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JANA BOTHA
The effect of South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown on businesses and their employees will be harsh, so the government will be taking several steps to support individuals and small businesses... read
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KAYLA SHADIACK
The effects of Covid-19 are being felt by small and larger businesses particularly in the retail and leisure sectors... Read
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People performing essential services must carry permit according to the regulations governing South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown... Read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity has always been the place where virtual business gets done and is fully set up to seamlessly enable your business communications through the 21-day national lockdown, starting at midnight on 26 March 2020... Read
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Competition Law
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The National Consumer Commission, working jointly with the Competition Commission, has launched an investigation into allegations of excessive price hikes by 30 retailers from various provinces in the country... Read
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LERISHA NAIDU & SPHESIHLE NXUMALO
The South African government has been promptly responsive in formulating ways in which to maintain business viability so as to minimise the undoubtedly crippling effects of Covid-19 and to ensure swift and effective healthcare service in the country. Read
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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The Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission has welcomed a court decision to dismiss an application that would see it not performing its functions... Read
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JOSHUA KADISH
While our country takes a 21 day time-out to flatten the curve, a more frequently asked question is to what extent does Covid-19 and, more particularly, the national shutdown legally affect commercial contracts? Read
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Criminal Law
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Courts will operate to a limited extent to deal with urgent matters during the lockdown period... Read
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Environmental Law
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STEVE KRETZMANN
A proposed by-law drafted by the City of Cape Town contains provisions preventing anyone from independently testing water quality in city-run nature reserves without written authorisation... Read
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Tax Law
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GRAEME PALMER
Tax is an important factor when a business decides whether to use debt or equity financing... Read
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The African Development Bank's new $3bn Fight Covid-19 Social Bond is the largest dollar-denominated social bond ever launched in international capital markets to date... Read
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DR VICTOR OLADOKUN
Africa urgently needs a globally coordinated ubuntu plan in response to Covid-19, a fiscal stimulus that recognises our shared and connected humanity... Read
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YOLANDI ESTERHUIZEN
With South African businesses facing an unprecedented crisis, many are worried about whether they will be able to afford to pay their employees... Read
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Nielsen has found that global consumers are adapting their purchase behaviour to cope with the rapidly evolving situation we find ourselves in during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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JEAN EWANG
In the wake of the announcement of the national shutdown, the Minister of Employment and Labour has announced the introduction of measures in response to coronavirus (Covid-19) and its impact on UIF contributors... Read
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The Covid-19 pandemic, which has been declared a National Disaster and has prompted a 21-day national shut down, is having catastrophic effects on businesses throughout South Africa and around the globe... Read
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Any car or driver's licence that expires during South Africa's national lockdown will remain valid... Read
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