ENSafrica’s Swakopmund office is moving from 1 AUG 2022
28 Jul 2022
We are pleased to announce that from 1 AUG 2022, ENSafrica’s Namibia Swakopmund office will be relocating.
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Africa tax in brief
26 Jul 2022
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax news from across Africa
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Uganda in brief
Uganda in brief | 26 Jul 2022
A focus on the latest legal and regulatory updates across Uganda's corporate commercial and banking and finance industries.
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The right procedural response to a notice of bar
26 Jul 2022
BY Aslam Moosajee
There have been conflicting judgments in regard to whether a notice of intention to except in terms of Rule 23(1) of the High Court Rules is an appropriate response to a notice of bar.
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Dissilio Investments (Pty) Ltd v Nedbank Limited: What does this mean for Breakage Costs and Early Repayment Penalties?
26 Jul 2022
BY Deon Lambert AND Jessica Blumenthal
The recent judgment of the Johannesburg High Court in Dissilio Investments (Pty) Ltd v Nedbank Limited handed down on 22 June 2022 could raise concern in the banking industry if read as preventing banks from recovering breakage costs.
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Dealers in high-value goods may soon be accountable institutions under FICA
26 Jul 2022
BY Annelie Giles AND Era Gunning
The FATF’s mutual evaluation of the country identified significant weaknesses in the country’s anti‐money‐laundering and counter financing of terrorism systems
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CRYPTO ASSETS SOON TO BE REGULATED IN SOUTH AFRICA
25 Jul 2022
BY Angela Itzikowitz AND Era Gunning
It is well-established principle that provisions that give rise to criminal and administrative penalties, must be interpreted restrictively in cases of doubt and ambiguity.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 458 | 24 Jul 2022
issue 458
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Court grants FNB the right to sever relationship with Talhado
20 Jul 2022
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Shenaaz Munga
This decision will have a positive and significant impact on the country’s banking industry in that it allows banks to take measures in protecting their reputation.
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How procedural flaws in the Namibian appeals system disadvantages appellants
19 Jul 2022
BY Anja Louw AND Camelot Brinkman
Inefficiencies in the Namibian Labour Court’s appeal processes continue to cost appellants thousands of Namibian Dollars in unnecessary legal bills with no end in sight.
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Data privacy: the delicate balance between PAIA and POPIA
19 Jul 2022
BY Era Gunning
In the recent case of Smuts and Another v Botha, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that where a person exposes their personal information in the public domain by their own actions.
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Why a failure to amend FICA could see disinvestment in South Africa’s financial institutions
19 Jul 2022
BY Era Gunning
South Africa has until 30 February 2023 to meet a tight deadline to amend its FICA or face the consequences of its financial institutions being added to a grey list alongside countries such as Yemen, South Sudan and Haiti.
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tax in brief | issue 87
19 Jul 2022
tax in brief | issue 87
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 457 | 17 Jul 2022
issue 457
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Anti-competitive behaviour could spell trouble for leading online platforms in South Africa
15 Jul 2022
On the participation of HDPs, the report concludes that the digital economy is far less transformed than many traditional industries, and there are considerably more challenges resulting from historic disadvantage, especially in funding and support.
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