President Ramaphosa appoints new B-BBEE Advisory Council to aid in economic transformation
14 Jun 2022
BY Sanjay Kassen AND Lungelo Mkhize
It is clear that the council has an opportunity to play a crucial role in the long-term recovery, reconstruction and the meaningful transformation of the economy.
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TMT ENSight | issue 7
14 Jun 2022
TMT ENSight | issue 7
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 452 | 12 Jun 2022
issue 452
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Trade secrets: cultural sensitivities and Coke cans
07 Jun 2022
Trade secrets can be valuable intellectual property assets and it is accordingly important to treat it as such.
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COVID-19 vaccines: no sharing of know-how
07 Jun 2022
It seems that there will be slow progress for vaccine manufacturing on the African continent, regardless of the willingness of big pharma to share their know-how.
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Informed investors consider a company’s trade mark registrations
07 Jun 2022
Trade mark filings have shown to provide better returns for investors, according to a new study.
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Brands: can they rise from the dead?
07 Jun 2022
BY Rowan Forster
In some cases, it may be possible to keep dead brands doing what they did when they were alive and kicking: earn money.
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ENSafrica practitioners recognised by Managing IP as leaders in trade mark and patent advice
07 Jun 2022
ENSafrica's practitioner have received a number of recognitions by Managing IP.
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VAT: Looming triple jeopardy for South African banks, SARB and SA Mint acquiring (refined) second-hand gold
07 Jun 2022
BY Annelie Giles
The High Court has made an important judgment regarding the zero-rating of gold.
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Retrenching employees who refuse vaccination on the basis of operational requirements, and other options for employers
07 Jun 2022
BY Dion Masher , Lauren Salt AND Siphile Hlwatika
When dealing with vaccination-related terminations, the question arises as to what process ought to be followed?
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Booster shots make tracking employee vaccination rates tricky, but not doing so has compliance risks
07 Jun 2022
BY Lauren Salt AND Jessie Gertzen
We discuss the importance of employers taking steps to determine employees’ vaccination status, and the impact of failing to do so.
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Court practice directives cannot override the Superior Courts Act
07 Jun 2022
BY Aslam Moosajee AND Inathi Mpapa
A recent SCA case was whether a judge president, through practice directives, could remove certain areas from a court's jurisdiction.
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Pending appeals suspend the execution of court orders
07 Jun 2022
BY Aslam Moosajee , Shenaaz Munga AND Inathi Mpapa
The Constitutional Court recently reaffirmed that a court order cannot be executed until the appeal proceedings are determined.
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Tax incentives for foreign direct investment: the case of Vinci Coffee
07 Jun 2022
BY Phillip Karugaba
The Vinci Coffee matter has revived the debates on how and why tax incentives are given and the controversy over ministerial discretion in granting tax exemptions.
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COFI will expand the regulatory net for lenders
07 Jun 2022
BY Jessica Blumenthal
All financial institutions, even those currently regulated, will need to grapple with whether COFI requires “business as usual”, or if it warrants a substantive re-think of how things are done.
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