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 | Icasa's Draft National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations public hearings will take place on 8 December... Read |
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| Legal |
 | ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS The CEO of LexisNexis South Africa Videsha Proothveerajh has been awarded the top accolade of CEO of the Year at the Future of HR Awards... Read |
| Competition Law |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS The jury concurred with Epic Games on every point it was asked to consider in its antitrust case against Google... Read |
| Corporate & Commercial Law |
 | A Kenyan judge on Thursday found Facebook's parent company Meta was not in contempt of court for failing to pay dozens of content moderators that a contractor laid off... Read |
| Cyber Law |
 | ANDREW NAIDOO Companies have long known that their information may be open to attack from digital pirates. The digitalisation of most aspects of business and the growing sophistication of hackers’ strategies, results in the average company not keeping pace in employing adequate cyber risk control measures... Read |
| Environmental Law |
 | Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has published a notice on the amendment of certain requirements for an application for environmental authorisation for a renewable energy facility... Read |
 | The first Global Stocktake is set to conclude at COP28, which allows the global community to measure the progress made since the signing of the Paris Agreement and to take collective action to accelerate mitigation, adaptation, and financing for further climate ambition... Read |
| Intellectual Property Law |
 | KAAJAL NAGINDAS In the first article of this two-part series, we’ll look at the EU and Australian trade mark guidelines for virtual goods and services... Read |
| Labour Law |
 | The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has issued another invitation to interested parties to submit written representations concerning possible adjustments to South Africa’s national minimum wage in 2024... Read |
 | CHLOë LOUBSER AND AMANDLA MAKHONGWANA On 25 January 2016, and after a delay of approximately three and half years in instituting the disciplinary hearing, Major General S.L. Mapyane, who was employed by the South African Police Service was dismissed for misconduct... Read |
| Legislation |
 | The National Assembly on Tuesday passed several Bills, including the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill, the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Bill... Read |
 | In SA, businesses applying for crypto licenses are mostly registered financial service providers, signaling an impending expansion of crypto offerings. Institutional interest and investment are rising, with firms exploring crypto beyond traditional investments… Read |
 | Busa and B4SA plan to formally petition President Ramaphosa, urging him to send the NHI Bill back to the National Assembly for necessary amendments. They assert the current bill is unworkable, unaffordable, and unconstitutional… Read |
 | The Department of Social Development has reminded South Africans to make comments on the gazetted Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Policy... Read |
 | Cabinet has considered and approved the draft National Business Licensing Policy for public comments... Read |
| Africa |
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 | SIMON JESSOP African Development Bank's head urges exemption from EU carbon tax, estimating a $25bn annual cost, with further concerns that Cbam would hinder industrialisation, favouring raw-material exports... Read |
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 | The latest setback in the global HIV vaccine effort reveals challenges... Read |
 | SIPHUMELELE NHLAPO Recent statistics by global workplace consulting and research organisation, Gallop estimate that lost productivity, owing to low employee engagement, could account for $8.8tn loss in global gross domestic product... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa faces severe economic challenges with a 0.2% GDP decrease in Q3 2023. The country risks recession amid rising unemployment and energy crises... Read |
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