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Tax changes will ensure SA remains the gateway of choice into Africa: Ernest Mazansky, Director |
| 07 July 2010 | |
| Proposed changes in South Africa's tax regime are expected to reinforce the country's position as the gateway of choice into the rest of Africa. read more |
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Property developers forced to use City of Johannesburg channels: Brian Kew, Director |
| 07 July 2010 | |
| Property developers are no longer able to use the fast-tracked processes of the Gauteng Development Tribunal for their zoning, township establishment and subdivision applications in the Johannesburg area. read more |
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Over-regulation is preventing growth in SA's mining industry: Morne van der Merwe, Director |
| 07 July 2010 | |
| South Africa could potentially be on the brink of another economic boom which could be propelled by developments in the mining and infrastructure development industries. read more |
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Local consumer law has international ramifications: Eric Levenstein, Director |
| 07 July 2010 | |
| South Africa's new Consumer Protection Act has worldwide implications. Every foreign company that sells goods and services destined for South African consumer markets will have to comply with this new legislation and, if in breach of its product liabil>>> read more |
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Pension fund investment plan may be taking shape: Darren Willians, Director |
| 25 June 2010 | |
| Pension fund managers should sit up and take notice of the latest signals that government is serious about plans to invest five percent of pension fund money in development projects. read more |
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VAT vendors urged to acquaint themselves with new VAT policy on property transactions: Aidan Kenny, Director |
| 25 June 2010 | |
| A new South African Revenue Service (SARS) policy concerning Value Added Tax (VAT) payments on property transactions that are subject to VAT could negatively impact the cash flow of unwary buyers, sellers and developers. read more |
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Mining industry under pressure to reduce fatalities: Wessel Badenhorst, Director |
| 25 June 2010 | |
| The mining industry is under intense pressure to reduce mining deaths following the Minister of Mineral Resources’, Susan Shabangu, announcement of a multi-million rand plan to improve enforcement and prosecutions. read more |
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Personal relationships at work: Anastasia Vatalidis, Director |
| 05 May 2010 | |
| With workplace friendships and romances becoming more commonplace, employers could be forced to lay down the law to prevent personal relationships from interfering with business. read more |
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Consumer Protection Act limps on: Neil Kirby, Director |
| 05 May 2010 | |
| The first stage of implementation of the eagerly anticipated Consumer Protection Act is now only days away but the regulations that would give the new law teeth remain at large. read more |
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High Court clash looms over mining rights: Justin Truter, Director |
| 20 April 2010 | |
| In a legal clash that may end up in the Constitutional Court, three levels of government - local, provincial and national - are at loggerheads over mining on environmentally sensitive land in Cape Town. Their competing claims will be aired in the Weste>>> read more |
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Ignorance over whistle blowing processes still widespread: Jacques van Wyk, Director |
| 20 April 2010 | |
| South Africa’s whistle blowing laws are still poorly understood, limiting their effectiveness in combating corruption and other workplace crimes. Recent cases aired in the courts indicate that both employers and employees have been badly advised about >>> read more |
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SA law firm is on the global map: Des Williams, Chairman |
| 20 April 2010 | |
| The international legal fraternity has embraced its South African peers, appointing or electing some to key positions in global bodies. read more |
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Court makes exception to the rule on exporting IP: Janine Hollesen, Director |
| 30 March 2010 | |
| An exception has been made to the current situation that that no South African intellectual property (IP) may be exported without South African Reserve Bank permission. read more |
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Putting directors on the spot: Eric Levenstein, Director |
| 26 March 2010 | |
| The King III Code (first published in February 2009) is due to become effective on 1 March 2010. read more |
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Common purpose dismissals: Anastasia Vatalidis, Director |
| 26 March 2010 | |
| Workers who keep silent about workplace theft or sabotage can be dismissed - individually or collectively - if they knew about the wrongdoing but turned a blind eye on it. read more |
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