GLOBAL
The recent ruling by the United Nations that governments cannot return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by climate change is a potential game-changer...
Yvonne Su 29 Jan 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
The Dutch Investors Association (VEB) says it has been approached by many South African-registered Steinhoff shareholders interested in participating in its class action against Steinhoff...
Ann Crotty 12 Jan 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
The Dutch government on Thursday, 16 February, proposed a draft law enabling it to block or annul takeover bids of communications firms by foreign companies "in the name of national security"...
17 Feb 2017
FRANCE
PARIS, FRANCE: European data protection authorities have joined forces to probe Facebook's privacy controls, a French watchdog said on Thursday, putting the popular US social media giant under fresh pressure...
17 Apr 2015
THE NETHERLANDS
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: The public's trust in the Internet has been severely eroded by a cloak-and-dagger approach to collecting private data online leaving it open to abuse...
16 Apr 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
New PwC survey dispels myths about women and work...
5 Mar 2015
THE NETHERLANDS
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch judges on Monday banned the popular ride-sharing service UberPOP from taking bookings via its smartphone app...
10 Dec 2014
THE NETHERLANDS
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch electronics company Philips blamed a patent lawsuit and slow growth in primary markets of China and Russia for its €103m loss in the third quarter of its financial year.
21 Oct 2014
THE NETHERLANDS
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: Electronics manufacturer Funai is suing Philips for €312m in compensation for the failed sale of the Dutch company's entertainment business.
6 Oct 2014
THE NETHERLANDS
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: A Dutch judge on Friday ordered a local television channel not to broadcast hidden camera footage shot at a high school by a victim of bullying, or risk a massive fine.
21 May 2014
