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Sign language named 12th official language

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Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

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EU modernises design laws for digital era: What SA can learn

Marco Vatta 2 May 2023

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Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

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Battle over plan for offshore drilling between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas rages on

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Is freedom of air transport in Africa a pipedream?

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What the new domestic violence laws mean for GBV prevention

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Cracking down on obesity in South Africa

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President signs Electoral Amendment Bill into law

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Should financial advisors consider ESG factors when advising their clients?

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Bill signals major boost for workplace equity

12 Apr 2023

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G7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation

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Comments sought on use of government waterworks regulations

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Mkhwebane calls for legal representation in her fight to hold office

6 Apr 2023

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SA's deposit insurance fund to act as buffer in event banks are placed into resolution

4 Apr 2023

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Cabinet approves Draft Electricity Amendment Bill

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Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

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Cabinet approves Draft Policy on Women in Sport

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Govt to tighten legislations on procuring locally produced products

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HealthcareSouth Africa still far from providing equitable healthcare for all, summit reveals

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File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

LegalUganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

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LegalEU modernises design laws for digital era: What SA can learn

Marco Vatta 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

LegalUganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

Energy & MiningBattle over plan for offshore drilling between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas rages on

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

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Tourism & TravelIs freedom of air transport in Africa a pipedream?

25 Apr 2023

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LegalHave your say on proposals for renewable energy tax incentives

24 Apr 2023

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LegalWhat the new domestic violence laws mean for GBV prevention

Dakalo Singo 20 Apr 2023

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HealthcareCracking down on obesity in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 19 Apr 2023

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LegalPresident signs Electoral Amendment Bill into law

17 Apr 2023

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FinanceShould financial advisors consider ESG factors when advising their clients?

Jessica Blumenthal and Talia Cullinan 13 Apr 2023

Image source: Getty Images

HR & ManagementBill signals major boost for workplace equity

12 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters. Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda.

FinanceG7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation

Leika Kihara 12 Apr 2023

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LegalComments sought on use of government waterworks regulations

12 Apr 2023

Source: Twitter/@ApostleDeza. Suspended public prosecutor, advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

LegalMkhwebane calls for legal representation in her fight to hold office

6 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

FinanceSA's deposit insurance fund to act as buffer in event banks are placed into resolution

4 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer at Verto.

FinanceThe grey list survival guide: compliance strategies for South African and Nigerian companies

Ola Oyetayo 3 Apr 2023

Image source: Vaclav Volrab –

LegalCabinet approves Draft Electricity Amendment Bill

31 Mar 2023

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HealthcareCannabis industry plans for South Africa have stalled: how to get them moving again

Melina Mara 27 Mar 2023

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

LegalUganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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LegalCabinet approves Draft Policy on Women in Sport

16 Mar 2023

Image source: Petr Malinak –

ESG & SustainabilityESG windfall with expanded renewable energy tax incentive

Tsanga Mukumba and Jordan Moonsamy 13 Mar 2023

Image source: Mathias Rosenthal –

LegalGovt to tighten legislations on procuring locally produced products

10 Mar 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

LegalJuta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

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

24 Feb 2023

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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

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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

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LegalLegalities of owning a tiger in SA

Shan Radcliffe 7 Feb 2023

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LegalTreasury promulgates tax laws

18 Jan 2023

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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

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