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18 Nov 2011
 
 
News this week
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The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has again threatened legal action if a public interest defence clause is left out of the Protection of State Information Bill. Sanef says it is...
 
 
15 Nov 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 15, 2011
PODCAST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a sharp slowdown in world growth will increase the risk of recession in poorer countries, whose budgets have barely recovered from the last economic slump...
 
 
26 Jul 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – July 26, 2011
PODCAST
Lawmakers drafting the Protection of Information Bill yesterday turned to the potentially fraught issue of prescribing a review process for all state secrets classified in past decades, South...
 
 
22 Jul 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
South Africa's government is appealing a decision by its own regulators to allow Wal-Mart to buy control of local retailer Massmart, a move that could tarnish the nation's credentials as an...
 
 
01 Jun 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – June 01, 2011
PODCAST
South Africa's government said it could take legal action if the conditions imposed on WalMart's $2.4-billion bid for local retailer Massmart were not enough to prevent large-scale job cuts,...
 
 
30 May 2011
 
SA to decide Tuesday on Wal-Mart deal
COMPETITION TRIBUNAL
South Africa's competition regulator will announce its decision on Wal-Mart's $2,4-billion offer for local retailer Massmart at 12:00 GMT on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Nandi Mokoena, a...
 
 
26 Jul 2010
 
Consumer Protection Act has worldwide implications
CONSUMER LAW
The Consumer Protection Act has worldwide implications as foreign companies selling goods and services in South African consumer markets will have to comply with the new legislation.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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