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South Africa: update | a pause in corporate governance? The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on gatherings and shareholders’ meetings 

corporate commercial

16 Mar 2020
BY Brian Jennings

What does the Gatherings Prohibition mean for companies?
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South Africa: the legal implications of coronavirus (COVID-19) national disaster | booking repayments and data protection

16 Mar 2020
BY Angela Itzikowitz , Era Gunning AND Suemeya Hanif

We cover the legal implications of some of these measures, particularly the repayment of bookings and data protection.
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South Africa: the coronavirus (COVID-19) | employment law update following President Ramaphosa’s speech

employment

16 Mar 2020
BY Peter le Roux AND Lauren Salt

There are a number of new questions that we anticipate will be plaguing employers.
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Mauritius: Coronavirus (COVID-19)| the Bank of Mauritius introduces a Support Programme to accompany local economic operators across all sectors

16 Mar 2020
BY Martine de Fleuriot de la Colinière AND Nashenta Vuddamalay Zindel

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Bank of Mauritius has been closely monitoring its economic impact on the banking sector and the Mauritian economy.
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South Africa: Coronavirus legal update

13 Mar 2020

In the context of the Coronavirus outbreak worldwide, business and entrepreneurs are busy developing strategies and practical ways to mitigate and manage the risks associated with disruptions that may be caused as a result of the outbreak. 
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Regulations in respect of the Portable Gratuity Retirement Fund published

10 Mar 2020
BY Natasha Behary Paray AND Shrivan Dabee

From April 2020, Mauritian employers will need to set up private pension schemes for their employees
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Lock-outs: tit for tat or just tat?

employment

10 Mar 2020
BY Devon Jenkins

The facts in the decision of the Labour Court provide an interesting illustration of the interaction between a strike and a lock-out.
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A snapshot of Rwanda’s tightened financial crimes laws

10 Mar 2020
BY Dieudonné Nzafashwanayo AND Eustache Ngoga

The Parliament of Rwanda recently passed two key laws to counter money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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Kenya’s new Companies (Beneficial Ownership Information) Regulations

10 Mar 2020
BY Mahesh Acharya AND Faith Chebet

A 2019 amendment to the Kenyan Companies Act, 2015 introduced a requirement for every company to keep a register of its beneficial owners and submit a copy within 30 days
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tax in brief | issue 43

tax

10 Mar 2020

tax in brief | issue 43
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Expect US to fight 'free ride' on drug prices

tax

09 Mar 2020
BY André J Maré

A recent report published by the White House Council of Economic Advisers on drug pricing in the US has put the cost of medicine and poor people's access to it back in the spotlight on a global scale
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Will asset sale attract capital gains or income tax?

tax

09 Mar 2020
BY Peter Dachs

It is important to determine whether the proceeds from the disposal of an asset are subject to capital gains tax or to income tax.
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Ugandan court rules on interest during tax dispute

tax

09 Mar 2020
BY Celia Becker

Ugandan court rules on interest during tax dispute
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More protection for small businesses and HDPs

competition/antitrust

09 Mar 2020
BY Tayla Theron AND Aidan Scallan

On February 13, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the promulgation of certain significant sections of the Competition Amendment Act, 2018
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Africa Business In Brief

issue 342 | 08 Mar 2020

issue 342
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