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 | Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has announced an increase in regional courts that will adjudicate civil disputes as of December 2020... read |
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 | A former Cape Town attorney has been handed a 12-year prison sentence for 16 fraudulent Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims worth over R24 million... Read |
| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | SUMIT KUMAR SHARMA Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance should not merely be a tick-box exercise for financial institutions, as it not only exposes the organisation to the risk of hefty non-compliance penalties and reputational damages... Read |
 | BURTON PHILLIPS The Competition Commissioner during the Commission's Annual Conference (in November 2020), noted that the Commission will take a "decisive and proactive stance to ensure the balance of economic forces favour a shift to facilitating entry and a more competitive digital economy"... Read |
| Criminal Law |
 | The Hawks have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection to the leaked Mathematics Paper 2 exam... Read |
 | The Justice and Correctional Services Ministry has kick-started the process to extradite fugitives Shepard and Mary Bushiri who escaped the country while facing criminal charges... Read |
| Cyber Law |
 | JOHAN SCHEEPERS Many organisations believe that POPI compliance will not affect them. This is a short-sighted attitude that could see them falling foul of the law... Read |
| Human Rights Law |
 | Home Affairs has been interdicted from implementing certain provisions of the Refugees Act and new Regulations (both implemented on 1 January 2020), which sought to return asylum seekers back to their home country where they could face detention without trial, rape, torture, or death, merely because he or she was a month late in renewing a visa... Read |
| Intellectual Property Law |
 | SHAMIN RAGHUNANDAN AND MPHO DZHIVHUWO Having formally left the EU on 31 January 2020, the UK is now in the transition period, which allows it to remain part of the EU intellectual property system until 31 December 2020. That's only a few weeks away. So, how will the UK's departure from the EU affect registered design rights holders in the UK and EU...? Read |
| Labour Law |
 | MKHUSELI SIZANI The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled that a group of former Dippin Blu Racing horse groomers from Port Elizabeth are entitled to claim unemployment benefits... Read |
| Land & Property Law |
 | The National Assembly has passed the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment (Ultra) Bill... Read |
 | Cabinet has approved the Land Donations Policy, which aims to accelerate land donations as one of the ways to respond to the slow pace of land reform... Read |
 | FRANCOIS SCHOEMAN The duties of directors of property development-related associations have at times been an uncertain area of law... Read |
| Law Practice |
 | JAMES STENT Matter to be reheard by three judges of the Western Cape High Court... Read |
| Legislation |
 | CRAIG HILLS Over 100 people have been arrested in South Africa's corruption crackdown in 2020 and it's of particular interest to note that many of these cases involve allegations of money laundering and fraud. Read |
 | The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved four bills for submission to the National Assembly... Read |
| Africa |
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 | The 6th edition of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and awards held on 2-3 December 2020 hosted more than 60 African and global thought leaders across business and politics who shared insight and thought leadership... Read |
 | SABA KASSA, CLAUDIA BAEZ CAMARGO & JACOPO COSTA In East Africa, there are concerns over widespread petty corruption in some of the countries' health and medical services... Read |
 | TAU MASHIGO The digital revolution has officially engaged a higher gear, raising a great deal of curiosity and speculation on technological innovation, adoption, AI and the future of the digital economy... Read |
 | Total electricity generation in Africa stood at 870TWh in 2019, an increase of 2.9% from 846TWh in 2018. Africa's electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4.8% per annum since 2008... Read |
 | A six-month Financial Technology Accelerator program designed for high-potential technology businesses looking to scale their business, create partnerships and explore North African markets is calling for applications... Read |
 | Informal retail micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) are set to receive a technological and operational boost for their businesses, thanks to Nestlé, Nomanini and Standard Bank... Read |
 | BENJAMIN KAGINA Scientists are working around the clock to develop and test vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19... Read |
 | The search is on for sub-Saharan African startups with tech solutions aimed at addressing access to energy, agriculture and mobility issues... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Yogavelli Nambiar, CEO at Allan Gray Orbis Foundation and Young Presidents' Organisation (YPO) member firmly believes that shaping an entrepreneurial mindset starts at school level... Read |
 | Leading figures within sub-Saharan Africa's manufacturing sector will convene virtually at the Manufacturing Indaba 2020 to debate pressing issues impacting the region's industrial landscape... Read |
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 | Applications are now open for The Global Young Innovators Programme - an exciting opportunity for young South African entrepreneurs and innovators to gain support for their business idea while tackling global issues... Read |
 | YAEL GEFFEN By supporting local businesses, we are in turn supporting the local economy and ensuring that significantly more money enters and stays within the community... Read |
 | COLIN TIMMIS Small and medium enterprises tend to take the hardest knocks in an economic downturn. Nothing illustrates this better than the unravelling impact of Covid-19, which left many SMEs teetering on the edge of collapse... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE There's a new digitally savvy way to revolutionise one's business opportunities and has launched locally in the form of Vault Share - a social card and app in Africa that encourages authentic and meaningful interactions in any social or business setting... Read |
 | Design Indaba will use 2021 as a year to plan and execute a number of significant Do Tank projects and launch its new Design Indaba Inside offering. Therefore, The Design Indaba Conference and Festival will not take place in February 2021... Read |
 | RUTH COOPER One of the latest endeavours to emerge from South Africa's burgeoning cannabis industry is the launch of the Cheeba Cannabis Academy... Read |
 | ANDREW BOURNE Customer experience has always been a crucial differentiator for businesses, but in 2020, it became a matter of survival... Read |
 | Enygma Ventures has made one last call for applications for investment of the year. Female entrepreneurs and innovators who are problem solvers in the SADC are encouraged to apply... Read |
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