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Recent networking and AGM – 25 September 2024
On 25 September 2024, the ABCSA Annual General Meeting was held at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton. The AGM was well represented by members as well as representation from the Australian High Commission. Our Chairman, Mr Vivek Natarajan led the proceedings with the...
Alude Xuba: SA’s new Two-Pot pension system explained (available to read in isiZulu)
Starting September 2024, South Africa will implement the two-pot pension system, allowing public service employees to access one-third of their retirement savings before retirement and the rest upon retirement. This system aims to reduce indebtedness among employees...
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
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
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
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
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...
Recent Key legal issues related to mining contracts event 31 October 2023
On 31 October 2023 ABCSA hosted a presentation on “Key Legal Issues Related To Mining Contracts” by guest speaker Ahmed Abdel Hakam of Volterra Fietta covering key topics such as Risk Allocation, Dispute Resolution Mechanisms and Applicable Law. Mr Hakam provided...
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