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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has warned that the establishment of illegal dispensaries/outlets, online sites and social media platforms for marketing and selling cannabis and related products to the public remains illegal... read
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PETER GREALY, NOZIPHO MNGOMEZULU, KARL BLOM, WENDY TEMBEDZA, ZIYANDA NGCOBO, AND CARLA COLLETT
On 2 October 2019, the President ratified the controversial Films and Publications Amendment Act, which has been described in the media as the "internet censorship bill" (the Act)...read
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SIMPHIWE MAPHUMULO
In terms of Government Gazette dated 30 August 2019, the Minister for Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation published the Housing Consumer Protection Draft Bill, 2019 which, if promulgated, will repeal the existing Housing Consumer Protection Measures Act No 95 of 1998...read
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TARIRO WASHINYIRA AND GROUNDUP STAFF
Next week Judge Owen Rogers will rule on whether a case between Oak Valley and its workers will be heard in the Labour or Equality Court. It may seem a mere technicality, but a lot is at stake...read
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Sabinet announced that they will offer free Wi-Fi access in all of South Africa's Labour courts... Read
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ANÉ DE KLERK
One of the most frustrating tasks some trustees and managing agents have to tackle, is the situation where the body corporate finds itself in financial difficulty as a direct result of some of its members failing, and/or refusing to pay their contributions (commonly referred to as 'levies')... Read
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DREW WAYLAND
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report into the Passenger Rail Association of SA has been taken on review in the Gauteng High Court. Activist group #UniteBehind accused her last week of writing a negligent report... Read
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YOLANDE VAN NIEKERK
Yolande Van Niekerk, CEO of Ibiliti Underwriting Managers, shares her expertise on the realities of AARTO for the insurance sector and its clients... Read
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Ahead of AfricaCom this week, Janet MacKenzie, partner at Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg, has lauded the recent positive steps taken by SA's Government to resolve the challenges that affect the country's ability to implement high-end, 4IR technology and infrastructure... Read
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DINEO SKOSANA
Dispossession in South Africa is associated with the period of colonialism and apartheid. As a result, not much consideration is given to how previously marginalised black communities continue to be dispossessed by coal-mining activities in democratic South Africa... Read
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BRIAN DENNEHY, KHURSHID FAZEL AND JOON CHONG
The 2019 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) was tabled with the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement on 30 October 2019... Read
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LEE NAIK
Tell me if you've heard this one before. Somewhere in Africa, some savvy entrepreneurs come up with a potentially disruptive solution to a longstanding infrastructural challenge... Read
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With the right policies and linkages, Africa can become an indispensable global economic hub... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
The final standout session from the Kantar customer experience (CX) advantage 2019 masterclass featured lessons from diversity and inclusion initiatives to transform your business strategy from the inside-out, leverage the experience advantage and get CX right, as presented by Kantar's customer experience consultant Sibongile Vilakazi... Read
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CORIEN VERMAAK
In 2019 it is reported that cybercrime breaches are up 11% year on year and has increased with over 67% in the last five years... Read
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The theme of gender-based violence will be the focus of the first of four hackathons as part of the US Embassy in South Africa... Read
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AYANDA KOTOBE
Stolen identity is a highly potent tool for fraudsters, as a recent Carte Blanche insert featuring RS Components revealed... Read
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Government has launched the pilot phase of a new business portal, led by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)... Read
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