Africa Business In Brief
issue 410 | 25 Jul 2021
issue 410
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MACIG Southern Africa 2021
23 Jul 2021
BY Ntsiki Adonisi
MACIG Southern Africa 2021 Digital Report
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Time to update your KYC documentation for GBC2s
20 Jul 2021
BY Adrien Wong AND Nashenta Vuddamalay Zindel
Through the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018, Mauritius has made substantial legislative reforms to its financial services sector, and more specifically, its global business regime
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An employee does not have to be caught red-handed in an act of misconduct to be found culpable
20 Jul 2021
BY Itayi Gwaunza AND Claire Nolan
A group of 50 striking employees confront their manager in his office. An altercation ensues, which culminates in the manager being violently assaulted.
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Employer, you missed the vaccine risk assessment deadline. Now what?
20 Jul 2021
BY Lauren Salt AND Jessie Moore
The updated Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in certain Workplaces gave employers until 2 July 2021 to undertake or update their risk assessments
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Another TERS extension with payments made directly to employees
20 Jul 2021
BY Lauren Salt AND Jessie Moore
In light of the recent Adjusted Alert Level 4 restrictions, the TERS has officially been extended once again for certain affected employees. The new claim period is from 16 March 2021 to 25 July 2021
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 409 | 18 Jul 2021
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Government issues urgent exemption for suppliers of essential goods to prevent shortages
16 Jul 2021
On 15 July 2021, in light of the widespread rioting and looting affecting various parts of South Africa, resulting in concerns about the availability of various products
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Can employers dismiss their off-duty employees for taking part in looting?
14 Jul 2021
BY Lauren Salt
With looting and violence continuing unabated in many parts of South Africa - if spotted looting while off duty, can they dismiss their employees?
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Uganda cannot register patent rights in Covidex
14 Jul 2021
BY Phillip Karugaba AND Tracy Kakongi
Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang, a Ugandan pharmacist, has claimed to have invented a treatment for COVID-19 named Covidex.
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New judgment highlights importance of text, context and purpose in interpreting contracts
13 Jul 2021
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Helena Graham
The case of Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd and Another v Coral Lagoon Investments 194 (Pty) Ltd and Others is valuable as it succinctly sets out the rules relating to the interpretation of contracts.
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The SAA lockout case trilogy
13 Jul 2021
BY Brian Patterson
South African Airways (SOC) Limited ("SAA") is a party to an evergreen regulating agreement between it and the South African Airways' Pilots Association ("SAAPA"), which regulates its pilots' terms and conditions of employment.
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Tax in Brief | Issue 67
13 Jul 2021
please find issue 67 of ENSafrica’s tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.
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Telecoms and media in brief | Issue 25
13 Jul 2021
please find issue 25 of the ENSafrica telecoms and media in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.
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When do age requirements for a job constitute unfair discrimination?
12 Jul 2021
In South Africa, the Constitution prohibits unfair discrimination based on a number of grounds, including age.
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