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Nelisiwe Msomi The Gauteng provincial government's resistance to paying constitutional damages to the families who lost their loved ones in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, may be tied to the fear of accepting greater responsibility...read | ![Roger Baxter, CEO: South African Chamber of Mines](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428575-300x156.jpg?2)
Nicci Botha After a tumultuous ride, the world economy pendulum is starting to swing in favour of commodities, but it's the current regulatory environment that is the real trial facing the South African mining industry...read | ![Landmark court ruling on protests is a victory for citizens](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428191.jpg)
Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti In a landmark ruling on 24 January 2018, the Western Cape High Court declared part of the Regulation of Gatherings Act unconstitutional, putting an end to the criminalisation of protests conducted without notice...read |
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![Tribunal to tackle Eskom collusion](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428343.jpg) | The Competition Commission has referred a R4.5bn tender-rigging case involving Eskom suppliers to the Competition Tribunal after the regulator proceeded with its investigation despite Eskom's attempts to withdraw the matter... read |
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![Khehla Sitole says 'Captain KGB' did not draw a salary while in jail](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428208.jpg) | Khulekani Magubane National police commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole on Friday maintained that‚ despite reports to the contrary‚ Morris "Captain KGB" Tshabalala was not drawing a salary from the police while in jail and that his employment with the police had been terminated in 2016... read |
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![Manhunt underway for escaped awaiting trial prisoners](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428177.jpg) | Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for five awaiting trial prisoners, who escaped while being transported from the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court to the Johannesburg Prison... read |
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![Former top cop Phahlane in court over alleged corruption](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428463.jpg) | Former acting National Police Commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane, is appearing in the Specialised Commercial Crimes court this morning, to face alleged corruption and money-laundering charges... read |
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![10 nabbed for illegal explosives and corruption](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428513.jpg) | The 10-member syndicate, which was arrested for allegedly selling commercial explosives, will appear in court this morning... read |
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![Police Minister speaks on Phahlane's case](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428668.jpg) | Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has noted the charges by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) against former acting National Police Commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane... read |
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![Six arrested for killings in Marikana](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428863.jpg) | A police operation has led to the arrest of six suspects who are thought to be behind the killings of people in Marikana, North West, five years ago, says Police Minister Fikile Mbalula... read |
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![Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428450-120x120.jpg?2) | Mluleki Marongo What is the right balance between economic development and environmental protection? This is the issue raised in a court battle over a new industrial development in south Durban... read |
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![How are companies preparing for automation and the new world of work?](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428552.jpg) | Lusanda Raphulu The world of work is evolving, and future-conscious organisations need to be aware of the business implications associated with automation and robotics. A fundamental consideration is how such changes disrupt and affect the world of work and long-standing traditions about the role human beings play in it... read |
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![Legalising marijuana would create a minefield in the workplace](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428526.jpg) | As marijuana smokers await the ConCourt decision on whether or not the substance should be legalised, the matter casts a spotlight on the adequacy of company policies regarding substance abuse in the workplace... read |
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![Matshela Koko faces new disciplinary inquiry](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428272.jpg) | Nomahlubi Jordaan Eskom's chief generation officer, Matshela Koko, who is implicated in awarding contracts to a company linked to his stepdaughter, is facing a new disciplinary inquiry... read |
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![Labour finalising enactment of minimum wage](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428486.jpg) | The Department of Labour is finalising the drafting of exemption regulations ahead of the enactment of the national minimum wage, Unathi Ramabulana, Deputy Director of Employment Standards Unit told the workers... read |
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![Online system for national minimum wage exemptions](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428677.jpg) | The Department of Labour is developing an online system to help analyse data submitted by employers when applying for national minimum wage exemptions... read |
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![Acsa trio face the chop following inquiry](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428844.jpg) | Moyagabo Maake Three employees at Airports Company SA (Acsa) face the axe after a disciplinary inquiry found them guilty of flouting supply chain rules and failing to obtain authorisation to participate in an Acsa empowerment scheme... read |
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![Land - not simply for the taking](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428115-120x120.jpg?2) | No expropriation without compensation can take place unless the Constitution is amended. Private property rights are an internationally recognised principle that is protected by international human rights instruments... read |
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![Joburg property owners hope online system for objections works](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428267-120x120.jpg?2) | Penwell Dlamini Property owners in the City of Johannesburg have expressed concern about whether the newly introduced system which allows them to object to property valuations online will work... read |
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![Are you buying a residential property for business use? Be sure to first check your zoning rights](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428656-120x120.jpg?2) | PJ Veldhuizen, CEO of Gillan and Veldhuizen Attorneys, warns both estate agents and buyers of the danger of not checking if a property you are buying or selling for commercial use is zoned correctly... read |
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![Police Minister rebuffs corruption plot claims](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428168.jpg) | Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has dismissed media reports that he orchestrated a plot to defraud Crime Intelligence... read |
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![Graham Briggs. Photo: Towerstone](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428565-120x120.jpg?2) | Hopes have been tempered of a quick resolution to the occupational lung disease class action including thousands of former miners afflicted with silicosis... read |
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![Tax break for voluntarily retrenched employees](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428907.jpg) | Joon Chong, Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Nivaani Moodley a Sait recently made submissions to Sars regarding the tax treatment of amounts received in consequence of voluntary retrenchments. Sait has received clarification that voluntary severance packages qualify as severance benefits... read |
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![Waymo, Uber end trade secrets theft trial with settlement](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428796.jpg) | Waymo and Uber announced an agreement on Friday, 9 February 2018, in the blockbuster federal lawsuit over allegedly stolen trade secrets from the former Google self-driving car project... read |
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![German prosecutors raid Audi again in 'dieselgate' probe](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428298.jpg) | FRANKFURT, Germany - German prosecutors said they had raided offices belonging to high-end carmaker Audi on Tuesday, 6 February 2018, the second sweep in a week related to diesel emissions cheating at the Volkswagen subsidiary... read |
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![Brett St Clair](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428429-120x120.jpg?2) | Brett St Clair Digital transformation continues to grow with a predicted spend of $1.7 globally by 2019, a massive 42% increase on 2017 spend (IDC 2017). It is a given that cloud computing services will gain a phenomenal market share in Africa this year... read |
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![Charles Murito, country manager of Google Kenya |](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428206-120x120.jpg?2) | Jessica Tennant Google SA hosted a media event earlier this week to bring media practitioners across Africa up to speed on the latest technological advancements in the digital advertising space, focusing on Google Ads in particular... read |
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