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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...

Panel Discussion 31 July 2023

On Monday 31 July, the Australian Business Chamber of Commerce Southern Africa hosted a panel discussion event focused on operating in the South African Business Environment. The event was graciously hosted by Nedbank at their offices in Sandton and well attended by...

Enforcement of an agreement not to sue

A pactum de non petendo (“pactum”) is an agreement between parties whereby one party agrees not to institute legal proceedings against the other party, either temporarily or permanently. A pactum usually suspends the enforcement of a commercial contract for a specific...

Fasken receives recognition at the recent African Legal Awards

Fasken receives recognition at the recent African Legal Awards

ABCSA is proud to announce that our member, Fasken, received recognition at the recent African Legal Awards, winning two titles including “Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year” Award and the CSR “Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment” Award in...

Africa’s Travel Indaba after three years in hibernation

Africa’s Travel Indaba after three years in hibernation

SAT, GTA, ABCSA, GAUTENG TOURISM AUTHORITY, TOURVEST AND QANTAS hosted a team of buyers and media from Australia at INDABA - THE CONTINENT’S FLAGSHIP TRADE & TOURISM EVENT - AFRICA’S TRAVEL INDABA AFTER THREE YEARS IN HIBERNATION. Indaba is a proudly made African...

Botswana Mining Webinar – 23 February 2022

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), in partnership with the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre held a “Doing Business with Botswana” Webinar event on 23 February 2022.  

Flights to and from Australia with Quantas

Flights to and from Australia with Quantas

Dear Partner, Wishing all our Partners a Happy New Year. Following our announcement on 22 October 2021 that services to Johannesburg will commence in early 2022, I’m excited to share with you that in just over 24 hours, my team and I will welcome our first scheduled...

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