-Bashir's presence in South Africa in June 2015 to attend the African Union Summit. read
Cyber Law
Boris Dzhingarov
Your business is vulnerable: Seven tips to prevent identity theft

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

It may sound strange to think that your business could be the victim of identity theft, but the truth is that any entity is capable of being “hijacked” by fraudsters... read
Environmental Law
Wildlife crime pays off big time
Wildlife crime pays off big time

Sipho Mabena

The Institute for Security Studies has ranked wildlife crime the fourth most lucrative form of organised crime globally and one of the most expensive security challenges facing Southern Africa... read
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OES opens up business prospects for mines

Tshegofatso Masilo, Beatrix Spargo, Kirsty Kilner

The One Environmental System cleared up any confusion in the mining industry about which department was responsible for environmental authorisation for mining and ancillary activities... read
Land & Property Law
L-R: Ben Cousins from PLAAS, Aditya Kumar from DAG, Sarita Pillay from Ndifuna Ukwazi and Lauren Royston from SERI discuss land reform at the Open Book Festival.
Title deeds: how do we fix the system?

Ashleigh Furlong

Experts at Open Book Festival debate different approaches to dealing with property in poor neighbourhoods... read
Legislation
Twin Peaks regulatory finance model moves one step closer
Twin Peaks regulatory finance model moves one step closer

Jen Stolp and Chantél Bredenhann

The President has signed the Financial Sector Regulation Act, which was published in the Government Gazette on 22 August 2017. The Act will come into effect on a date to be determined by the Minister of Finance... read
Media & Entertainment Law
Motsoeneng lawyer claims client didn't fire the SABC 8
Motsoeneng lawyer claims client didn't fire the SABC 8
SABC former COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng is not responsible for the costs incurred by the corporation in firing of eight of its journalists last year, according to his lawyer... read
Medical Law
Justice John Hlophe, judge president of the Western Cape High Court
Looking at mediation to resolve medico-legal disputes
More appropriate forms of dispute resolution between patients and healthcare providers need to be implemented to reverse the medico-legal crisis playing out in South Africa... read
Tax Law
Regulations on cross-border intellectual property transactions to be relaxed
Regulations on cross-border intellectual property transactions to be relaxed

Sean Gilmour

The 2017 Budget announced that the regulatory framework regarding cross-border intellectual property transactions is to be relaxed, for both tax and exchange control purposes... read
International
Europe rights court backs employee fired over private messages
Europe rights court backs employee fired over private messages
Europe's top rights court ruled Tuesday, 5 September 2017, in favour of a Romanian man fired by his employer over private messages sent at work, overturning a previous decision with wide ramifications for privacy in the workplace... read
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Business
Dr Numaan Mohamood, divisional director of member care, Liberty Health
Practitioner retention is vital to sustainable health models
Thanks to solid population risk management tools, the potential to attract and sustain medical talent and services in-country has never been better... read
Mitigate market disruption by maximising customer experience
Mitigate market disruption by maximising customer experience

Julia Ahlfeldt

As industries across the board find themselves having to transform to keep up with a digital economy, customer experience (CX) is playing a significant role in providing businesses with opportunities for innovation and sustainability... read

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