South Africa: Competition Law block exemptions nullified as National State of Disaster is terminated
April 7, 2022
Sphesihle Nxumalo, Associate, and Jarryd Hartley, Candidate Attorney, Antirust & Competition Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg In 2020, the South African Government declared a National State of Disaster in terms of the National Disaster Management Act,…
How the 2022 SONA affects 2030 business
April 4, 2022
Gareth Bird – the Operations Director at the Skills Development Corporation For years, a disconnect between the private sector and the South African government has existed. During his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in…
Using technology to become POPI compliant
October 8, 2021
By Elaine Wang, Chief Digital Officer, Rectron As businesses digitally transform, how they handle and analyse data is under intense scrutiny. Consumers today are more aware and concerned than ever before, and rightly so, with…
NEASA NEASA has submitted its comments on the proposed 18th Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) as it relates to proposed amendments to section 25 of the Constitution to the ad hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce…
Johann van Tonder, Economist at Momentum Investments Why we need to look at the latest unemployment stats in context All countries have their own laws, regulations and policies and this to a very large extent…
Why you can’t tax a country into prosperity
February 23, 2021
A wealth tax may be the fastest way to plug the holes in government finances, but it’s dangerously unsustainable, according to Hannes Van Den Berg, CEO of Momentum Consult. Last week saw the arrival of…
Good governance tips in challenging times
January 14, 2021
By: Riana Grobler, Compliance Officer at Compli-Serve SA Simplifying the 16 steps of King IV corporate compliance We all know how quickly things can literally change overnight, particularly since first hearing about the Covid-19 pandemic…
National Treasury is proposing an alteration to the Income Tax Act that will remove the ability of thousands of low income South African families to receive tax exempt bursaries for their children. The families currently…