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Will journalists be allowed to go back to work? SABC won't say
Will journalists be allowed to go back to work? SABC won't say
[Genevieve Quintal and Franny Rabkin] The SABC will not say whether the four journalists who won their case in the Labour Court on Tuesday, 26 July 2016, will be allowed to return to work... read


Competition Law
Margarine maker settles with watchdog over collusion with Unilever
Margarine maker settles with watchdog over collusion with Unilever

Robert Laing

Margarine and cooking oil maker Sime Darby Hudson Knight agreed to pay a R35m fine for colluding with Unilever, the Competition Commission said... read
Corporate & Commercial Law
New business rules for SA's public servants
New business rules for SA's public servants

Wyndham Hartley

The Department of Public Service and Administration has published regulations that will require all government departments and entities to put in place measures to prohibit employees and special advisers from "directly or indirectly" doing business with the state... read
Environmental Law
How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work
How the proposed carbon tax law (and offsets) will work
The draft Carbon Tax Bill sets out the framework on taxing on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as relief such as offsets... read
Labour Law
Companies face myriad labour laws on moving into Africa
Companies face myriad labour laws on moving into Africa
Growing economic integration between SA and its continental peers may ultimately see local companies obligated to retain employees even when they move parts of their operations offshore... read
#UnemploymentMustFall at Annual Labour Law Conference
#UnemploymentMustFall at Annual Labour Law Conference
#UnemploymentMustFall: Meeting the Challenges of a Labour Market in Crisis is the subject of the 29th Annual Labour Law Conference (ALLC), taking place at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, from 24 - 25 August 2016... read
SA, Zambia sign MoU to safeguard migrant workers' rights
SA, Zambia sign MoU to safeguard migrant workers' rights
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will help South Africa and Zambia to ensure that migrant workers' rights are protected in the two countries... read
CCMA rules in favour of Parliament in bonus case
CCMA rules in favour of Parliament in bonus case
The Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has dismissed an application by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) in relation to the payment of bonuses in 2015... read
Law of Succession
Four common pitfalls to avoid when drafting a will
Four common pitfalls to avoid when drafting a will
Your last will and testament is the only valid and legally enforceable instruction left behind to express the wishes and estate division guidelines of a deceased. To ensure that the remaining family members and beneficiaries are not left in a perilous situation and that the wishes of the deceased are honoured, it is essential to avoid common pitfalls at drafting stage... read
Law Practice
Duncan Thela
Mandatory medical cover discriminates against foreign students
South African universities are demanding medical cover from SADC students before registering them, even when they belong to a medical scheme in their own countries... read
Insurance could balance the legal scales
Insurance could balance the legal scales

Sharon Snell

There is a famous saying: If you have the law, hammer the law. If you have the facts, hammer the facts. If you have neither the law nor the facts, hammer the table... read
Legislation
City of Cape Town calls for public comment on Draft Filming By-law
City of Cape Town calls for public comment on Draft Filming By-law
The City of Cape Town has commenced with a public participation process on the Draft Filming By-law (2016). Interested and affected parties are invited to submit their comments on the proposed amendments to the By-law... read
Medical Law
Legal guide released to tackle HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination
Legal guide released to tackle HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination

Issued by LexisNexis

A new handbook, published by LexisNexis South Africa, aims to facilitate easy access to the law relating to HIV and AIDS in South Africa... read
Tax Law
Increase in thresholds for exemption of employer-provided bursaries
Increase in thresholds for exemption of employer-provided bursaries

Mark Morgan and Gigi Nyanin

On 8 July 2016, the National Treasury released the draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill 2016 (TLAB). The TLAB aims to give effect to the various tax proposals announced in the 2016 National Budget... read
Treasury simplifies tax amnesty draft
Treasury simplifies tax amnesty draft

Hilary Joffe

The Treasury has made significant changes to draft legislation on the new tax amnesty on offshore assets that takes effect later in 2016 in a bid to make it simpler for taxpayers to come clean on any foreign income and assets they have not declared to the taxman... read
International
Canada enacts internet ban for sex offenders
Canada enacts internet ban for sex offenders
MONTREAL, CANADA: Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday, 21 July 2016, acted to protect children in the fast-growing world of cyberspace, enabling judges to prohibit those convicted of sexual offenses against minors from using the internet... read
US approves AB Inbev buyout of SABMiller
US approves AB Inbev buyout of SABMiller
NEW YORK, USA: US antitrust officials approved beer giant AB InBev's $108 billion takeover of rival SABMiller on Wednesday, 20 July 2016, after requiring the divestiture of SABMiller's entire US business... read
Simon via
Volkswagen execs named in new emissions lawsuits
New York and Massachusetts filed lawsuits on Tuesday against Volkswagen that suggested that senior executives were aware early... read
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Business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business
How Pokémon Go could benefit your business

Leigh Andrews

You've heard of B2B and B2C, but are you ready for O2O? The new online-to-offline trend is lighting up markets across the globe, particularly with the growing Pokémon Go phenomenon... read
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