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Infrastructure investment under the spotlight

A key priority intervention of South Africa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan is promoting aggressive infrastructure investment and supporting its delivery. President Ramaphosa highlighted this in a speech at the Infrastructure South Africa Project…

Provided By Sabinet

First speaker line-up of AOW Virtual – Africa Oil Week’s online conference aimed at reigniting the African upstream

Kosmos Energy, Oando, TGS and more revealed in the first speaker line-up of AOW Virtual – Africa Oil Week’s online conference aimed at reigniting the...

by Hyve Group plc

First speaker line-up of AOW Virtual – Africa Oil Week’s online conference aimed at reigniting the African upstream

Infrastructure investment under the spotlight

A key pillar of the reconstruction phase for South Africa post-Covid-19 will be further infrastructure investment and modernization of network industries. The trade, industry and competition department highlighted this in a briefing to parliament on its response…

Provided By Sabinet

Lean on thy neighbour? – The duty of lateral support

Introduction Any seasoned litigation lawyer has had the pleasure, or displeasure for that matter, of dealing with disputes between neighbours. These disputes, whether about noise, nuisance...

by Jean-Ray Pearton

Permitted services’ CIPC applications during Covid-19 lockown

As South Africa has moved from level 5 to level 4, many new companies qualify to operate under level 4 status and will need certificates...

Supreme Court of Appeal curbs abuse of Section 24C of the Income Tax Act

In the recent case of CSARS v Clicks Retailers (Pty) Ltd (58/2019) [2019] ZASCA 187, the Supreme Court of Appeal (“the SCA”) sided with SARS...

by Thomas Lobban

Strengthening the leadership team for legal services in Africa

Eversheds Sutherland’s Africa Group today announces a number of new leadership roles which will support its clients’ needs and drive further growth across the continent...

by John Kemkers

Careful how you cancel – A strict approach to following cancellation clauses in construction contracts

The temptation to terminate a construction contract out of pure frustration can be difficult to resist. It all starts with the project falling behind schedule,...

by Timothy Baker and Siviwe Mcetywa

Careful how you cancel – A strict approach to following cancellation clauses in construction contracts

Settlement Agreement founded on a common mistake is invalid

The Labour Appeal Court (LAC) has emphasized two important points of law relating to the validity of settlement agreements and the organizational rights of minority...

by Lusanda Raphulu

Settlement Agreement founded on a common mistake is invalid

Disruption in the African mining and natural resources sector

Despite concerns regarding regulatory and policy uncertainty across Africa, as demonstrated by the implementation of radical new laws in Tanzania, and the publication of the...

by Warren Beech

Automation, IOT and AI can have a positive impact on mining, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors

The mining, natural resources and infrastructure sectors have, historically, been highly labour-intensive, with these sectors being large-scale employers. The sectors also consist of a diverse...

by Warren Beech

Eversheds Sutherland growing the South African office

Eversheds Sutherland appoints a new mining and infrastructure team Eversheds Sutherland has enhanced its South African presence with the recent appointment of Head of Mining and...

by Peter van Niekerk

Deathly negligence and jail time for doctors, engineers and directors

A gynaecologist, practising in Witbank, recently received a five-year direct imprisonment sentence for negligently causing the death of a woman in labour. The sentence may...

by Pieter Conradie

Deathly negligence and jail time for doctors, engineers and directors

Unfinished business: What to do when construction halts due to a contractor’s liquidation

The past year has been challenging for South Africa’s construction industry, with some of the country’s best-known construction companies facing business rescue or liquidation. The...

by Diana Burger

Unfinished business: What to do when construction halts due to a contractor’s liquidation

Possible fines and imprisonment against banks for cartel behaviour

The recent investigations into the construction and banking industry regarding collusion and cartel behaviour, has highlighted the consequences thereof in terms of the Competition Act....

by Anola Naidoo

Passing-off in Namibia

In a rare IP law decision in Namibia, the High Court has made it clear that it takes IP seriously, that English and South African...

by Ilse du Plessis and Karin Malherbe

Passing-off in Namibia

Social impact bonds – An option to address Africa’s most pressing challenges

The number of foreign direct investments (FDI) projects into Africa increased by 6% in 2015, according to the FDI report 2016. Africa also recorded 156 more FDI...

Social impact bonds – An option to address Africa’s most pressing challenges

Is there still place for fixed-term contracts in the construction industry?

Can a construction contractor automatically terminate its employees’ contracts when skills are no longer required for a construction project? This question was at the centre...

by St Elmo Wilken and Ricardo Pillay

Is there still place for fixed-term contracts in the construction industry?

Revised Construction Sector Code deconstructed

The DTI issued the draft Amended Construction Sector Code for public comment (Revised Construction Sector Code) on 28 October 2016. The purpose of the Revised...

by Lauren Wilson and Verushca Pillay

construction sector code

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s mergers and acquisitions practice jumps one rung to tier one in latest IFLR survey

Leading corporate law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr continues to make major strides in the expansion of its mergers and acquisitions practice after it jumped one...

by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

CDH mergers and acquisitions

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