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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...

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...

Labelling misconduct – a source of clarity or confusion

In the workplace there is a temptation to label alleged misconduct, either because we consider doing so makes the misconduct appear more serious, or we consider it necessary to do so as part of a formal disciplinary process. Contrary to that instinct, the Labour...

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...

Latest developments for the Mining Charter

Latest developments for the Mining Charter

Once empowered [is] always empowered [after all] – this is the effect of the judgment handed down by the High Court, Pretoria on 21 September 2021 in the matter between Minerals Council of South Africa vs Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and...

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