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Court ruling goes against insurers on Covid-19 claims, but they remain stubborn
17th July 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Western Cape High Court recently ordered insurance company Guardrisk to pay the business interruption claims of Cape restaurant Cafe Chameleon. The ruling was welcomed by specialist public loss... 


Tribunal fines Dis-Chem R1.2m for excessive pricing of face masks
7th July 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Competition Tribunal has ordered pharmacy group Dis-Chem Pharmacies to pay an administrative penalty of R1.2-million for allegedly charging excessive prices for surgical face masks during the... 


CoJ council has until Friday to approve budget
CoJ council has until Friday to approve budget
6th July 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile has urged  the City of Johannesburg Municipal Council to put the interest of the residents of the City first following its failure to approve an... 


Tribunal confirms two more consent agreements for excessive pricing
3rd July 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed two further consent agreements relating to Covid-19 excessive pricing complaints. This brings the total number of consent agreements, confirmed as orders of... 


Ryan Woolley
Insurers’ rejection of Covid-19 claims severely impacting tourism, hospitality sectors
1st July 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The South African tourism and hospitality sector has been “decimated” by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, and jobs and businesses are at risk owing to insurance companies continuing... 


Time has come for all stakeholders to uplift South Africa’s youth, says PwC
10th June 2020 By: Donna Slater

South Africa’s lockdown restrictions are easing in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, but its impact on the economy will be long-lasting and challenging, and it remains an important time for... 


PRASA dismisses four senior officials over procurement irregularities
8th June 2020 By: Donna Slater

Following allegations of impropriety in the awarding of security-related tenders, and a disciplinary inquiry, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has dismissed four senior officials... 


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Concrete batchers training in the works
5th June 2020 By: Mamaili Mamaila

The Concrete Institute’s (TCI’s) School of Concrete Technology is planning to offer a special one-day course for concrete batchers and batch plant staff in the second half of 2020. 


Solidarity issues letter of demand to stop pension funds going to Eskom
4th June 2020 By: Donna Slater

With a letter of demand addressed to the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), labour union Solidarity instituted legal steps to stop the exchange of... 


SA banks ready to assist distressed businesses amid Covid-19 pandemic
SA banks ready to assist distressed businesses amid Covid-19 pandemic
3rd June 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

Global law firm DLA Piper, which has advised the Banking Association South Africa and South Africa’s biggest banks on the country’s loan guarantee scheme, has announced that the banks are ready to... 


Bowmans into Malawi, Zambia amid pandemic
Bowmans into Malawi, Zambia amid pandemic
1st June 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

Law firm Bowmans has expanded its services to Malawi and Zambia despite the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic that is crippling the world economy. The announcement comes less than a year after it... 


Tribunal confirms another excessive pricing consent agreement
22nd May 2020 By: Donna Slater

The Competition Tribunal has approved a consent agreement relating to the alleged excessive pricing of face masks in the context of Covid-19, with two related companies to jointly pay an... 


Tribunal approves more excessive pricing consent agreements
7th May 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Competition Tribunal has approved two more consent agreements with a company accused by the Competition Commission of charging excessive prices for essential products. The Van Heerden Pharmacy... 


Tribunal approves consent agreement with fresh produce supplier
4th May 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

A supplier of fresh produce in Kempton Park, Gauteng, has agreed to donate hand sanitisers to the Tembisa Provincial Hospital, after having been accused by the Competition Commission of charging... 


Lawtons highlights Covid-19 personal information and surveillance risks
30th April 2020 By: Donna Slater

In response to the management and containment of Covid-19 in South Africa, the Information Regulator, established in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, has issued a guidance note... 


Lockdown demands CIPC must rescind delay of business rescue filing – law firm
30th April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The national coronavirus-related lockdown has put many companies into financial distress, but recent notices from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) are delaying the business... 


Covid-19 increasing risk of cybercrime; privacy right infringement
24th April 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Businesses in South Africa face a heightened risk of cybercrimes owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, but there are several measures that they can undertake to mitigate this and... 


Treasury provides more clarity on additional tax relief measures
23rd April 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

In line with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation on April 21, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has provided more detail on the second set of tax measures aimed at assisting individuals... 


Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer
Eskom clears COO of all wrongdoing
15th April 2020 By: Donna Slater

After being accused by a fellow employee of corruption, conflict of interest, dishonesty and abuse of power, power utility Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer has been cleared of all allegations by an... 


National State of Disaster brings complex privacy limitations – Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
14th April 2020 By: Donna Slater

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many countries adopting extraordinary, and sometimes unprecedented, measures in an effort to contain, or at least slow the spread of the virus. In many... 


Gillian Lumb
Unemployment beneficiaries wait while Nedlac discussions progress
7th April 2020 By: Donna Slater

Many employers are waiting for greater clarity regarding unemployment benefits for their staff that have been temporarily laid off during the national lockdown, which is enforced from March 27 to... 


NIKITA LALLA
There is an abundance of talking without timeous, practical implementation
Local project scarcity causes loss of top-class engineers
3rd April 2020 By: Darren Parker

The scarcity of public-sector projects is leading to massive retrenchments and the loss of South Africa’s world-class consulting engineers to foreign markets, says law firm LNP Attorneys CE Nikita... 


Corruption Watch executive director, David Lewis
Covid-19 may exacerbate the abuse of power – Corruption Watch
31st March 2020 By: Sane Dhlamini

Not-for-profit organisation Corruption Watch on Tuesday released its yearly corruption report with executive director David Lewis  saying South Africans should not expect corruption to lessen... 


Public Enterprises, business rescue practitioners battle over SA Express
20th March 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has expressed, in a statement, its concern about the direction that the business rescue process for State-owned regional airline SA Express was taking.... 


Moves afoot to 'futureproof' South Africa's drones regulations
Moves afoot to 'futureproof' South Africa's drones regulations
20th March 2020 By: Donna Slater

Regulations governing drones, officially referred to as remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), have been stagnant since July 2015, when the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) first... 


Criminal raids on gold mines pose new threat to South African industry
Criminal raids on gold mines pose new threat to South African industry
13th March 2020 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

With gold prices surging to seven-year highs, it is seemingly a good time to be in the industry. In South Africa, however, the recovery has coincided with, and is being tainted by, a surge in... 


Regional airline SA Express objects to business rescue ruling by court
7th February 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

State-owned regional airline SA Express has reacted strongly to the ruling by the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday that it be placed in business rescue. The airline stated in a press release on... 


Airbus reaches legal settlements to end bribery and compliance probes
7th February 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based major aerospace group Airbus has issued a brief press release, concerning its negotiations with regulators and law enforcement agencies in three countries. The release stated in full:  


Airbus reports agreement with authorities regarding various charges against it
28th January 2020 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based major aerospace group Airbus issued a brief press release on Tuesday, concerning its negotiations with regulators and law enforcement agencies in three countries. The release stated in... 


Contract consolidation aims to improve project execution
24th January 2020 By: Schalk Burger

Most government organisations and State-owned enterprises have standardised on the use of the New Engineering Contract (NEC), an international construction industry-specific contract format, to... 


Growth initiatives to continue in 2020 as new laws come into effect
Growth initiatives to continue in 2020 as new laws come into effect
9th January 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Initiatives to drive growth and stabilise the economy will continue to be a focus in the coming year, especially as efforts to root out corruption and State capture progress, law firm Webber... 


Business rescue means restructuring of SAA
5th December 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

Department of Public Enterprises deputy director-general Advocate Melanchton Makobe effectively confirmed on Thursday that State-owned South African Airways (SAA) would be restructured, as a result... 


 Companies Tribunal aims to settle disputes – but it's understaffed, underfunded with limited scope
Companies Tribunal aims to settle disputes – but it's understaffed, underfunded with limited scope
28th November 2019 By: News24Wire

The Companies Tribunal wants its mandate to be expanded so that it can take on more cases to help companies resolve their disputes, without litigation. The Tribunal's chairperson Alli Chicktay,... 


Appropriate data protection fundamental in South African cybersecurity laws
20th November 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Reasonable and appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information are fundamental to comply with South African information privacy laws, notwithstanding the... 


Companies should understand laws around product offering
15th November 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

New companies in the brewery and winery industry need to understand the importance of the laws and regulations, such as copyright and trade marks, associated with the products and services that... 


More opportunities brewing for women
15th November 2019 By: Khutso Maphatsoe

Opportunities for women in the brewery industry are increasing, despite there being a relative shortage of qualified women in the industry, says first black female majority-owned brewing company... 


PPC’s Dwaalboom plant
Local cement players solidify defence against import threat
14th November 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

While the quality of imported cement has been improving in recent years, it is usually not in line with the high quality of locally produced cement, the Concrete Institute (TCI) pointed out during... 


CLIVE BRINDLEY
The significance of data and its risk to an organisation will determine the scope of the mitigation measures
Accuracy of information key to attaining appropriate cybersecurity risk posture
8th November 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Companies must establish the accuracy and truthfulness of information, including from third-parties, in their organisations to achieve an appropriate cybersecurity risk posture, says information... 


Many organisations unlikely to successfully tackle cybersecurity demands – Deloitte
24th October 2019 By: Schalk Burger

There are notable gaps in organisations’ abilities to meet the cybersecurity demands of the future, the ‘2019 Future of Cyber’ survey conducted by consulting multinational Deloitte found. The... 


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