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 | LETHABO MASHISHI Most sellers, purchasers, estate agents, banks and attorneys were relieved when it was announced that deeds offices could re-open on 4 May 2020 under the Alert Level 4 of lockdown regulations... read |
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| |  | BERNARD SACKS Since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, South Africans have been forced to make do without some basic products at the various levels including alcohol, tobacco and fast food. Read |
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| Competition Law |
 | Standard Bank, Investec, FNB and Nedbank have committed to reforming their conveyancing practices in response to concerns raised by the Competition Commission on the relationship between banks and conveyancers... Read |
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| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | The Competition Commission said that of the 1,600 complaints received under the excessive pricing and consumer protection regulations by the end of June, 19% related to basic food products... Read |
 | The novel additions to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) that came into effect on 1 July 2020 aims to protect companies against data breach and the misuse of personal information... Read |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE As doctors, nurses and other hospital staff work tirelessly on the frontlines of the war against Covid-19, R&D teams and legal experts band together to aid the fight in their own way as they offer their skills on the National Ventilator Project... Read |
 | TONY LEE AND JUSTIN BALKIN While it is too early to know the full impact of Covid-19 on the economy, we are seeing that lockdown restrictions in South Africa are starting to have a significant impact on the bottom line of a number of companies... Read |
 | The African Union's Convention on Cyber Security and Data Protection (known as the Malabo Convention) outlines principles which urge all AU member states to respect and protect individuals' rights to privacy online and offline... Read |
 | KYLE BOWLES AND CALEY HIL In the current conditions plaguing the South African construction industry, it is common for contractors to up the ante of their tender submissions by submitting incorrect or misleading information in an effort to make their tender proposals appear more favourable... Read |
 | Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have decreased across Africa in the first half of 2020 in terms of both volume and value, with some exceptions. Going forward, dark clouds remain over the M&A market in Africa in the short-term, but recent developments brighten the continent's prospects for medium-term recovery... Read |
 | TONY LEE AND JUSTIN BALKIN In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the difference between traditional and distressed mergers and acquisitions, and how to overcome some of the challenges involved in the buying and selling of a distressed asset... Read |
| Environmental Law |
 | Rhino horn worth R11.6m has been discovered at OR Tambo International Airport, according to the South African Revenue Service (SARS)... Read |
| Labour Law |
 | DARRYL BERNSTEIN AND JOHAN BOTES A spate of government investigations into Covid-19 relief applications in South Africa mirrors a similar trend in governments across the world, as they seek to mitigate increasing instances of relief scheme fraud... Read |
| Land & Property Law |
 | Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the Western Cape High Court judgment against the City of Cape Town on illegal evictions... Read |
 | TANIA BROUGHTON An attempt by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's Ingonyama Trust to take control of thousands of hectares of land worth almost R1-billion, which was awarded to several communities in the greater Mthonjaneni (Melmoth) area as land restitution, has been thwarted by the courts... Read |
| Law Practice |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Ya'eesh Cader together with his brother made use of the nationwide lockdown to enable, rather than disable their online legal platform, Get Law... Read |
 | The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry wants the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to provide the list of beneficiaries that benefited from the R150 million Covid-19 relief fund... Read |
| Tax Law |
 | SOMAYA KHAKI Earlier this year, the South African Revenue Services (Sars) announced that in light of its PAYE 2024 project, the focus, from the 2020 filing season and beyond, would shift from PIT (personal income tax) filing season to the employer reconciliation filing season... Read |
 | GRAEME PALMER While a tax judgment may have all the effects of a judgment, it is not a judgment in the ordinary sense, but rather an enforcement mechanism for the recovery of tax... Read |
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 | The distributed renewable energy sector in Africa has grown rapidly since 2013, but it has so far failed to include locally-owned companies and initiatives... Read |
 | SALOME MASWIME, KEVIN MARSH & RIFAT ATUN The higher education sector globally has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Academics have been discussing various aspects of the disruptions in a series of webinars organised by the University of Cape Town... Read |
 | Africa has experienced a decade of positive socio-economic growth, supported by a continued progress of electricity access that finally outpaced population growth between 2014 and 2018... Read |
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 | Global information and insights company TransUnion has warned South Africans to be on their guard against coronavirus-related scams... Read |
 | TONY SINGLETON A rise in Covid-19 infections is inevitable as the lockdown eases and people head back to work and school. It is therefore important to understand exactly how medical schemes will cover testing, hospitalisation and treatment... Read |
 | A critical component to employee productivity and corporate culture, as well as an effective talent retention and attraction strategy, Naeem Tilly, head of research at Sesfikile Capital, believes offices will continue... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NIELSEN The nature of South African shopping trips has shifted during the Covid-19 lockdown from an initial focus on bulk, stock up shopping to everyday needs shopping... Read |
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