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Understanding the legalities of water regulations in SA
Understanding the legalities of water regulations in SA
The rainy season in the Western Cape has now drawn to a close, and dam levels are at just above half of what they were at this time last year... read
Competition Law
Vodacom investigated for 'abuse of dominance'
Vodacom investigated for 'abuse of dominance'

Thabiso Mochiko

In a move that caught the market off guard, the Competition Commission said on Wednesday it was investigating Vodacom for abuse of dominance after it clinched an exclusive R5bn contract to supply voice and data services to the government... read
Competition Commission drops investigation into Aspen's alleged excessive pricing
Competition Commission drops investigation into Aspen's alleged excessive pricing

Katharine Child

The Competition Commission has dropped its investigation into local company Aspen for allegedly charging excessive prices... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
KPMG told to hand over tax agency's probe memo
KPMG told to hand over tax agency's probe memo
KPMG has been ordered to provide the memo for the original briefing it got from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) outlining the scope of the audit firm's mandate to investigate issues such as the existence of a "rogue unit" at the tax agency... read
Minister of public enterprises, Lynne Brown. Photo: SA Breaking News
Eskom says pay back the money
Eskom has asked McKinsey and Trillian Capital to pay back the money it says was unlawfully paid to them... read
Criminal Law
JMPD officer sentenced for R100 bribe
JMPD officer sentenced for R100 bribe
A Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer has been sentenced to three years imprisonment or R5000 fine for accepting a R100 bribe... read
Hefty sentence for corrupt prosecutor
Hefty sentence for corrupt prosecutor
The Hawks in Gauteng have welcomed the sentencing of two officials, including a prosecutor, for corruption... read
Environmental Law
Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan
Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan
Environmental Affairs Dr Edna Molewa has withdrawn the Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IIWTMP), which was submitted by the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA)... read
Land & Property Law
Be cautious when handing over management of an ST scheme to an executive managing agent
Be cautious when handing over management of an ST scheme to an executive managing agent

Michael Bauer

In the past, if a sectional title scheme appointed a managing agent, the trustees would still have to be actively involved in the decision making and management of the scheme... read
Law Practice
Sale of SA's 10-million barrels of strategic fuel stocks to be contested in court
Sale of SA's 10-million barrels of strategic fuel stocks to be contested in court

Linda Ensor

The sale of 10-million barrels of SA's strategic fuel stocks is to be contested in court, acting Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) CEO Thabane Zulu confirmed... read
Legislation
Finance Minister amends money laundering regulations
Finance Minister amends money laundering regulations
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has amended the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Control (MLTFC) Regulations, National Treasury said on Tuesday, 3 October 2017... read
Bernard Agulhas, CEO of Irba
Irba asks for stronger sanctions for auditing misconduct
Auditors who misbehave could face heftier fines and sterner sanctions if the amendments put forward by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (Irba) are tabled... read
Media & Entertainment Law
Subsidies for academic papers could be withdrawn in 'predatory publishing' probe
Subsidies for academic papers could be withdrawn in 'predatory publishing' probe

Bekezela Phakathi

The Department of Higher Education and Training will probe claims about predatory publishing, and could withdraw subsidies paid out for the academic articles in question... read
Medical Law
'Bogus' online doctor to be probed
'Bogus' online doctor to be probed

Katharine Child

The Government Employee Medical Scheme has launched an investigation into claims it allowed staff at public relations firm Martina Nicholson Associates to give medical advice on its online column titled Dr Joe. read
Private healthcare for the poor
Private healthcare for the poor

Martin van Staden

NHI and Demarcation Regulations are violations of our constitutional rights to freedom of association and access to healthcare... read
Tax Law
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
New tax law sees increase in financial emigration
The government's planned changes to the tax law for South Africans working abroad has brought financial emigration into sharp focus... read
International
EU pauses inquiry into Bayer-Monsanto takeover
EU pauses inquiry into Bayer-Monsanto takeover
The EU said Thursday it had "stopped the clock" on its probe into German chemical firm Bayer's proposed mega-takeover of US agri-giant Monsanto while it waits for the companies to provide information... read
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