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Back to the Future: What data protection developments were there in 2024, and what lessons should SA businesses take into 2025 and beyond?
18th February 2025 2024 was a big year for data protection in South Africa. The Information Regulator issued various enforcement notices and published draft... →
Electric vehicle tax incentive: what electric vehicle manufacturers should know
18th February 2025 On 24 December 2024, Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of the Republic of South Africa, signed the Taxation Laws Amendment Act No. 42 of 2024, which... →
Are raising fees similar to interest?
18th February 2025 The tax court, in a reportable judgment handed down on 13 January 2025, considered whether raising fees are finance charges which are similar to... →
Relief for cystic fibrosis patients? The Competition Commission Closes Investigation into Vertex Pharmaceuticals
18th February 2025 “… poverty alleviation, the provision of high-quality education, the best health enhancing facilities or necessities, and the enablement of the... →
National Minimum Wage Increases For 2025
12th February 2025 With effect from 1 March 2025, the national minimum wage will be adjusted to R28.79 for each ordinary hour worked. This marks an increase of 4.39%... →
Housing consumer rights headed in the right direction
10th February 2025 On Monday, 27 January 2025, while global news headlines flooded with the Expropriation Bill being enacted a few days prior, President Cyril... →
Expropriation Act: Deconstructed and Demystified
7th February 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law on 23 January 2025. The newly assented to Expropriation Act No. 13 of 2024... →
Key Updates to the Code of Good Practice on Dismissal: A Comparison of the 2025 Draft and the Original Framework
6th February 2025 On 22 January 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour issued a draft update to the Code of Good Practice on Dismissal (“Draft Code“) under... →
