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Latest Legal News about COVID-19

This topic contains legal news and insights relating to the novel Covid-19 Coronavirus, which broke out in December 2019. The articles discuss the impact of Covid-19 on South Africa, including the vaccine, unemployment, lockdown rules and the latest legislation.

Commission refers SAPS supplier to the Tribunal for excessive pricing of hand sanitisers

On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, the Competition Commission (Commission) referred a third COVID-19 related public procurement case to the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) for prosecution. This...

by Competition Commission South Africa

Competition Commission prosecutes two PPE companies for price fixing and collusion

The Competition Commission (Commission) has referred to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) for prosecution two competing companies selling personal protective equipment (PPE) on Takealot on allegations...

by Competition Commission South Africa

Can an employer dismiss unvaccinated employees?

1. Introduction Since Covid-19 invaded our shores, it has not been, and it could not be, business as usual. Businesses all around the world have had...

by Thabo Mohale

The next normal part III: What does it look like?

We can talk about The Next Normal until we are blue in the face – doing all we can to convince you that everything we have learnt (because of COVID) will aid in improving our work environment. We can argue that remote working and investing in technology will be for the betterment…

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by Alicia Koch

Partial patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

Participating countries attending the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland reached an agreement on 17 June 2022 to partially waive intellectual property restrictions on the manufacture and production of …

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by Charleen Rupnarain

The “new normal” in South Africa isn’t as normal as elsewhere

Employee surveys critical to identify what workplace environment works best Hybrid working. Remote. Productivity. The changes to workplace dynamics brought on by the pandemic are global....

by LexisNexis

Regulation on wearing of face masks repealed

The wearing of face masks to contain the spread of Covid-19 is no longer required. The health department announced the repeal of Regulation 16A of the...

by Sabinet

Smile! The mask-wearing regulation has been repealed

Masks – the little piece of material that has divided many. Though some have come to love these “new” fashion accessories which allow us to...

by Sandro Milo, Kyle Lamb, Justine Shear and Kathleen Butler

SAPS face masks supplier, Tsutsumani fined R3.4 million for price gouging

The Competition Commission welcomes the decision by the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal), handed down on Thursday 28 April 2022, in which it found the South African...

by Competition Commission South Africa

Draft Health Regulations under the microscope

The health minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has urged South Africans to comment on the Draft Health Regulations. The minister made the call at a media briefing...

by Sabinet

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