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19 June 2013

15 May 2013

Licensing Bill will give officials too much power – FMF

Government’s proposed Licensing of Business Bill would provide local government officials with unconstrained discretionary power, creating massive bureaucratic empires and eroding rule of law,...

03 May 2013

Do the T’s & C’s of your business comply with the Consumer Protection Act?

PHATSHOANE HENNEY ATTORNEYS

The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (“Act”) sets out a range of fundamental consumer rights as well as ways to protect these rights. These rights however, place an obligation on each...

19 Apr 2013

FMF: Statement by the Free Market Foundation, independent policy organisation promoting economic freedom, states that the Licensing of Businesses Bill 2013 is draconian, unworkable and contradicts the NDP (19/04/2013)

STATEMENT

This week, the Free Market Foundation (FMF) submitted written comments to the Department of Trade and Industry opposing the proposed Licensing of Businesses Bill gazetted on March 18 by Minister...

28 Feb 2013

GCIS: Statement by the Government Communication and Information System, on Cabinet meeting on 27 February 2013 (28/02/2013)

STATEMENT

1.1 Cabinet welcomed the collective commitment by all stakeholders to the implementation of the Framework for Peace and Stability in the Mining Industry. Cabinet encouraged other stakeholders to...

05 Dec 2012

Tax amendments – 2012

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

Members of Werksmans' Tax Practice highlight some of the more important changes proposed in the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament on 25 October 2012. Yet again, this year's Taxation...

12 Sep 2012

SACCI: Statement by Neren Rau, South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO, on the problem of late payments by government (12/09/2012)

STATEMENT

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) conducted a survey of our members regarding the problem of late payments by government to service providers. The broad findings of the...

16 Jan 2012

Attorneys are suppliers too: Some implications of the CPA for the legal profession

ADAMS & ADAMS

As most readers know by now, the Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (“CPA”) came into effect on 1 April 2011. It applies to every transaction concluded within South Africa between suppliers (acting...

12 Oct 2011

The Consumer Protection Act and lease agreements

ADAMS & ADAMS

The Consumer Protection Act came into operation on 1 April 2011. This legislation’s aim is to ensure that the consumers’ rights are favoured when doing business with someone, which includes...

26 Aug 2011

Corruption eating resources at lightning speed - Protector

CORRUPTION

The cancer of corruption – appropriately referred to as a crime against the poor – is eating public resources at the speed of lightning, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Friday.

06 Jun 2011

Promotional competitions and their requirements under the Consumer Protection Act 2008

ADAMS & ADAMS

The Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 (the “CPA”), came into effect on 31 March 2011 and is likely to have certain far-reaching implications for the promoters of promotional competitions,...

30 Mar 2011

Gift voucher and pre-paid certificate conditions to be regulated under the CPA

CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR

The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) due to come into full force on 31 March 2011, will more strictly regulate the conditions attached to gift certificates and pre-paid vouchers.

25 Mar 2011

The impact of the Consumer Protection Act on contracts

WEBBER WENTZEL

This week we look at the impact of the Act on certain aspects of contracts, in particular fixed term agreements and unfair contract terms.

28 Jul 2010

The Consumer Protection Act: The Duty To Register Names

BOWMAN GILFILLAN

The Consumer Protection Act sets up an extensive administrative structure for the protection of consumers, with numerous provisions dealing with the obligations that businesses have, and, also,...

16 Mar 2010

Africa Development Indicators 2010 (March 2010)

DEVELOPMENT

This essay, entitled 'Silent and Lethal: How quiet corruption undermines Africa's development efforts', from the World Bank, finds that "quiet corruption" - the failure of public servants to...

Daily podcast - March 16, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, a World Bank report says that "quiet corruption" is pervasive and widespread across Africa; ANCYL president Julius Malema faces further complaints in the Equality Court after...

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