Africa Business In Brief
issue 473 | 06 Nov 2022
issue 473
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South Africa: copyright and the rights of blind people
01 Nov 2022
The judge declared the Copyright Act, to be unconstitutional to the extent that it fails to make provision for copyright exceptions that make it lawful to convert works into formats that are accessible by blind people.
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The Metaverse, cryptos, NFTs and IP
01 Nov 2022
BY Fae Hassan
Dynamic companies have realised the infinite opportunities brought about by the Metaverse and cryptocurrency and are taking steps to protect their brands in this new space
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Chocolate bunnies: more than a Lidl copying
01 Nov 2022
BY Gaelyn Scott
There have been cases that have suggested that the copying of a competitor’s product shape or appearance might constitute unlawful competition if the motive is to harm the competitor rather than to grow the company’s own business.
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Copyright: Sheeran, Botticelli and Truss
01 Nov 2022
it is alleged that Sheeran copied aspects of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit Let’s Get It On. The plaintiff claims that there are similarities relating to “melody, rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass lines, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping”.
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Preventing grey-listing through legislative amendments
01 Nov 2022
BY Era Gunning
The term “grey-listing” refers to the measure of risk that the rest of the world attaches to a country’s companies and individuals as counterparties to transactions.
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What you should know about Rwanda’s new income tax law
01 Nov 2022
BY Dieudonné Nzafashwanayo AND Felix Cuicredidi
One of the key changes introduced by the new law relates to tax treatment of partnerships. These will be treated as tax transparent with their income being taxable at a partners’ level.
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Africa Business In Brief
issue 472 | 30 Oct 2022
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The tax challenges of international remote work
25 Oct 2022
BY Jenny Klein AND Megan Stuart-Steer
As the frequency of international remote working increases, employers will need to bear these complexities in mind when assessing and implementing these arrangements.
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OECD releases its progress report on the administration and tax certainty aspects of Amount A of Pillar One
25 Oct 2022
BY Mark Badenhorst
The rules envisaged by the OECD progress report Amount A will go a long way in ensuring the tax challenges that have come about as a result of the increased digitisation of the global economy are effectively addressed.
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Interest-ing finance charges in section 24J
25 Oct 2022
BY Arnaaz Camay AND Prishni Chetty
The common law meaning of interest has been established as compensation for the use of money ie, money paid for the use of money (credit).
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The untested waters of transfer pricing disputes
25 Oct 2022
BY Andries Myburgh AND Simon Weber
Dealing with tax disputes requires a multi-layered approach. This cannot be overemphasised in the context of transfer pricing.
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Africa tax in brief
25 Oct 2022
BY Celia Becker
The latest tax news and developments across Africa
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Uganda in brief
25 Oct 2022
A focus on the latest legal and regulatory updates across Uganda's corporate commercial and banking and finance industries.
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tax in brief
25 Oct 2022
issue 91 of ENSafrica’s tax in brief, a snapshot of the latest tax developments in South Africa.
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