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![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576414-400x208.jpg) | Foreigners may purchase and own immovable property in South Africa without any restrictions, as foreigners are generally subject to the same laws as South African nationals... read |
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![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/575909.jpg) | JOON CHONG AND SHANE JOHNSON The Minister of Employment and Labour has announced the extension of the Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits until the end of the national state of disaster... Read |
Consumer Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/575908-120x120.jpg?2) | LIVIA DYER AND NADINE MATHER Livia Dyer, partner, and Nadine Mather, senior associate, Bowmans explain how PoPIA will impact and potentially change, the parameters of direct marketing... Read |
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Corporate & Commercial Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576296.jpg) | CHANTEL VAN ZYL AND PENJANI MSETEKA Following the economic downturn and immense pressure placed on businesses as a result of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing global lockdown, National Treasury, the South African Reserve Bank and the Banking Association of South Africa announced the launch of the Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576781-120x120.jpg?2) | COLIN DU TOIT & ELODIE MAUME The JSE has identified focus areas for listed companies to consider when raising capital to weather the Covid-19 crisis, including the amount of information they need to disclose... Read |
Environmental Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576318-120x120.jpg?2) | Addressing a virtual celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Environment, Forestry and Fisheries deputy minister Makhotso Sotyu said... Read |
Intellectual Property Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576784.jpg) | ISSUED BY LEXISNEXIS Ezra Pillay (LLB), compliance specialist: data protection and technology at LexisNexis South Africa, offers six tips for easy PoPIA compliance... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576809.jpg) | ISSUED BY KRIEL & CO Francois Kriel, change management consultant at Kriel & Co, agrees that data is no different than oil... Read |
Labour Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576292.jpg) | Companies have been facing tough decisions over the past few months, particularly those with employees who cannot work during the crisis... Read |
Land & Property Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576228-120x120.jpg?2) | According to Sheldon Jennings, principal architect and founder of property inspection firm ArchiCheck, the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) - set for implementation in October 2020 - has led to a 60% increase in the demand for property inspections over the past three months... Read |
Legislation |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576109-120x120.jpg?2) | The High Court in Pretoria has handed down a declaration order which allows all interested parties automatic access to information regarding mining rights applications... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576603.jpg) | The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed the Disaster Management Tax Relief Administration Bill, the Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill and the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576683.jpg) | Parliament has urged all South Africans to participate in the public consultation process to strengthen the current draft legislation dealing with gender-based violence (GBV)... Read |
Media & Entertainment Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576036.jpg) | TAMMI PRETORIUS The short answer is "no...and yes". Here's the long answer... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576246.jpg) | TANIA BROUGHTON Civil society organisations have made court submissions on both sides of the debate... Read |
Medical Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576357-120x120.jpg?2) | MTHOKOZISI MAPHUMULO South African courts already see a large number of medical malpractice/negligence cases every day. Now, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, our already stretched health system is at capacity... Read |
Tax Law |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576263-120x120.jpg?2) | Many taxpayers have made use of Section 24C of the Income Tax Act which allows for the holding over of income received in the present year that is due to be used on expenses in the following year... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576656.jpg) | GRAEME PALMER Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) applications have been a permanent part of our law since 2012. The essence of a VDP application is that a taxpayer is incentivised to disclose to Sars a tax default by being granted some relief from the consequences of their default... Read |
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![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576953.jpg) | Volkswagen Ghana and BlackIvy Ghana are working together towards sustainable mobility, green growth and more affordable cars and homes in Ghana... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576690-120x120.jpg?2) | PATRICK BRANDFUL COBBINAH, ELLIS ADJEI ADAMS & MICHAEL ODEI ERDIAW-KWASIE Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (Covid-19)... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576302-120x120.jpg?2) | ZUNEID YOUSUF Back in May 2019, the World Bank launched its Climate-Smart Mining initiative. It was the first fund dedicated to making mining for minerals climate-smart and sustainable... Read |
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![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576960-120x120.jpg?2) | In another twist, the South African Bitcoin trading company under investigation by the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) and on the radar of other international financial regulatory entities... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/576612-120x120.jpg?2) | ONYI NWANERI Friday, 18 September, is International Equal Pay Day, the most ludicrous day on the global calendar. How can it be that in the year 2020 some people continue to earn more because of their gender or race? Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/575997.png) | EVAN-LEE COURIE The amount of women and children who go missing in South Africa is cause for national concern... Read |
![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/c/2009/575971.jpg) | From Zoom to Netflix, cyberattacks are getting clever about getting your attention... Read |
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