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Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702
Bulelwa Mabasa, Director and Head of Land Reform, spoke to 702 discussing the potential new mining rush for critical minerals in South Africa and the need for open discussions between mining companies and communities living in areas where mines may be established.
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South African copyright bill vs European Union copyright directive – poles apart
Much has been written of late about the South African Copyright Bill which has attracted a significant amount of criticism [...]
Trade marks: changes to the Canadian trade marks act
On 17 June 2019 the Canadian Trade Marks Act will be introducing several changes pursuant to it joining the Madrid [...]
South African musician Daniel Baron vs David Guetta
A South African artist, Daniel Baron has accused David Guetta of copying his 2016 song, "Children of the Sun". As [...]
Informal complaint initiation – complaints initiated on a ‘wink and a nod’
INTRODUCTION A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") has given the Competition Commission (the "Commission") some latitude [...]
New system to be launched to expose non-compliance with the national minimum wage act 9 of 2018
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Chelsea Roux, Candidate Attorney On 7 March 2019, the Department of Labour ("DOL") released [...]
National Minimum Wage Bill tabled in Parliament
By Jacques van Wyk, Director and Chelsea Roux, Candidate Attorney The Portfolio Committee on Labour met in January 2019 to [...]
