7th March 2017 CV embellishment is commonly practiced by job applicants who want to hide something or wish to appear more qualified than they truly are. While some aspects of CV embellishment are illegal, such as forging qualifications, others have little or no legal ramifications. The onus is, therefore, on... →

16th February 2017 The concept of 'politically exposed persons' (PEPs) has come into sharp focus as the Guptas continue to make news headlines in South Africa. Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, filed papers in the North Gauteng High Court in Tshwane on 30 January, after Gupta family lawyer, Gert van Rooyen, on... →

9th February 2017 As complicated and time consuming as legal research can be, there is no more effective way to strengthen an argument in court than with sound case and precedent referencing. Traditional legal research, conducted manually, presents many pitfalls and risks according to Sumantha Reddy, Content... →

2nd February 2017 Organisations wishing to do business with organs of state will need to prepare for imminent changes that become effective on 1 April 2017. This follows the issuing of new Preferential Procurement Regulations on 20 January 2017, in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000.... →

25th January 2017 The digital age has revolutionised the way society consumes and shares information. Within the commercial arena, there is hardly a business function that does not make use of technology to perform even the simplest of tasks. Supply chain has been one of the departments to embrace technology the... →

23rd January 2017 By 2016, qualification fraud in South Africa had reached an alarming level with several high profile and senior ranking officials among those who were exposed for lying on their CVs. Soon employers could be faced with legislative obligations aimed at reducing instances of employing qualification... →