On the horns of a dilemma
There are many measures the average South African would like to take to those poaching our rhinos in order to feed what most of us reckon is a pathetically primitive belief. Those measures might often include a quiet word with those found guilty with the aid of a baseball bat in a deserted building far, far away. That's all terribly illegal of course. However, one idea has seen a lot of support, and
poisoning rhino horn seems to be on the cards, but Helen Dagut asks, while it might be ethically defendable, is it legally questionable?
Still on the crime front, the FBI has listed South Africa as the sixth most active country where cyber crime takes place. No wonder then that a local law firm says
cyber crime is now a national crisis.
And on the legal front, Judge Albert Louis Sachs, the prominent anti-apartheid campaigner who was appointed by Nelson Mandela to sit on the Constitutional Court, has received a major award at the inaugural
African Legal Awards.
Feel like a career in the arts? If so,
applications are now open for the BASA intern programme.
All aboard-d-d-d-d... It's a case of
three cheers for an extended Gautrain - but don't expect to enjoy the extended service any time soon, it will probably take a few years before you and your mates can occupy "three chairs" on the extended Gautrain.
Rod Baker, Content Director
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 | Graeme Palmer In the recent case Stabilpave (Pty) Ltd v South African Revenue Services (SARS), the taxpayer (Stabilpave) was due a tax refund of R728,474 plus interest. The banking details of the taxpayer were not available to SARS and they therefore posted a cheque for the refund. Read more >>
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 | Although South Africa's Higher Education system's role was repositioned in line with the dawn of democracy in 1994, in reality the future of higher education was not as rosy, according to Dr Jeffrey Mabelebele, CEO of Higher Education South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Janine Hollesen Social media platforms were aflutter recently following allegations by a Cape Town artist that Woolworths reproduced her design of a hummingbird without her consent. Read more >>
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 | Larry Claasen Telkom's shares fell sharply on the news that its chief financial officer‚ Jacques Schindehütte‚ was suspended‚ following a probe by an independent law firm into unspecified allegations against him. Read more >>
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 | It was unfortunate that suspended Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi discussed his tax affairs on social networking platforms, the SA Revenue Service (SARS) said. Read more >>
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 | Helen Dagut The decimation of South Africa's rhino population is undoubtedly one of the most emotive issues of current times. Read more >>
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 | Three foreign nationals have been arrested in Johannesburg for allegedly being implicated in marriages of convenience. Read more >>
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 | Cyber crime is a national crisis costing the country a billion rand a year, a law firm said on Wednesday, 23 October. The FBI in the US listed South Africa as the sixth most active country where cyber crime took place. Read more >>
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 | Karl Gernetzky After a tough strike season focused on labour relations in the private sector‚ attention must now turn to state workers as SA considers how to create decent jobs amid tough global financial conditions‚ Deputy Mineral Resources Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Tuesday (22 October). Read more >>
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 | Jacques van Wyk Employees are often employed in terms of fixed-term contracts for the purpose of completing a specific project. If the project consists of multiple phases and employees are required to complete a specific phase rather than the entire project then this should be made clear in their contracts of employment. Read more >>
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 | Evan Pickworth South African law firm Bowman Gilfillan‚ which established an office in Botswana in October‚ is moving quickly to implement a medium-term strategy to have between 8 and 12 offices across Africa. Read more >>
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 | The 2014 Gavels, the inaugural legal awards, has recently been launched to recognise individual and team achievement within 25 practice areas of law, and set the benchmark for excellence for all legal professionals. Read more >>
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 | Global law firm White & Case LLP is expanding into Africa with three new partners in its Johannesburg office and the relocation of two partners from its London office. Read more >>
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 | THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: - Dutch group Philips has terminated the €150m sale of its entertainment business to Japan's Funai, alleging breach of contract. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The young Ohio man whose remorseful video claim of responsiblity for a fatal drunk-driving accident went viral on YouTube was sentenced to 6 years and six months behind bars and imposed a US$1,075 fine. Read more >>
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 | The Employment Tax Incentive Bill is a step towards reversing alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said when tabling the legislation in the National Assembly last week. Read more >>
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 | The so-called youth wage subsidy bill does not need Nedlac approval, National Treasury officials told Parliament's finance standing committee on Tuesday (22 October). Read more >>
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