13 Aug 2013

Legal

The Pillage People get down to business

The corruption that usually makes the headlines - with regrettable frequency - is that allegedly committed by government employees, ministers and what-have-you. But not to be outdone, it seems big business is doing its bit to catch up and outdo government on leadership ethics, writes Johan Poolman.

Meanwhile, still on the corruption front, Jacob Zuma reckons the arms commission can continue, even if it has been hit by a number of high-profile resignations, writes Karl Gernetzky. As a certain popular cartoonist suggested in one of his latest works, the commission might be better known for its production of whitewash than for any light it might bring to bear on one of the sorriest episodes in recent SA history.

On a happier note, WWF-SA has launched its Earth Hour City Challenge, so don't just sit there, get involved!

Ladies! You like a neat, clean house, right? Well, it seems that you could have a future in the waste management industry.

And still for the ladies, Boitumelo Mothoagae says it's a woman's world but asks... Is her money part of it? We also take a look at working mothers and the conundrum they still face as single mothers trying to build a career.

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Weekly top stories

Female lawyers face challenging demands
Although equality between male and female lawyers is no longer a debate, there are still gender specific challenges with regards to the balance between work and family demands. Female members of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's Projects and Infrastructure (P&I) practice feel men and women have different demands when it comes to private life. Read more >>

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Tampering with the minutes of meetings? It happens!
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Fund responsible for investment loss
The Pension Funds Adjudicator, Muvhango Lukhaimane ordered Corporate Selection Umbrella Retirement Fund (first respondent) and Liberty Group (second respondent) to reimburse the investment returns lost by Obo Speciality Metals. Read more >>


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SA's double tax agreement with Mauritius amended
[Bernard du Plessis - ENS tax department] The double tax agreement between Mauritius and South Africa, which came into force in 1997 has been renegotiated. Read more >>

Alcohol ad ban still on the cards
According to a report on Times Live, the ban on alcohol advertising has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee. "The bill will have to be approved by a cabinet committee and then by the cabinet before being released to parliament and the public," the report states. Read more >>


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Hawks probe Tasima billings
[Sipho Masombuka] Tasima, the consortium at the centre of the controversial multi-million-rand eNatis contract, is being accused of billing the Transport Department R12m for work not done. Read more >>

Big business outdoes government on leadership ethics
[Johan Poolman] Government and Big Business have something in common - corruption. They seem to be head-to-head in a reckless scramble to outdo each other in the high-stakes corruption game. Read more >>

Commission members haven't read millions of papers
More than three million pages of documents crucial to the arms deal inquiry are lying unread at the Hawks' headquarters in Pretoria, according to a report. Read more >>

Stalkers, watch out!
[Bianca Bernardis-Larratt] On 27 April 2013 the Protection from Harassment Act 2011 was eventually brought into force after a long wait by those who need the protection it offers. Previously, if they were, say, being subjected to stalking, they had to rely upon the criminal sanctions under the 1998 Domestic Violence Act or else resort to the wholly ineffectual "peace order" process. Read more >>


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International

Some Samsung imports banned in US patent case
WASHINGTON - The US International Trade Commission on Friday blocked imports of some older model Samsung mobile devices following complaints by Apple that the South Korean company had violated its patents. Read more >>

Families beg for release of Somali hostages
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA: Families of some of the more than 50 sailors and fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates begged for their release last week. Some of the hostages have been held for more than two years. Read more >>

Police arrest man for Twitter abuse
LONDON, UK: British police said on Wednesday, 7 August, they had arrested a 32-year-old man in connection with threats made on Twitter against a woman lawmaker and a feminist campaigner. Read more >>


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