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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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Contentious draft Tax amendments: recent developments
Two of this year's draft tax amendments are extremely contentious. These are the draft amendments in relation to: share buybacks; [...]
Exporters to China remain positive as new balance comes out tops in trade mark tussle
American multinational New Balance has recently been awarded the highest amount in damages to a foreign entity in trade mark [...]
Cleaning house
In the recent judgment of Jordaan and Others v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others[1] the Constitutional Court provided [...]
The Protected Disclosures Amendment Act, No 5 of 2017
On 31 July 2017 the President of the Republic of South Africa assented to the Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 5 [...]
The pitfalls of resignation
ISSUE If an employee resigns, then decides to retract her resignation but her employer refuses to allow her to [...]
Enforceability of medical testing as a clause in an employment contract
Pharmaco Distribution (Pty) Ltd v Weideman (JA104/2015) [2017] ZALCJHB 258 (4 July 2017) ISSUE Whether an employer can [...]
