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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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Application of the participation exemption to the disposal of shares by a controlled foreign company
INTRODUCTION The participation exemption provides a useful and simple tax planning tool which should always be considered when dealing [...]
Shapes can speak a thousand words
The London Taxi Company has had its UK trade mark registration of the shape of its black cab declared invalid [...]
Ratepayers association tackles the Shebeen regulations
INTRODUCTION On 1 November 2017 the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg found in favour of the Yeoville Bellevue Ratepayers' Association [...]
Coal for Christmas – Diener N.O. v Minister of Justice and others
It is that magical time of the year where images are abound of Christmas trees, fairy lights, delicious pudding, family [...]
Tax court resolves age-old problem
INTRODUCTION For as long as anyone can remember, a tension has existed between the rules relating to the valuation [...]
Trade marks TCP vs 3CP
The owner of the TCP mark has won its fight to stop the use of the confusingly similar 3CP mark [...]
