 |  [Joon Chong] For certain taxpayers, a tax clearance certificate is of utmost importance in ensuring that it is able to receive payment and to tender for new services...
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 |  [Ahmore Burger-Smidt] The millions of Facebook profiles analysed by Cambridge Analytica constitute one of the biggest breaches of personal information to date...
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 |  [Jonathan Goldberg] Using derogatory language is an issue that has been in the public domain quite frequently. The Constitutional Court has confirmed that this type of conduct is completely unacceptable...
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| [Joon Chong] Section 1 of the Income Tax Act (ITA) defines a "dividend" to be any amount transferred by a resident company for the benefit of any person in respect of any share in that company whether by way of a distribution or consideration for a share repurchase but does not exclude a reduction of contributed tax capital of the company... |
 |  [Shan Radcliffe] Henri van Breda has been found guilty of murdering his parents and brother in their Stellenbosch home...
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|  [Shan Radcliffe] AfriForum has filed criminal charges against National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams and six other senior members of the National Prosecuting Authority, following the receipt of an anonymous letter containing detailed allegations of serious misconduct...
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|  [Shan Radcliffe] The advent of social media has provided brands with an undisputed marketing opportunity - a direct customer engagement and promotional platform, where brands can build their identity and loyalty to their heart's content. But all good things come with a price...
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 |  [Aphelele Tapile] Recent times have seen the uprising of smartphones against not-so-smart people, and a trending weapon-of-choice in this regard is Call Recording Apps. However, this triggers the ethical question: is it even legal to record conversations without a person's knowledge...?
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 |  [Johan Botes] With Jacob Zuma finally resigning from the presidency following pressure from the ANC NEC, the question arises on his possible legal remedies should he feel aggrieved at being compelled to vacate his office and official residence...
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|  [Shan Radcliffe] These days there really is an app for almost everything and everyone - including an array about and for the legal industry. Here's a quick look at trending legal apps for the year...
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|  [Shan Radcliffe] Crime, cartels, corruption, fraud, defaults, divorce... Say what we may about pitiful employment figures, there's no shortage of work for South African courts. Here are a few cases that may pique the public interest this year...
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|  [Joon Chong] A recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment has provided much needed clarity that Productive Asset Allowance certificate amounts granted to automotive manufacturers are capital in nature as their purpose is to incentivise capital investments...
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 |  [Jacques van Wyk] To succeed with a claim of unfair discrimination based on an arbitrary ground, an employee would need to adduce evidence or establish link between the arbitrary ground and the differentiation complained of...
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 |  [Brendon Ambrose] Hollywood flirted with Artificial Intelligence (AI) long before it became mainstream, portraying it as an adversary, pitting man against machine. Though it is no secret that it got the whole narrative around AI patently wrong...
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 |  [Burton Phillips] The past two years have seen the Competition Commission undertake a number of market inquiries involving the retail, healthcare and public passenger transport markets. However, few market inquiries have captured the attention of South African consumers more than the inquiry into the high costs of data...
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|  [Burton Phillips] After a public outcry, which included a social media campaign under the hashtag #datamustfall, South Africa's competition regulators, ICASA and now the Competition Commission have announced investigations aimed at bringing the costs of data down...
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[Johan Botes] "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone," it means just what I chose it to mean - neither more, neither less." ... |
 |  [Tom Jackson] Legal firm Webber Wentzel has launched Webber Wentzel Ignite, a legal incubation programme for entrepreneurs, in South Africa...
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 |  [Boris Dzhingarov] When someone becomes hurt at your place of business, things can turn serious fast...
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|  [Shan Radcliffe] What do 18th century tailors, cats and the 21st century legal industry have to do with local entrepreneurship? Graeme Wilson, CEO of Whipping the Cat, makes the connection for us...
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