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Employers win in long-awaited judgment on retrenchments and automatically unfair dismissals
29th October 2020 In a long-awaited judgment handed down yesterday, the Constitutional Court (CC) confirmed that the retrenchment of employees following their... →
2020 laws enacted to promote gender equality and protect the rights of the LGBTQI+ community
28th October 2020 2020 saw two positive legislative movements likely to ensure significant progressive steps towards fighting discrimination, facilitating gender... →
Smart contracts adoption could be tripped up by legal validity and privacy laws concerns
28th October 2020 Covid-19 forced businesses to accelerate the rate at which they adopt and adapt to, technological change. Many businesses are looking to conclude... →
Proposed process to manage carbon budgets for the period of 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022
27th October 2020 On 22 October 2020, The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) issued a notice governing the submission of "Subsequent Pollution... →
The Proposed Domestication of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
22nd October 2020 The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) is proposing domestic regulations (under the National Environmental Management Act,... →
Level 1 Lockdown regulations – key considerations for employers
20th October 2020 Government has published new regulations on the alert level 1 lockdown which took effect at 00h01 on Monday, 21 September 2020. We highlight the... →
Key considerations in the White Paper on Audio and Audio-visual Content Services Policy Framework
20th October 2020 The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) released a White Paper containing a framework for the provision of audio and... →
Amendments to Electricity Regulations on New Generation Capacity gazetted
20th October 2020 On 16 October 2020, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe (the "Minister"), gazetted amendments to the Electricity... →
