Kenya’s new National Lands Information Management System – what landowners need to know
18 May 2021
BY Nigel Shaw AND Brenda Matu
The Kenyan Ministry of Lands has launched the National Land Information Management System , also known as “Ardhi Sasa”.
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Long-awaited clarity on broad-based black ownership
18 May 2021
BY Sanjay Kassen AND Witness Makhubele
The Minister of Employment and Labour has given notice that he intends introducing the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Bill, 2020.
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South Africa: Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 – Publication of the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Bill, 2020
18 May 2021
BY Willem le Roux , Pieter Colyn , Celeste Coles , Gerhardt Ehlers , Juanita Broom , Tyla Foster AND Warren Hendricks
On Friday, 14 May 2021, GN. 422 of 2021 was published in Government Gazette No. 44572
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 400 | 16 May 2021
issue 400
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New safety measures for vessels and crew arriving in South Africa from Indian ports
11 May 2021
BY Jacqui Kaufmann
The ports of Durban and Gqeberha currently each have a vessel in quarantine due to crew having tested positive for COVID-19 in circumstances where their last port of call was in India and Kenya, respectively.
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Does a foreign lender to a Ugandan business require a licence from the Bank of Uganda
11 May 2021
BY Phillip Karugaba , Rachel Musoke AND Sheila Pacuto
The Ugandan Court of Appeal, in Diamond Trust Bank has set aside a previous decision that declared loans made by Diamond Trust Bank to Ugandan businesses to be illegal
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The Draft National Data and Cloud Policy: possible implications for data hosting and cloud IT services
11 May 2021
BY Isaivan Naidoo , Jessica Steele AND Naledi Ramoabi
On 1 April 2021, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies published the Draft National Data and Cloud Policy (GG No. 44389). The vision of the policy is move "towards a data intensive and data driven South Africa".
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Lessons in IT contracts: beware of the cancellation clause
11 May 2021
In Markit Systems (Pty) Limited v Fulcrum Group (Pty) Limited, the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court held that the customer was within its rights to cancel an agreement it had with a service provider
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A glance at the new corporate forms and compliance obligations under the new Companies Act
11 May 2021
BY Dieudonné Nzafashwanayo AND Elie Nshimiyimana
On 8 February 2021, a new Companies Act (law n° 007/2021 of 05/02/2021 governing companies) was gazetted, repealing and replacing its predecessor (law n°17/2018 of 13/04/2018).
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Commission may require notification for some small mergers in digital markets
11 May 2021
The Competition Commission has published an invitation to comment on its amended guidelines on small merger notification.
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tax in brief | issue 63
11 May 2021
tax in brief | issue 63
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 399 | 09 May 2021
issue 399
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Is it time to relook water governance in South Africa?
07 May 2021
BY James Brand
The number of rivers in South Africa deemed to be in a poor ecological state has increased alarmingly in recent times.
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Africa regulatory ENSight
issue 4 of 2021 | 05 May 2021
issue 4 of 2021
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Trendy climate change leaves the fashion industry hot under the collar
04 May 2021
BY Carlyn Frittelli Davies AND Njabulo Mchunu
South Africans’ recent celebration of Freedom Day signalled 27 years of democracy. Through democracy, our Constitution further brought us rights and obligations to guide our rainbow nation.
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