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07 Dec 2011
 
 
Govt names designated products for local procurement
LOCAL PROCUREMENT
Government has named the "first wave" of products that will require a minimum level of local content in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, which came into effect on...
 
 
30 Sep 2011
 
 
 
IP perspective on Consumer Protection Act and Companies Act
Intellectual Property Law
Local law firm Webber Wentzel reports the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) of 2008 may lead to new challenges from a trademarks perspective when the Companies and Intellectual Property...
 
 
01 Jul 2011
 
 
 
South Africa’s judiciary favourable towards media freedom
Media Law
South Africa’s judicial branch has been favourable toward media freedom, if previous judgments from recent court cases involving the media are anything to go by; however, there is concern with...
 
 
08 Mar 2011
 
Shabangu gives details on SA's planned mining cadastre
SA MINING
South Africa’s mining licence cadastre that Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu will launch publicly on March 30 will show who owns mining rights, what type, and for how long, she said on...
 
 
04 Feb 2011
 
Companies should engage proactively with Competition Act
Competition Law
Companies need to proactively engage with the requirements of the Competition Act to ensure that they can do business without fear of contravening the Act, says legal firm Webber Wentzel partner...
 
 
14 Sep 2010
 
Revised Mining Charter may ‘paradoxically' add to industry uncertainty – Leon
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT
Although the revised Mining Charter attempts to address a number of its predecessor's shortcomings, in some respects it may paradoxically add to regulatory uncertainty within the South African...
 
 
03 Sep 2010
 
BBBEE empowerment meant to be sustainable, not slow
Black Economic Empowerment
The empowerment, transformation and development aims of the Broad-based Black Economic-Empowerment (BBBEE) Act, No 52 of 2003, are intended to be sustainable and to improve the economy and the...
 
 
21 Jul 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - July 21, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, the new carbon tax on cars and pick-ups will earn government R450m/y; Nariman Behravesh says that Africa's expanding trade relations with Asia to spur growth in 2010 and beyond;...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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