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 | PRETORIA: The Department of Environmental Affairs has proposed that the listing of brown trout and rainbow trout be regulated in terms of the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) and the Alien and Listed Invasive Species Regulations. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has announced the appointment of Tembinkosi Bonakele as the new commissioner of the Competition Commission. Read more >>
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 | Nicole Paulsen The Tax Court is a specialist court specifically equipped to adjudicate on tax-related matters pertaining to the lawfulness and correctness of disputed assessments. Read more >>
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 | Amanda Visser Small firms have not taken up independent reviews as much as expected two years after the Companies Act allowed them to use this cheaper option in place of an audit of their financial statements, because banks favour audits. Read more >>
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 | Jenny Reid Social media is a bit like a naïve teen's house party. Think of it as an endless online party where everyone is invited, everyone can listen or join in, or watch, at any time. Read more >>
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 | Chantelle Gladwin and Gabriel da Matta The law provides that resolutions taken at general or special meetings in sectional title schemes can be taken in three different ways: by show of hands, by a poll, or by ballot. The manner in which a vote is taken can have an impact on how much an owner's vote counts. Read more >>
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 | THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: Police have arrested at least 100 people in global raids against notorious malware being sold complete with "ransom notes" to extort money from people after taking control of their computers. Read more >>
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 | TOKYO, JAPAN: A Japanese court ruled that Samsung could seek minimal damages from Apple for patent infringement, with both sides claiming victory in the legal skirmish over the design of their smartphones. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: - General Motors announced the recall of another 2,9m vehicles worldwide but 2,71m of them are in the United States and about 200,000 in other parts of the world. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: The Open Internet Project (OIP), which includes 400 companies in Europe's digital markets, lodged a complaint with the European Commission against what it alleges are new anti-competitive abuses by Google. Read more >>
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 | OSLO, NORWAY: A Norwegian woman and her British lover were sentenced in Oslo to eight and nine years in jail for killing the woman's 21-month-old daughter while video chatting online. Read more >>
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 | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Danish police have charged two journalists and a leading magazine publisher over alleged payments to a rogue IT expert in return for celebrity credit card data. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: The former royal editor of the News of the World tabloid hacked the phones of Britain's Prince William, his wife Catherine and brother Prince Harry dozens of times, a trial heard. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google's internet-linked eyewear - hotly anticipated by some, feared by others - is now available to anyone in the United States with $1,500 to spare and a yen to become an "explorer." Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have expanded their online presence with increased use of social media, creating new challenges for thwarting attacks, said a study released Wednesday, 14 May. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: A European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision ordering Google to delete some personal data on request has raised concerns about online censorship and how Internet searches work in various countries. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK: Thousands of Iranian women have come together in an online campaign for greater social freedoms, posting pictures of themselves flouting the Islamic dress code required of all women appearing in public. Read more >>
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 | The Premier of the North West, Thandi Modise wants the suspects arrested in connection with the rape of two women over the weekend not to be given bail. Read more >>
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Negotiation skillsUCT Professional Development Project - 15 Sep 2014 to 16 Sep 2014 Cape Town |
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Media LawInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 27 May 2014 Johannesburg Legal WritingUCT Professional Development Project - 27 May 2014 to 29 May 2014 Cape Town |
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