South Africa: Regulation of sport under alert level 3
29 May 2020
new regulations issued under alert level 3 are ambiguous in terms of what sports are permitted
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South Africa:Alert level 3: special arrangements for learners or students at schools or institutions of higher learning
29 May 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee
Students to require a certificate to travel to their institute of learning
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South Africa: alert level 4 – back to work with strings attached
26 May 2020
BY Nils Braatvedt AND Shivani Moodley
We look at some of the key obligations arising from the Regulations from an employment perspective.
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South Africa: the SCA provides guidance on interpretation of contracts and vis major
19 May 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Joshua Davis
The ongoing lockdown means that we will likely see an increasing number of cases in which the defence of vis major is relied upon.
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South Africa: B-BBEE and disaster relief funding
19 May 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Joshua Davis
The Pretoria High Court held that the state, acting under the Disaster Management Act, is entitled to take B-BBEE status into account when deciding whether to award disaster relief funding to businesses in the tourism sector.
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South Africa: Life after lockdown: flexible working is here to stay
19 May 2020
BY Lauren Salt AND Jessie Moore
The Alert Level 4 Lockdown Regulations and a new set of Occupational Health and Safety Directions, both published on 29 April 2020, have presented employers with an opportunity to formalise flexible working arrangements.
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South Africa: COVID-19 – a new chapter in state sovereignty over natural resources?
19 May 2020
BY Ntsiki Adonisi
Will COVID-19 usher in a new chapter in the development of the sovereignty principle?
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Uganda: Legal alert on the Public Health (Control of COVID-19) No. 2 (Amendment No. 2) Rules, 2020
19 May 2020
BY Phillip Karugaba AND Tracy Kakongi
The Ministry of Health has passed a new statutory instrument to operationalise the directives issued by the president.
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ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 6 | 19 May 2020
issue 6
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South Africa: Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 – new guideline published related to COVID-19
19 May 2020
On Monday, 18 May 2020, GN. 280 of 2020 was published in Government Gazette No. 43335.
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South Africa: further extension of time for B-BBEE submissions and filings during the lockdown
12 May 2020
BY Parusha Desai Valodia
The B-BBEE Commission has published a notice on extensions for B-BBEE submissions.
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South Africa: Litigating during level 4
12 May 2020
BY Aslam Moosajee , Vishana Makan AND Joshua Davis
On 2 May 2020, the Chief Justice of South Africa issued a set of directives in terms of the Superior Courts Act, 2013.
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Rwanda: Government issues new tax measures to cushion businesses against COVID-19 impact
12 May 2020
BY Dieudonné Nzafashwanayo
On May 9, 2020, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning announced new tax measures to cushion businesses against the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ENSafrica: Coronavirus (COVID-19) legal update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) issue 5 | 12 May 2020
issue 5
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South Africa: Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 – invitation for public comments on draft guideline for COVID-19 outbreaks at mines
12 May 2020
On Monday, 11 May 2020, a notice was published inviting the public to comment on the Draft Guideline for the Compilation of a Mandatory Code of Practice for the Mitigation and Management of COVID-19 Outbreak at mines.
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