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Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

SMEs

Government funding open for registered township spaza shops

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The City of Cape Town has been releasing more sewage into the ocean from its Hout Bay marine outfall than its discharge permit allows. But following appeals over the granting of the permit, and a criminal case being laid against the City, environmental minister Dion George has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage it is allowed to discharge. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Steve Kretzmann 19 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension.

Financial Services

Beyond borders: How foreign pensions empower South Africans to build global wealth

18 Nov 2024

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Property

Palm View: Exclusively designed for 50+ living, open to all investors

11 Nov 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

No appeals allowed for arbitration awards - High Court rules

Maria D’Amico 6 Nov 2024

Nutrition

GMO debate reignited as SA sets new precedent in court

Katja Hamilton 5 Nov 2024

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

Agriculture

4 provinces declared free from foot and mouth disease

28 Oct 2024

Navigating compliance: A festive season guide for South African logistics SMMEs

Logistics & Transport

Navigating compliance: A festive season guide for South African logistics SMMEs

Phumi (PJ) Mhlongo 23 Oct 2024

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Tax Law

Obstructing the collection of tax debt? Accomplices will be charged

Graeme Palmer 9 Oct 2024

Legal and regulatory insights into South Africa’s growing medical cannabis market

Ethics & Medicolegal

Legal and regulatory insights into South Africa’s growing medical cannabis market

Issued by Bassani Medical 2 Oct 2024

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Labour Law

Conciliation: A vital step when challenging fairness of retrenchments

Chloë Loubser 30 Sep 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Visa applicants to receive outcomes of visa waiver applications digitally

2 Sep 2024

A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Criminal Law

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Ahmed Eljechtimi 21 Aug 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Tax and employment considerations for digital nomads

Nivaani Moodley 19 Aug 2024

A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya,4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Conservationists ask Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants

Elias Biryabarema 14 Aug 2024

Healthcare

The unreasonable nature of drug laws

Zakhele Mthembu 31 Jul 2024

Taxation & Regulation

Legislation needs to be aligned with fiscal incentives

Bruce Hunt 25 Jul 2024

New technology enhances safety, compliance in cross-border trade

Logistics & Transport

New technology enhances safety, compliance in cross-border trade

22 Jul 2024

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Advertising

Fair Cape Dairies advertising complaint dismissed by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Jul 2024

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Branching into South Africa? 5 legal facets you shouldn't overlook

Ginen Moodley 24 Jun 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

ZEP holders rights upheld by ConCourt, Motsoaledi's appeal dismissed

19 Jun 2024

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Ange Aboa 18 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Keagile Tabane makes a splash with Gourmet Ice & Co

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Keagile Tabane makes a splash with Gourmet Ice & Co

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Jun 2024

Sappi Southern Africa launches innovative aquaponics venture

ESG

Sappi Southern Africa launches innovative aquaponics venture

Issued by Sappi 3 Jun 2024

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Agriculture

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Roy Thomas 31 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Absa Group marks a historic milestone with the official launch of a non-banking subsidiary in China

Banking

Absa opens a non-banking subsidiary in China

9 May 2024

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Property

Tax obligations: A warning for foreigners and expats purchasing property in South Africa

26 Apr 2024

Property

Circumventing the relocation maze: successful emigration essentials

Ian Pettey 19 Apr 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Home Affairs clarifies misunderstanding on work visas

11 Apr 2024

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Legislation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

Food Crisis

Easter snoek shortage fears rise amidst tightened fishing regulations

19 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Inspection blitz nabs non-compliant employers

13 Mar 2024

4 ways to turn your business idea into a thriving business

SMEs

4 ways to turn your business idea into a thriving business

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Mar 2024

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

Agro-processing

SA poultry reacts to ITAC's rebates on select imported chickens

12 Mar 2024

Seacom Red Sea cable repair in permitting phase, work beginning soon

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom Red Sea cable repair in permitting phase, work beginning soon

8 Mar 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

Tania Broughton 6 Mar 2024

How to ensure you’ve started the year off on the right note: 3 areas for entrepreneurs to focus on

SMEs

How to ensure you’ve started the year off on the right note: 3 areas for entrepreneurs to focus on

Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 Mar 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SIU to investigate Home Affairs and Prasa

19 Feb 2024

5 key trends for air travel in 2024

Aviation

5 key trends for air travel in 2024

Wrenelle Stander 13 Feb 2024

More than two million litres of sieved raw sewage is pumped out to sea off Camps Bay every day. This is one of three marine outfalls, the other two being at Greenpoint and Hout Bay. The City has commissioned a study to determine the costs of treating the sewage first, or piping it to existing wastewater treatment works or further out to sea. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / Groundup

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

Steve Kretzmann 9 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Gary Moore is a senior consultant at the Free Market Foundation.

Taxation & Regulation

BEE points and income tax - a double deduction?

6 Feb 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

Energy

#MI24: Green hydrogen is not coming to save the PGM industry

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024