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Creecy publishes key wildlife management and conservation regulations for implementation

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Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

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16 Mar 2023

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10 Mar 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

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Juta and Company 6 Mar 2023

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LegalElectricity National State of Disaster regulations gazetted

28 Feb 2023

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HealthcareConsider more than 200 hospitals for possible exclusion from load shedding, legal team says

27 Feb 2023

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FinanceSA's minimum hourly wage increase applauded

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LegalElectoral Amendment Bill sent to the President for assent

24 Feb 2023

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LegalTrust legislation amendments: What 'Beneficial Ownership' means

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LegalCabinet approves Bills for public comment

16 Feb 2023

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LegalCreecy publishes key wildlife management and conservation regulations for implementation

14 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

FinanceAnalysis | State of disaster must be a temporary solution with an exit strategy already in the offing

Raymond Parsons 10 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Finance#Sona2023: South Africans are staring down the barrel as state of disaster is reinstated

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2023

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LegalLegalities of owning a tiger in SA

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LegalTreasury promulgates tax laws

18 Jan 2023

Image source: Scott Betts –

LegalGreenlight for residents to review Eskom's decision to reduce electricity supply

Sechaba Mchunu 16 Jan 2023

source: The Government Communication and Information System. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

FinancePostbank plans for state bank underway

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2023

Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

Legal#BizTrends2023: Say goodbye to the one-trick pony | Law trends 2023

Koos Benadie 9 Jan 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

Legal#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

NHI: Implementation headaches loom for health dept

HealthcareNHI: Implementation headaches loom for health dept

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 4 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

HealthcareUS to require travellers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight

29 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

LegalAngolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets

Catarina Demony 29 Dec 2022

National Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

LegalNational Assembly, NCOP pass two money bills

19 Dec 2022

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Rodney Africa, Prelisha Singh, Lubumba Kamukwamba, Roxy Harrington, and Savannah Cozzi 15 Dec 2022

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LegalNational Health Insurance Bill almost ready to be tabled in Parly

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LegalCopyright Amendment Bill: Battles on multiple fronts

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LegalCabinet approves Amendment Bills

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HR & ManagementPublic sector strike action may put the new ESC Regulations to the test

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