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            <title>Powering Africa’s industrial future: Why electrification is a key enabler</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the Africa Energy Forum returns to Cape Town from 16 to 19 June 2026 under the theme Building Africa’s Industrialised Future, it comes at a moment when the energy conversation on the continent is starting to evolve. For years, much of the focus has been on expanding access to electricity. That remains critical, but the conversation is shifting towards a broader question: how do African countries build electricity systems and localised generation capacity that can genuinely support industrial growth without reliance on traditional and often external sources of energy?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Statistics South Africa's latest Labour Force Survey indicates that 5.8-million youth are without jobs. For graduates, a central issue is the growing misalignment between new entrants to the workforce and the limited availability of entry-level roles. This is particularly evident in professional fields such as law, where the number of graduates each year is roughly more than double the number of available candidate attorney (CA) positions. Compounding this is what many describe as the experience paradox. Employers increasingly seek candidates who are work-ready, yet graduates struggle to access the opportunities that would allow them to build that experience. As a result, a significant proportion of young people remain excluded from meaningful economic participation despite holding formal qualifications.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[In our alert titled “Does the dismissal of an employee affect a restraint of trade?” dated 7 April 2025, we considered the Labour Court’s decision in Backsports (Pty) Ltd v Motlhanke and Another [2025] ZALCJHB 68 (18 February 2025). In that judgment, the court held that a restraint of trade could not be enforced where an employee was dismissed for misconduct. In effect, the Labour Court found that dismissal resulted in the former employer forfeiting the right to enforce the restraint of trade. Given that this finding represented a clear departure from established authority on the enforceability of restraints of trade, we expressed the view that the issue was ripe for reconsideration on appeal.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The COFI Bill proposes a single, comprehensive framework for regulating the market conduct of all financial institutions in South Africa, including banks, insurers and retirement funds. Its central aim is to ensure that financial institutions treat customers fairly, operate transparently and are held accountable for their conduct throughout the product lifecycle. COFI is a cornerstone of South Africa’s ‘Twin Peaks’ model of financial regulation. Under this framework, prudential regulation is overseen by the Prudential Authority (PA), while market conduct regulation falls under the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The COFI Bill equips the FSCA with a unified set of conduct tools that apply consistently across the financial services sector.]]></description>
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            <title>Applicants whose waiver application outcomes are still pending</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Visa holders who have applied for a waiver, and whose waiver application remains pending as at the issuance of the Directive, were granted a further temporary extension until 31 March 2026 to enable the DHA to process applications, as well as to allow applicants to collect their outcomes and submit visa applications. Visa holders who need to travel while awaiting the outcome of their waiver application are also allowed to depart and re-enter South Africa at a port of entry up to (and including) 31 March 2026, without being declared an “undesirable person” in terms of section 30(1)(h) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 (Act).]]></description>
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            <title>Understanding the legal position around bonuses during protected strikes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Can employers pay bonuses to non‑strikers during a protected strike? During a protected strike, tensions rise, and difficult choices are made on both sides. This Alert explores the legal position, with reference to Solidarity obo C J Arendse and 38 Others v Heineken Beverages (Pty) Ltd, a recent Labour Court judgment.   The facts and issues in brief]]></description>
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            <title>Is any agreement capable of enforcement under the Labour Relations Act?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Under section 158(1)(c) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA), the Labour Court has jurisdiction to, inter alia, make an arbitration award or any settlement agreement an order of court. Over the years, there has been much debate and conflicting judgments on whether a wide or narrow interpretation of “any settlement agreement” should be adopted. At a glance]]></description>
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            <title>Understanding reinstatement in light of irreparable working relationships</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In the recent decision of Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration and Others (CA10/2024) [2025] ZALAC 38 (19 June 2025), the Labour Appeal Court (LAC) confirmed that although reinstatement is the primary remedy in unfair dismissal disputes, reinstatement is not always appropriate, even where a dismissal is substantively unfair. Jacobs was employed as a senior support services manager at Golden Arrow Bus Services (Pty) Ltd (GABS). He was responsible for rolling out a new smartcard ticketing system. Days before its scheduled launch, Jacobs went on pre-approved leave, assuring management that the system was ready to be rolled out. It was not.]]></description>
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