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Government has imposed regulations that will limit unjustified price hikes and product stockpiling, to protect consumers, as the number of Covid-19 pandemic cases rise to 150... read
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Corporate & Commercial Law
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ISSUED BY ADVERB
The provisions of the Companies Act create an effective system for tracing missing assets of a company and generally revealing the circumstances that led to insolvency of a company and whether there was unlawful conduct by directors or other persons... Read
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With government having declared a national state of disaster amid the Covid-19 virus outbreak, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted regulations aimed at containing the spread... Read
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Cyber Law
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ROSALIND LAKE AND PRIYANKA NAIDOO
A common response by businesses to the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has been to implement measures that require social distancing and remote working... Read
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Environmental Law
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The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA) defines an "emergency situation" as one that has arisen suddenly that poses an imminent and serious threat to the environment, human life or property, including a 'disaster' as defined in section 1 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (DMA)... Read
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Human Rights Law
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AVANI SINGH
In these uncertain times, South Africa is fortunate to have a constitutional democracy that is deserving of being firmly guarded. Human Rights Day is an opportune time for us to reflect on what this means to us... Read
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Intellectual Property Law
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ISSUED BY ADAMS & ADAMS
The legal industry award season has come and gone and saw Adams and Adams leading the pack, bagging 10 awards in various specialisation from intellectual property to patents, trademarks and dispute resolution... Read
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Law Practice
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Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says courts around the country will beef up sanitation in a bid to ensure that access to justice is not hindered by Covid-19... Read
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As government continues to implement measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says audio visual systems are to be used in courts to enable some proceedings to take place... Read
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Media & Entertainment Law
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As the coronavirus (Covid-19) spreads, so does the misinformation. Recently referred to by the WHO as an "infodemic", the volume of information that is both true and false has been communicated across all platforms globally... Read
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More than 600 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19 March, compared with 147 cases one week ago... Read
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AKEBE LUTHER KING ABIA
The novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has taken the world by surprise... Read
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MAMPHELA RAMPHELE AND GEORGE LINDEQUE
The crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic offers our country an opportunity to recapture the spirit of ubuntu demonstrated by empathy, responsibility and solidarity... Read
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IAN RHEEDER
"South Africa's economy has seen better days. With the addition of the coronavirus outbreak, the current state-of-affairs is not looking promising. Exploiting this recession may be the only strategy for survival," says Ian Rheeder, chartered marketer and head of Markitects Consulting... Read
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If you're allowing your staff to work from home as a preventative measure against the coronavirus pandemic, make sure you're prepared... Read
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Following the coronavirus outbreak, South African companies are hurriedly putting social distancing policies in place to keep employees safe... Read
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Following the outbreak of Covid-19 and its impact on the nation, employees and employers are being asked to "self-quarantine" and implement "social distancing"... Read
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JAMES LAPPEMAN
The way panic buying plays out in a country as economically unequal as South Africa accentuates the gap between the haves and have-nots... Read
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While President Cyril Ramaphosa spent the weekend working to shore up the country's already wobbly economy in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, South Africa's major banks have pledged their support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other clients... Read
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JAMES STENT & NATHAN GEFFEN
Testing people suspected of Covid-19 and then tracing who they have had contact with is vital to controlling the epidemic. But the test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is both expensive and logistically time-consuming... Read
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ALLON RAIZ
In this series of articles, Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, shares 20 of some of the most important lessons he has learned using a sequence that mirrors the typical stages of any entrepreneurial journey... Read
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We need fast action to make thousands of small businesses throughout South Africa more resilient to coronavirus-related economic disruptions... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Retailers have attempted to quell fears surrounding stock shortages as footage of panic buyers and empty supermarket shelves filter through social media... Read
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ERIN LOUW
As SMEs are vital for keeping the lights on in South Africa, it is time for business owners to take note of the impact that Covid-19 can have on... Read
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