ABCSA | Australian Business Chamber of Commerce SA

Recent Energy Transition Event

In April, we held an exciting event exploring the Energy Transition and its implications in South Africa. Energy transition and decarbonisation are at the forefront of conversations globally and it is recognised that we need to explore different ways of accessing...

Tackling the South African Grid Crisis with Public-Private Partnerships

by ABCSA

The provision of a consistently reliable energy supply inherently requires that the generation, transmission and distribution elements of an electricity supply network are considered and hence also planned, designed, operated and maintained as part of an integrated...

A cautionary tale on data protection

by ABCSA

A Cautionary Tale on Data Protection: a reminder on ensuring specific adherence to the lawful processing of personal information as an essential to compliance under POPIA On 1 September 2023, a major South African pharmaceutical company (“the Company”) was issued with...

A progressive step towards parental leave: High Court declares various provisions of legislation regulating parental leave as unconstitutional

by ABCSA

The judgment indeed has far-reaching implications when it pertains to the entitlement of both maternity and paternity leave allocation under the BCEA and as read with the UIF Act. It accordingly broadens the scope of maternity leave, traditionally allocated for...

Recent Africa-Australia Skills & Education and End of Year Social Event

by ABCSA

The Australian Business Chamber of Commerce Southern Africa hosted an Africa-Australia Skills & Education Session as well as the End of Year Social Event on the 7th of November 2023 from 18h00 – 20h00 at the Workshop 17 in Sandton. In addition to the members and...